5 ready-to-use prompts for your job (copy, paste, adapt)
Idriss Laouali Abdou
Co-founder Karatou Academy · AI Capacity Builder
The biggest mistake with AI? Typing "help me" and being surprised the answer is mediocre.
AI can't read your mind. It executes exactly what you ask it to. The quality of its answer depends on the quality of your prompt.
Here are 5 ready-to-use prompts, one per job. Copy them, replace the elements in brackets, and compare the result with what you used to get.
The method behind these prompts: PTCF
Every prompt on this page follows the same structure, the one I teach in training: PTCF.
Persona
Tell the AI who it should be
Task
Tell it exactly what to do
Context
Give it the situation
Format
Specify the shape of the result
💡Example from the video: "Write me an email" gives a generic result. "You are a project manager. Write a professional email to postpone tomorrow's meeting. Friendly tone, under 100 words, suggest two new time slots." gives an email ready to send. Same AI, different prompt.
The 5 prompts, job by job
Project manager
To turn messy notes into a professional report.
You are a senior project manager. Turn the following meeting notes into a structured report: decisions made, action items (with owner and deadline), open points. Professional and neutral tone. Maximum one page. Here are my notes: [PASTE YOUR NOTES HERE]
Marketing / Communications
To announce a product or event without spending the whole day on it.
You are an experienced marketing manager. Write 3 versions of a post announcing [YOUR PRODUCT OR EVENT] to an audience of [DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE]. Direct and human tone, no jargon. Under 100 words per version, each with a different call to action. End each version with a question that invites comments.
Human Resources
To write a job posting that attracts the right people.
You are an HR manager at a company in [YOUR INDUSTRY]. Write a job posting for the role of [POSITION]. Structure: 3 main responsibilities, 3 must-have skills, 2 nice-to-have skills, what the company offers. Warm but professional tone. Avoid clichés like "team spirit" and "motivated candidate". Maximum 300 words.
Sales
To follow up with a prospect without sounding desperate.
You are a senior sales rep. Write a follow-up email for a prospect who hasn't replied in 2 weeks to my proposal for [YOUR PRODUCT/SERVICE]. Give them a useful piece of information or a new reason to respond, don't guilt-trip them. Confident and light tone. Under 80 words. End with a simple question they can answer in one line.
Student / Learning
To actually understand any concept.
You are a patient tutor. Explain [THE CONCEPT] to me as if I had no background, using an everyday analogy. Then give a concrete example of how it's applied. Finally, ask me 3 questions of increasing difficulty to check I understood. Wait for my answers before correcting me.
How to adapt these prompts to YOUR case
- Replace everything in [BRACKETS] with your real information: the more precise, the better
- Always add a limit: number of words, versions, points. AI loves to overdo it
- If the first answer isn't perfect, don't start over: reply 'shorter', 'more direct', 'rephrase point 2'
- Keep your best prompts in a document: it's your personal toolkit
- Never paste confidential data (client names, internal figures) into a public AI tool