One thing I’ve learned while working with AI every day? The best results don’t always come from longer prompts; they come from smarter ones.
That’s where Starter Prompts come in. Think of them as reusable blueprints. They’re designed to keep your AI aligned with your tone, your audience, and your role, whether you’re drafting emails, recapping team updates, or summarizing performance reports.
Here’s why they work: instead of starting from a blank page every time, you’re giving your AI a role to step into. It’s like setting the stage for a teammate who already knows the context.
Take a look at these examples:
| Scenario | Starter Prompt Example |
|---|---|
| Team Briefing Summary | Act as a team lead preparing a daily briefing. Summarize key updates from Slack threads for the morning stand-up. |
| Vendor Follow-Up Email | Act as a procurement coordinator. Draft a polite follow-up email requesting updated delivery timelines. |
| Cross-Department Update | Act as an operations analyst. Write a concise update for department heads summarizing system changes and impacts. |
| Event Planning Checklist | Act as an event coordinator. Create a timeline checklist for planning a company town hall (venue, invites, AV). |
| Performance Insights Report | Act as a data-driven advisor. Summarize monthly performance metrics into 3 insights for the leadership newsletter. |
Pro Tip: Once you’ve created a handful of these, organize them into folders by theme or role. For example, you could set up folders like Team Comms, Vendor Outreach, and Leadership Reports. This makes it easy to pull the right prompt when you’re deep in the day-to-day and don’t want to lose momentum.
The goal isn’t to replace your voice. It’s to give you a head start, so you can focus on the parts of your work that need your strategic ability.
