Writing and communication
Everyday and professional writing, editing, email, presentations and conversations.
79 prompts, 5 personas, 2 workflows, 2 rules
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Business writing
All 19- Write an executive summary
Writes an executive summary of a long document that leads with the bottom line, the key points and the ask, using only facts from the source. Use before sending a report to busy readers.
- Write an internal announcement
Writes an internal announcement of a reorg, policy change or launch that explains what is changing, why, the impact on each group and where to ask, plus an FAQ and a pre-send check.
- Write a project proposal or business case
Writes an internal project proposal or business case covering the problem, options, recommendation, cost, benefits and risks, and marks every missing number instead of inventing it.
- Write a project status report
Writes a project status report with an evidence-based RAG status, progress, risks, decisions needed and next steps, formatted as an email, a document or a single slide.
Editing
All 17- Proofread a text
Corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation and consistency errors in the chosen English variety, preserving the author's voice, and lists each change with the rule behind it.
- Rewrite a text for tone
Rewrites a text in a target tone or register, such as warmer, firmer or more formal, without changing its facts, asks or commitments, and shows which tone dials moved.
- Simplify a text to plain language
Rewrites a text in plain language at a target reading level while keeping every fact, obligation, right, deadline and condition intact, and shows a meaning check against the original.
- Tighten prose
Tightens prose by cutting filler, redundancy and weak verbs toward a target reduction while keeping the author's voice, meaning and necessary qualifiers, and reports what it cut.
- Decline a request gracefully
Declines a request or invitation clearly and kindly in the first lines, gives an honest brief reason if wanted, offers only real alternatives and preserves the relationship.
- Reply to an email
Drafts a reply that answers every question and request in a received email from your stated position, matches its formality, proposes next steps and flags points you have not decided.
- Triage an inbox
Sorts a batch of emails into reply, delegate, schedule and archive by your priorities, flags suspicious messages, and drafts the short replies and delegation notes.
- Write a professional email
Drafts an email from rough intent with a specific subject line, the ask in the first two sentences and the right tone for the relationship, marking any detail it would otherwise have to invent.
Presentations
All 8- Critique a slide deck
Critiques a slide deck for storyline, one idea per slide, text density and visual clarity, and returns ranked slide-level fixes with rewritten titles. Use before presenting or sending a deck.
- Outline a presentation
Outlines a story-driven presentation with assertion-style slide titles, using SCQA or the pyramid principle, sized to the time slot and aimed at a stated goal for a specific audience.
- Write speaker notes
Writes natural, speakable notes for each slide with a time budget, the one point to stress and a transition to the next slide, and checks the total fits the time slot.
- Plan slide visuals
Proposes the visual for each slide in an outline, whether a chart type, diagram, image or none, with layout notes and data needs, so a deck shows its points rather than telling them.
Public speaking
All 10- Prepare for tough questions
Anticipates the hardest questions a talk, pitch or meeting will draw from a given audience, drafts short honest answers to rehearse, and names the weak spots to fix beforehand.
- Write a speech
Writes a speech for an occasion such as a toast, keynote, eulogy or graduation to a target length, written for the ear and built only from the stories and facts the user provides.
- Craft a personal story
Shapes a personal anecdote into a tellable story with a hook, stakes, a turning point and a point, in versions for a talk, an interview answer and a toast, using only what happened.
- Critique a speech recording
Reviews a transcript of a rehearsed or delivered talk for pacing, filler words, structure, clarity and audience connection, with timestamped notes and three targeted drills.
Interpersonal communication
All 19- Apologise effectively
Writes a sincere apology that names the specific impact, owns it without excuses or conditional wording, offers repair and says what will change, fitted to the relationship and channel.
- Give feedback with SBI
Turns a reaction into specific, kind feedback using situation, behaviour and impact, adds a clear request and an invitation to respond, and strips out judgements and assumed motives.
- Mediate a disagreement
Mediates a disagreement neutrally by restating each position fairly, finding the interests underneath, separating factual from value differences and proposing options both sides can accept.
- Prepare for a difficult conversation
Prepares a difficult conversation with realistic goals, an opening line, the other person's likely view, phrases to use and responses to pushback, and points to help instead when safety is at risk.