A.I. Prompt Library
Groundwork
Generate Audience Insights
Objective: Generate audience insights by job title and industry. For segmented audiences, run separately for each segment to ensure precise targeting.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Given the job title [insert job title] in the [insert industry] industry, provide a detailed audience analysis for a presentation targeted at this role. Include:
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Primary Concerns & Priorities: What this audience cares about most in their role.
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Decision-Making Factors: The key criteria they use to evaluate new ideas or proposals.
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Challenges & Pain Points: Common obstacles they face in their job or industry.
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Preferred Communication Style: Whether they value data-driven insights, storytelling, high-level strategy, or detailed technical explanations.
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Attention Triggers: What grabs and holds their attention in a presentation.
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Potential Resistance: What objections or skepticism they might have and how to address it effectively.
Generate Ideas for Your Core Message
Objective: Suggest three potential core messages for your presentation.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Suggest three concise(1-2 sentence) core messages for my presentation based on the audience details and goals below.
AUDIENCE DETAILS
[Insert audience information – who they are, what they care about, pain points, and preferences]
PRESENTATION GOALS
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KNOW: I want the audience to understand [Insert key knowledge].
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FEEL: I want the audience to feel [Insert desired emotion at end of presentation].
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DO: I want the audience to [Insert desired action].
Create three direct core messages based on this information.
Refine Your Core Message
Objective: Refine your initial core message, iterating to progressively improve it.
Sample Prompts:
Make it Less Prescriptive
Help me refine my core message to be less prescriptive and more open-ended, while still conveying the main idea effectively. Provide a revised version that maintains clarity without being overly directive.
Simplify Technical Language
Help me simplify the language in my core message to make it more accessible to a non-technical audience. Provide a revised version with less technical jargon and more straightforward language.
Make it More Concise
Help me make my core message more concise without losing its essential meaning or impact. Provide a streamlined and succinct version that maintains the original intent and key points.
Narrative
Generate Ideas for the Underlying Presentation Structure
Objective: Suggest three potential underlying structures for the middle of your presentation.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Generate 3 distinct underlying structures for a presentation, considering the following:
Core Message: [Insert core message]
PRESENTATION STYLE
Primary Presentation Style: [Choose one of the following: prescriptive, descriptive, exploratory, diagnostic, comparative]
AUDIENCE DETAILS
[Insert audience information – who they are, what they care about, pain points, and preferences]
PRESENTATION GOALS
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KNOW: I want the audience to understand [Insert key knowledge].
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FEEL: I want the audience to feel [Insert desired emotion at end of presentation].
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DO: I want the audience to [Insert desired action].
REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH STRUCTURE
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3-5 main sections
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Use short, impactful headings (one to two words) that follow a consultative or analytical style, headings such as “Problem, Solution, Benefit,” “Goal, Obstacle, Recommendation,” or “Past, Present, Future”
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These headings should capture key thematic ideas (e.g., causes, effects, implications, actions, comparisons, or measurements) in a concise way
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Must align with the previously given audience details and presentation goals
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Should incorporate the selected styles in how the content is organized and delivered
Present each of the 3 structures in a concise outline form, highlighting possible key points in each section.
Refine Your Content Outline
Objective: Refine the clarity and flow of your initial content outline.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Review this content outline for clarity and logical flow. Reorganize the points if needed and suggest improvements to make the message concise and impactful.
[Insert Content Outline]
Plan Presentation Timing
Objective: Provide a suggested timing breakdown for each main section of your presentation outline.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Help me allocate time for each main section of my presentation based on the outline and timing preferences provided below. Suggest how many minutes to dedicate to each section to ensure my presentation stays within the total duration while preserving the desired percentage of time for questions and discussion.
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
[Insert presentation outline]
TOTAL DURATION
[Insert total presentation duration in minutes]
PERCENTAGE FOR DISCUSSION
[Insert desired percentage for discussion]
Generate Ideas for a Metaphor
Objective: Suggest three potential metaphors to explain an idea their audience may not fully understand.
A.I. Prompt Template:
I need three creative, non-cliché metaphors to represent an idea I want to communicate to my audience. The idea is something I understand well, but my audience may not be as familiar with it. The metaphors should help bridge that gap by relating the idea to something they already recognize or experience in everyday life. Avoid overused comparisons like chess for strategy or a rowing team for collaboration. The more clever and unexpected, the better.
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IDEA TO BE EXPLAINED
[Insert idea]
AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION
[Insert details about the audience]
Provide three distinct metaphor options, each with a short explanation of how it connects to the idea.
Slides
Pre-read Slides: Generate an Executive Summary
Objective: Create a draft executive summary for your presentation, and include a word count to assist in slide layout planning.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Write a draft executive summary for my presentation based on the core message and content outline provided below. The executive summary should provide a clear and concise overview of the presentation, highlighting the main objectives, key points, and desired outcomes. Include the word count of the executive summary.
Core Message: [Insert core message]
CONTENT OUTLINE
[Insert content outline]
Pre-read Slides: Adjust Text Length to Fit the Layout
Objective: Modify your written content to fit within a designated text box on your pre-read slide, iterating for the best fit.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Help me adjust the length of my written content to fit within a text box on my pre-read slide, based on the content and word count provided below. Ensure that the adjusted content remains clear and maintains the key points.
CURRENT TEXT
[Insert current written content]
WORD COUNT
[Insert word count. Consider starting with multiples of 25.]
Generate Ideas for Live Presentation Slides
Objective: Suggest visual aid types for moments where a visual aid would enhance audience understanding and engagement.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Given the content outline below, identify points where a live presentation slide (visual aid) would be most beneficial to the audience. For each instance, briefly suggest the most effective type of visual aid (e.g., a simple chart, diagram, key phrase, image, or data visualization) to enhance comprehension and engagement.
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[Insert content outline]
Generate Slide Title Ideas
Objective: Suggest two additional potential slide titles for a live presentation slide.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Suggest two additional potential titles for a slide in my presentation based on the draft provided below. Each additional title should be a short (10 words or less), impactful sentence with a subject and verb.
DRAFT TITLE
[The MAIN IDEA you want the audience to take away from your slide]
Generate Structured Presenter Notes
Objective: Generate presenter notes for a slide including a main idea, a talk track, a bullet-point summary, and an estimated speaking time.
A.I. Prompt Template:
Use the following information to create structured presenter notes for a single slide:
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Main Message: [Insert the slide’s main message/title]
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Supporting Points (2–4 items): [Insert bullet points ensuring some tie-in with the slide’s visual content]
REQUIREMENTS
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Talk Track
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Write a spoken script in simple, audience-friendly language.
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Structure the content using the pyramid principle.
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Present each idea as a bullet point with single-line spacing.
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Bold the first sentence.
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Estimated Speaking Time
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Provide an approximate duration for delivering the talk track at a natural pace (in minutes or seconds).
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Refine Your Presenter Notes
Objective: Refine your initial presenter notes draft, iterating to progressively improve it.
Sample Prompts:
Simplify and De-Jargonize
Rewrite these presenter notes to simplify the talk-track language, removing jargon and making it easy to understand for a general audience.
Adjust Emotional Tone
Revise this talk-track language to make it more compelling by adjusting the tone to be [e.g., optimistic, confident, urgent]. Keep it professional.
Add a Transition Statement
Generate a brief transition statement that smoothly connects my current slide to the next, ensuring logical flow and audience engagement. Use the following details:
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Last sentence of current talk track: [Insert last sentence]
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Next slide content: [Insert next slide content or key message]