Prompt Pattern: Rewrite for Clarity
Use this pattern when you already have a draft: 'Rewrite the following text for a professional workplace audience. Keep the meaning, remove repetition, use plain language, and make the next step explicit.'
This works for email, status updates, internal memos, and client notes. The key is to preserve meaning while improving readability.
Prompt Pattern: Turn Notes Into a Brief
Use this pattern after a meeting or research session: 'Turn these notes into a one-page brief with context, key findings, decisions, risks, and recommended next actions.'
Briefs are useful because they force scattered details into a decision-friendly format.
Prompt Pattern: Compare Options
Use this pattern for vendor choices, software tools, or project plans: 'Compare these options using criteria, trade-offs, risks, cost factors, and best-fit scenarios. End with a recommendation and assumptions.'
Ask AI to list assumptions separately. That makes it easier to spot where the recommendation may be weak.