Forty ready-to-paste prompts. Fill the [brackets], paste into Claude (or any AI), and compare with "What you get".
Make a short 3D product video (plan, prompts, generation)
Goal. A 20–30 second video that shows my product turning, lit like a commercial, ready for social media.
Open. Cowork, Opus or Fable model, effort High; a video-generation connector enabled (for example Higgsfield) with credits; attach a clean product photo. *Needs a tool outside Claude.*
You are a cinematic director and AI video prompt engineer. Goal: a 25-second 3D reveal of [product], for [platform], [9:16 or 16:9]. Context: audience [who]; brand colors [colors]; mood [calm / energetic / luxurious]; no humor. Inputs: attached product photo; brand guide if any. Constraints: 4 to 6 clips of 4–8 s; photoreal; no on-screen text; [music or silent]. Process: ask me up to 3 questions if anything blocks you; then write a shot list; then write one generation prompt per shot (subject, action, camera, lens feel, light, mood, what to avoid); review your prompts as a harsh director; then generate the clips with the connector and show me each. Output: a table (shot, duration, camera move, prompt), then the generated clips. Quality bar: a stranger could paste each prompt into a video model with no edits.
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What you get. A shot table, then 4–6 clips you can download and join in any editor.
Watch out. A blurry product photo gives a blurry product; use a clean one on a plain background. Generation costs credits per clip; generate one shot first and approve it before the rest. If stuck: Chapters 2.1, 4.2, 4.5.
Goal. An email that sounds like me and gets the reply I need.
Open. Chat, any plan.
Here is an email I wrote that sounds like me. Learn the style; do not comment on it: [paste one email]. Now write an email to [who] about [what]. I want them to [the one action]. Tone: [warm / firm / formal]. Length: [5 lines / one short paragraph]. Mention [any fact]. Do not [what to avoid]. Give me only the email, ready to send, with a subject line.
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What you get. A subject line and an email in your voice with one clear ask.
Watch out. One good example beats five mixed ones. Say the one action you want; emails that ask for three things get none. If stuck: Chapters 4.1, 4.3.
Goal. Know what a long document says and what I have to do about it, in five minutes.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach the PDF.
Read the attached document. I am [who, e.g. a tenant / a small business owner / a parent]. 1. Summarize it in 5 plain-language bullets. 2. List every action, deadline or payment it asks of me, as a table: what, by when, page number. 3. Tell me the one thing I must not miss, and anything that looks unusual or unfair. Quote the document's exact words for anything about money or dates.
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What you get. Five bullets, an actions table with page numbers, one warning.
Watch out. Very long files get cut; say *read pages X to Y* if the end is missing. Check money and dates against the page it cites. If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.8.
Goal. Choose a product or service without an evening of browser tabs.
Open. Chat with web search, any plan; type /deep-research first on plans that show it.
Research the best 3 options for [what] for [who / situation]. Criteria, ranked: [1], [2], [3]. Budget: [amount]. Use current sources and link each fact. For each option: price, pros, cons, who it suits. End with a comparison table and one recommendation for my situation, plus the strongest reason not to choose it.
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What you get. A progress plan, then a report with three options, a table, sources and a recommendation.
Watch out. Without ranked criteria Claude compares everything and recommends nothing. Open two source links and check the prices before paying. If stuck: Chapters 1.3, 1.4.
Goal. A monthly budget in Excel where totals update when I change a number.
Open. Cowork, paid plan (the Excel skill loads by itself).
Build a monthly budget as an Excel file. Rows: [rent, food, transport, phone, savings, other, add mine]. Columns: the 12 months. Add: a total row, a total column, a difference-from-plan column, all as live formulas; a small chart of totals by month; a header row in bold; the sheet should print on one page. Test the formulas with sample numbers before you give me the file, and tell me what you tested.
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What you get. An .xlsx under Outputs with working totals and a chart; a note on what was tested.
Watch out. Name your rows; Claude's guesses are generic. Open it in Excel once and change a number to see the totals move. If stuck: Chapters 2.1, 2.6.
Goal. My scribbles from a meeting or a voice memo become a tidy document I can send.
Open. Chat, any plan; type / and choose Doc for an editable document.
Here are my raw notes: [paste]. Turn them into a clean document titled [title] for [who will read it]. Keep every fact and decision; remove repetition; fix grammar; do not add anything that is not in the notes. Structure: a 3-line summary, then sections [Decisions / Actions with owner and date / Open questions / Notes]. Flag anything unclear with [?] so I can fill it in.
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What you get. A document with the sections above and [?] marks where you need to check.
Watch out. Say "do not add anything", or Claude fills gaps with plausible guesses. Read the [?] marks before sending. If stuck: Chapters 1.8, 4.7.
