Copy it. Change the brackets.

Make me a Word document with one line in it: "File creation works."

Interview me one question at a time so you can write my Instructions for Claude: my role, who I write to, my tone, and what I never say. Five questions, then write it in under 200 words.

I am [ROLE] at [COMPANY], a [WHAT THE COMPANY DOES] serving [WHO YOU SERVE].
I write mostly to [AUDIENCES].
My tone is [THREE ADJECTIVES]. I never [WHAT YOU NEVER DO OR SAY].
When you draft for me: [LENGTH, STRUCTURE, AUSTRALIAN SPELLING].
When you're unsure: [ASK ME / FLAG IT / MAKE A CALL AND SAY SO].

Here are a few sentences I wrote recently: [PASTE THREE TO FIVE SENTENCES]. Describe my tone in four adjectives, then rewrite this in my voice: [TEXT TO REWRITE].

What's on my calendar tomorrow, and what should I prepare for each one?

Looking at my week, which of these meetings could have been an email, and which one am I underprepared for?

[TOPIC] documents are in [FOLDER]. Client emails come from [DOMAIN]. The current version is always the one marked [HOW YOU NAME FILES].

Draft the usual [UPDATE / REPORT / EMAIL] for this week.

Interview me about how I do [TASK]. Three questions: what I start from, the steps, and the mistakes to avoid. Then write it as a Skill with a one-line description of when to use it, and give me the folder as a ZIP.

Using my [SKILL / PROJECT], do [THE TASK YOU NAMED] for [REAL CLIENT OR MATTER]. Mark anything you couldn't find as [NOT IN FILES] rather than filling it in.

Close. It's [TOO FORMAL / TOO LONG], it misses [THE POINT], and it should lead with [THE RECOMMENDATION]. Fix those and keep the rest.

What have I asked you to do more than twice this month that follows the same shape each time?

Here's an email I need to answer. The relationship matters and I don't want to concede [THE THING]. Draft a reply that's warm but doesn't move on that point, under 150 words. Tell me what you think they're actually asking for underneath the wording.

Turn these notes into a client update email. Lead with where things stand, then what I need from them, then dates. No preamble, no "I hope this finds you well". Flag anything in my notes that's too vague to send.

I asked [WHO] for [WHAT] on [DATE] and haven't heard back. Draft a follow-up that makes it easy for them to reply, gives a reason the timing matters, and doesn't sound irritated. Three sentences.

Read this thread. Tell me in five bullets: what was agreed, what's still open, who owes what, what's changed since the start, and the one thing needing a decision from me. Don't summarise the pleasantries.

I need to decline [THE WORK / THE REQUEST] because [REASON]. Draft a reply that's clear it's a no, keeps the door open, and offers one genuinely useful thing instead. Short. Don't over-explain, because that's what makes a no sound guilty.

Look at my calendar for [WHEN]. For each meeting: who's attending, what it's likely about based on my emails with them, and one thing I should have ready. Put it in a table. Flag any I look underprepared for.

Looking at my week, which of these meetings could have been an email, which one am I least prepared for, and where have I double-booked myself in effect if not literally? Be blunt.

Build a 30-minute agenda for a meeting about [TOPIC] with [WHO]. Timebox each item, put the decision we actually need first, and give me the one question that will make the meeting worth having.

Turn these notes into: a short summary, a list of actions with an owner and a date each, and a follow-up email to the group. Where an owner or a date is missing, say so rather than inventing one.

I'm meeting [NAME] from [ORGANISATION] on [WHEN]. Check what we've exchanged already, then give me: what they likely want, what I should know before I walk in, and two questions worth asking. Say what you couldn't find.

Read this document. Give me: what it is in one line, the five things that would matter to [WHO], anything unusual compared to a standard one of these, and three questions I should ask before signing off. Quote the clause or paragraph for anything you flag.

Compare these two versions. Only tell me the substantive differences, and ignore formatting and renumbering. For each: what changed, and whether it's better or worse for us. Table, most significant first.

Read this as someone whose job is to find what goes wrong. What's the exposure, what's ambiguous enough to be argued either way, and what's missing that should be here? Rank by how much it would cost us if it went badly.

Here's my reasoning on [THE QUESTION]. Where is it weak? What am I assuming without saying? What would someone who disagreed say first? Don't be encouraging. I want the holes.

Pull out every date, deadline, notice period and ongoing obligation in this document. Columns: what, who it falls on, when, and the clause. Anything conditional, put the trigger in its own column. Don't infer dates that aren't stated.

Draft [WHAT] for [WHO]. Here's the material and the outcome I want. Use my voice, not corporate register. Give me a version at 400 words and a version at 150, and I'll tell you which direction to go from there.

Take this and give me: a LinkedIn post, a short client email, three sentences for a newsletter, and a paragraph for the website. Same substance, right register for each. Don't repeat the same opening line four times.

Rewrite this for a smart client with no background in [FIELD]. Keep every material point, lose the jargon, and don't dumb down the substance. If a term has to stay, define it in a half-sentence in place.

Give me six subject lines for this: two plain, two specific about the outcome, two with a bit of edge. One line each on which audience each one suits.

Draft the scope and deliverables for [THE ENGAGEMENT] from these notes. Be concrete about what's included, and add a short "not included" list, because that's the part that prevents the argument later. Flag anything I've left ambiguous.

Here's how we currently do [PROCESS], described badly. Turn it into a numbered checklist someone could follow in their first week. Mark the steps where things usually go wrong, and flag anything I've left out.

Look at my inbox and calendar. What needs me this week and what only looks like it does? Three lists: do it, delegate it, let it go. Say why for anything in the third list.

Pull the key details out of these [DOCUMENTS / EMAILS] into one table with these columns: [COLUMNS]. Leave a cell blank rather than guessing, and list anything you couldn't find underneath.

Interview me about how we handle [THING], one question at a time, and keep going until you've got enough to write it down properly. Then draft the procedure.

Here are three [DOCUMENTS] we've sent before. Work out what's constant and what changes each time, then give me a template with the variable parts marked. Tell me where the three disagreed with each other.