Six small tasks. Six clear starting points. Copy a prompt, replace the brackets, and check what comes back.
By AI Everyday · Published 13 October 2026 · No signup required
These templates are for a text-based AI assistant. Use fictional or approved information, and remove confidential details before pasting. The examples below are illustrative, not promises of what a model will return. This page does not send your text to an AI service.
01 / WRITE A CLEAR EMAIL
Ask for a next step.
Use this when your notes contain the facts, but the email needs a clear request.
Draft an email to [recipient or role] about [topic]. Use these facts only: [facts]. Ask them to [next step] by [date, if agreed]. Keep it under 120 words, use a friendly professional tone, and include a subject line. Do not invent commitments, reasons or deadlines. Mark missing details in brackets.
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Input: A draft is attached. Ask a colleague for comments by Friday. Friday is an agreed deadline.
Example: Subject: Comments on the draft by Friday Hi [name], I’ve attached the draft for your review. Please send your comments by Friday, as agreed. Thanks, [your name].
Before you send: Confirm the attachment, recipient and deadline. Remove placeholder text.
02 / ORGANIZE MEETING NOTES
Separate decisions from discussion.
Turn approved notes into a short record people can act on.
Organize these meeting notes into Decisions, Actions and Open questions: [notes]. For each action, list the task, owner and due date. Use “not specified” when a detail is missing. Do not turn a suggestion into a decision or assign an owner who was not named. Keep the summary under 200 words.
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Input: We agreed to test a shorter form. Alex will draft it. Someone suggested changing the button colour; no decision yet.
Example: Decision: Test a shorter form. Action: Draft the form; owner: Alex; due date: not specified. Open question: Should the button colour change?
Check: Compare every action with the original notes, especially owners and dates.
03 / PLAN A WORK BLOCK
Make the time add up.
Supply your own duration estimates instead of asking the assistant to guess.
Plan a [number]-minute work block. Tasks and estimated durations: [list]. Dependencies: [what must happen first]. Reserve [number] minutes as a buffer. Show start and end minutes for each task, then add up the total. If everything does not fit, say what remains. Do not shorten a task without asking me.
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Input: 90 minutes. Read brief: 15; outline: 20; draft: 40. Read before outlining; outline before drafting. Buffer: 15.
Check: Recalculate the total yourself. An AI schedule does not make an unrealistic estimate achievable.
04 / LEARN A NEW CONCEPT
Explain, then practise.
Use your course notes or another source you trust as the starting point.
Explain [concept] to a beginner using this source: [approved text]. Define unfamiliar terms, give one small example, and ask me two practice questions. Separate what the source says from your analogy. If the source does not answer something, say so. Put suggested answers after the questions so I can try first.
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Input: “A spreadsheet cell is one box at the intersection of a row and a column.” Explain a cell.
Example: A cell is one box in a spreadsheet. Think of it as one square on a grid; that is an analogy. Practice: What two parts meet at a cell? Suggested answer: A row and a column.
Check: Return to the source when an explanation seems unclear. Ask a teacher or knowledgeable person about unresolved points.
05 / DESCRIBE A PRODUCT
Turn features into plain language.
Write from a verified feature list, without adding promises you cannot support.
Write a product description for [audience]. Verified features: [list]. Use an opening sentence, three short feature bullets and one call to action. Stay under 100 words. Do not invent reviews, certifications, discounts, availability or guaranteed outcomes. If a claim needs evidence, flag it rather than including it.
Example: Plan your week on one printable page. • Seven daily sections • A box for priorities • A4 format. Download the planner and fill in your week.
Check: Every feature should match the actual product. “Helps you plan” is different from a guaranteed productivity result.
06 / COMPARE A DRAFT WITH A SOURCE
Find claims that need a second look.
This compares text you provide. It does not independently verify whether that source is true.
Compare this draft [draft] with this source text [source]. Make a table with Claim, Supporting quotation, and Status. Use the statuses supported, contradicted, or not found in the supplied source. Quote only exact source wording. Do not use outside knowledge or invent a quotation. List anything I should check manually.
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Input: Source: “The guide contains eight lessons.” Draft: “The guide has ten lessons and a certificate.”
Example: Ten lessons: contradicted by “The guide contains eight lessons.” Certificate: not found in the supplied source; check manually.
Check: Read each quotation in the original source. “Not found” does not mean a claim is false, and a source can itself be wrong.
Common beginner questions
Do I need a paid AI subscription?
These templates do not rely on a named premium feature. Check whether your chosen assistant accepts text prompts and whether its usage limits meet your needs.
Why do I still need to check the answer?
An assistant can misunderstand instructions, omit facts or invent details. Verify names, numbers, quotations and commitments before using the result.
What should I do if the answer is too generic?
Add one specific audience, the facts it can use, and a concrete output format. Change one instruction at a time, then compare the next result with your goal.
Can I share these prompts?
You may use and adapt these six free templates for your own work and share a link to this page. The paid course and ebook have their own terms.
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