Goal. A short, good-looking deck for a meeting.
Open. Chat with / Slides for a quick deck, or Claude Design for an on-brand one (paid plan).
Make a 6-slide deck for [audience] about [topic]. Purpose: [decide / inform / sell]. One idea per slide: 1 title + one line, 2 the problem, 3 what we propose, 4 proof or numbers, 5 cost and timing, 6 the ask. Big headline, max 20 words of body per slide, a place for one image each. Tone: [plain / confident]. Colors: [brand or "clean and neutral"]. Then give me the speaker notes for each slide, 3 sentences each.
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What you get. A deck you can edit slide by slide and export to PowerPoint or PDF, plus notes.
Watch out. Write the six ideas before asking; design cannot rescue an empty message. Check the export once in PowerPoint. If stuck: Chapters 1.8, 3.3.
Goal. Know how two offers differ and where the traps are, before I sign.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach both files; effort High.
Attached are two [contracts / offers / quotes] for [what]. I am the [tenant / buyer / client]. 1. A table of the differences: clause, document A, document B, which is better for me and why. 2. Risks in each: anything one-sided, unusual, or unclear, with the exact wording quoted. 3. Five questions I should ask before signing. Be specific and quote the text. Do not give legal advice; tell me what to check with a lawyer.
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What you get. A differences table, a risk list with quotes, five questions.
Watch out. Claude is not a lawyer; use this to prepare for one, not to replace one. Make sure both files are readable (not blurry scans). If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.8.
Goal. A realistic day-by-day plan that fits my people and my budget.
Open. Chat with web search, any plan.
You are an experienced [travel planner / event planner]. Plan [a 4-day trip to X / a 40-person birthday party] for [who: ages, needs]. Dates: [when]. Budget: [low / medium / high or amount]. Staying at / venue: [place]. Rules: max [2] activities a day; [walking distance / wheelchair access / kid-friendly food]; [anything to avoid]. Ask me 2 questions first if needed. Then give a table: day, morning, afternoon, evening, notes (time, place, why it fits). Check opening hours on the web. Finish with a packing or shopping list.
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What you get. Two questions, then a day-by-day table with times and reasons, and a list.
Watch out. Give the ages and the energy level; plans fail on tired people. Check one opening time yourself. If stuck: Chapters 4.2, 4.4.
Goal. A messy folder becomes organized without me touching each file.
Open. Desktop app, Cowork, paid plan; connect a copy of the folder; Manual mode first.
Organize this folder. First list what is in it (types, rough count, anything that looks like a duplicate). Then propose a structure: [by type / by year / by client] with these top folders: [names]. Rename files to [YYYY-MM-DD-topic] where the date is obvious; otherwise keep the name. Do not delete anything; put suspected duplicates in a folder called _check. Show me the plan before moving anything, then do it and give me a before/after list.
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What you get. A plan to approve, then the folder reorganized and a list of what moved.
Watch out. Work on a copy the first time. Keep "do not delete" in the brief. If stuck: Chapters 2.2, 2.10.
Goal. Every Monday morning, five things that happened in my field, with links, without me searching.
Open. Scheduled tasks (sidebar), paid plan.
Search the web for news from the past 7 days about [my industry / topic / competitor names]. Pick the 5 items most relevant to [who I am and what I do]. For each: one plain-words sentence on what happened, one on why it matters to me, and the link. Skip press releases and opinion pieces unless important. If a week is quiet, say so rather than padding. Put it in a document titled "Week of [date]: [topic] news".
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What you get. A document waiting each Monday with five dated, linked items.
Watch out. The task runs without you; write it as a complete brief. Check the first two runs and tighten the wording. If stuck: Chapters 1.12, 4.2.
Goal. A clear job post and a fair interview, for a role I am hiring for the first time.
Open. Chat, any plan.
I am hiring a [role] for [my business, size, what we do]. The person will [3 main duties]. Must have: [list]. Nice to have: [list]. Pay: [range or "competitive"]. Location: [place / remote]. 1. Write a job post: title, 2-line hook, duties, requirements, what we offer, how to apply. Plain words, no buzzwords, under 300 words. 2. Write 8 interview questions: 4 about skills, 2 about how they work with people, 2 situations from this job. For each, what a strong answer sounds like. 3. A simple scorecard table I can fill in for each candidate.
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What you get. A post, eight questions with answer guides, a scorecard.
Watch out. Check local hiring rules (what you may and may not ask). Remove any requirement you do not actually need. If stuck: Chapter 4.2.
Goal. The same message in another language, sounding natural, not machine-made.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach or paste.
Translate this into [language] for [who will read it, where]. Keep the tone: [polite and formal / warm and casual]. Keep names, product names and numbers exactly. Where a phrase has no direct equivalent, choose what a native speaker would actually say and add a note in brackets. Give me the translation, then a short list of anything that might land differently in that culture.
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What you get. The translation, bracketed notes where needed, and cultural flags.
Watch out. Say who reads it and how formal; the same sentence has several correct translations. For contracts or legal text, have a professional check. If stuck: Chapter 4.1.
Goal. Understand something new in 20 minutes and prove it to myself.
Open. Chat, any plan.
Teach me [topic] at the level of [a complete beginner / someone who knows X]. I learn best with [examples / pictures described in words / analogies]. Steps: 1 explain the idea in 5 lines; 2 one everyday example; 3 the three mistakes beginners make; 4 a 3-question quiz, one at a time, waiting for my answer each time; 5 tell me what to learn next. Use plain words; explain any technical term the first time.
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What you get. A short lesson, then a quiz that waits for your answers and corrects you.
Watch out. Answer the quiz honestly; the point is finding what you missed. Ask "why" whenever something is unclear. If stuck: Chapter 0.4.
Goal. The skeleton of a business plan I can fill in and show a bank or partner.
Open. Chat with / Doc, any plan; effort High.
I am starting [business] in [place] for [customers]. What makes it different: [one line]. I have [money / skills / time]. Goal in year one: [number]. Before writing, ask me up to 4 questions a bank would ask. Then create a document: summary, the problem and the customer, the offer, how we reach customers, the team, a simple 12-month money table (costs, prices, break-even) with my numbers and clear [assumptions], risks, and what I need. Plain words, no jargon, every number labeled as mine or an assumption.
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What you get. Four questions, then an editable document with a money table and labeled assumptions.
Watch out. Every number Claude invents is an assumption; replace them with yours. Keep the summary to half a page. If stuck: Chapters 1.8, 4.4.
Goal. A page that explains my service and gets people to contact me, looking professional.
Open. Claude Design (paid plan); your design system if you have one.
A landing page for [service] by [business name], for [who]. Desktop width, then a phone version. Sections top to bottom: a headline that says the main benefit in under 8 words; one line under it; one big image area; three short reasons to choose us; a simple "how it works" in 3 steps; one customer quote; prices or "from [amount]"; a contact block with [phone / email / form]. Style: [warm / clean / bold], colors [brand or suggest], rounded buttons. One clear call-to-action button repeated twice. Tell me what you assumed so I can replace placeholders.
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What you get. A page on the canvas, then a phone artboard; Claude lists its assumptions.
Watch out. Have the headline and the three reasons written before you start. Replace every placeholder (hours, address, quote) before exporting. If stuck: Chapters 3.1, 3.2.
Goal. Thirty days of posts in my voice, ready to schedule.
Open. Chat (any plan) for the posts; a scheduling connector (for example Metricool) in Cowork to schedule them. *Scheduling needs a tool outside Claude.*
I run [business] for [customers] on [Instagram / LinkedIn / TikTok]. Voice: [3 words]. Here are two posts that did well: [paste]. Things we never say: [list]. Make a 30-day plan: a table with day, theme (tips / behind the scenes / offer / story / question), the post text, a one-line image idea, and 3 hashtags. Mix: 40% useful, 30% personal, 20% offers, 10% questions. Keep each post under [length]. No emojis unless I used them in the examples. Then, if I ask, schedule them with the connector at the best times it suggests.
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What you get. A 30-row table you can edit, then (optionally) posts scheduled with times.
Watch out. Paste real examples or the voice will be generic. Approve the table before anything is scheduled. If stuck: Chapters 4.3, 1.9.
Goal. A morning list of the emails that actually need me, with a draft for each.
Open. Chat or Cowork with the Gmail or Microsoft 365 connector (paid plan for Cowork); Manual mode.
Read my unread emails from the last [24 hours]. Ignore newsletters and notifications. Give me a table: from, subject, what they want, urgency (today / this week / no action). For every "today" item, draft a reply in my style (short, polite, direct). Show the drafts; do not send anything. End with: the one email I should answer first and why.
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What you get. A triage table and drafts to approve.
Watch out. Keep "do not send"; you press send. Give it a time window or it reads everything. If stuck: Chapters 1.9, 2.10.
Goal. A long online form filled from my details, so I only check and submit.
Open. Cowork with the browser (paid plan); be logged in to the site yourself if it needs an account.
Open [site address] in the browser and go to [the form]. Fill it with these details: [name, address, dates, answers]. If a field is unclear, ask me before guessing. Do not enter payment details or passwords; stop and tell me when you reach them. Do not press Submit. When everything is filled, take a screenshot and show me, then wait for me to say "submit" or submit it myself.
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What you get. A permission card for the site, then the filled form shown to you before anything is sent.
Watch out. Claude will not type passwords or card numbers, and should not; keep those steps yours. Review the screenshot line by line. If stuck: Chapters 2.3, 2.10.
Goal. Turn a spreadsheet of answers into findings I can present.
Open. Cowork, paid plan; attach the spreadsheet or CSV.
Attached are survey results ([number] responses, questions in row 1). Our question was: [what we wanted to learn]. 1. Clean the data: note blanks, duplicates, odd values. 2. For each question: the headline number and one sentence. 3. The three findings that matter most for [our decision], with the numbers behind them. 4. Charts for those three (simple bar or line, labeled), as images and in an Excel file. 5. What the data cannot tell us. Plain words; no statistics jargon without a one-line explanation.
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What you get. A cleaning note, per-question lines, three findings, three charts, an Excel file.
Watch out. Say what decision the survey is for, or you get everything and nothing. Small samples: ask Claude how confident the numbers are. If stuck: Chapters 2.1, 2.6.
Goal. One invented presenter who looks the same in every video.
Open. Cowork with a character/video tool connected (for example Higgsfield's character features); keep a "character bible" document in a Project. *Needs a tool outside Claude.*
Help me create a fictional presenter for [channel / purpose]. Audience: [who]. Personality: [3 traits]. Look: [age range, style, setting]. Never a real person's likeness. 1. Write a character bible: name, backstory in 5 lines, voice and catchphrases, what they never say, visual description precise enough to repeat (face, hair, clothes, colors, lighting). 2. Write the reference-image prompt for the tool, then a prompt template for scenes that always restates the look. 3. Generate the reference images with the connector and show me; iterate until I approve one. Save the bible as a document I can add to my Project.
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What you get. A character bible document, a reusable scene prompt template, approved reference images.
Watch out. Do not base the character on a real person. Put the bible in a Project so every future video starts from it. If stuck: Chapters 1.5, 4.3.
Goal. My products listed in an online store, with descriptions, in an afternoon.
Open. Cowork with the Shopify connector (paid plan); a store account; product photos in a folder or attached. *Needs a tool outside Claude.*
I sell [what] to [who]. Brand voice: [3 words]. Here are my products: [name, price, sizes/variants, 2 facts each] and photos. 1. Write a product title, a 60-word description, and 3 bullet facts for each, in my voice. 2. Show me all of them in a table for approval. 3. After I approve, create the products in the store with the connector, in a collection called [name], as drafts (not published). 4. Tell me what is missing before I can publish (shipping, taxes, policies).
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What you get. A table to approve, then draft products in the store and a launch checklist.
Watch out. Create as drafts; publish yourself after checking prices. Facts about materials and sizes must come from you, not be invented. If stuck: Chapters 1.9, 2.10.
Goal. A proposal that answers exactly what the client asked, priced and ready to send.
Open. Chat with / Doc, any plan; attach the brief; a Project with your past proposals helps.
Attached is a client brief. We are [what we do]. Our strengths: [3]. Our prices: [rates or packages]. A proposal of ours they liked: [attach or paste]. 1. List every requirement in the brief as a checklist, so nothing is missed. 2. Write the proposal as a document: understanding of their need (in their words), our approach in steps, timeline, team, price with what is included and excluded, assumptions, next step. 3. Match our past proposal's tone and layout. Mark anything you had to assume with [?].
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What you get. A requirements checklist and an editable proposal with [?] marks.
Watch out. Resolve every [?] before sending. Keep the price section exact; Claude rounds. If stuck: Chapters 1.5, 1.8.
Goal. A simple first logo and a color set so my business looks consistent from day one.
Open. Claude Design (paid plan); then save the result as a design system.
I am starting [business] for [customers]. Feeling: [3 words]. I like: [styles / examples]. I dislike: [styles]. 1. Propose 3 simple logo directions (wordmark, symbol, or both), each with a one-line idea, shown on white and on dark. 2. For the one I pick, a color set: primary, secondary, background, text, one accent, with the codes. 3. A font pairing: headline and body. 4. Put it all on one "brand sheet" artboard, then save it as a design system named [business].
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What you get. Three directions, then a brand sheet and a saved design system.
Watch out. A starter logo is not a trademark check; search the name before printing anything. Pick one direction and refine it; do not keep asking for more. If stuck: Chapters 3.1, 3.2.
Goal. Walk into a hard conversation knowing what I want, what they want, and what I will say.
Open. Chat, any plan; effort High; voice on the phone works well for step 1.
I have a difficult meeting with [who] about [what]. What I want: [outcome]. What I fear: [worry]. What they probably want: [guess]. History: [2 lines]. Interview me with up to 5 questions, one at a time, until you understand it. Then give me: my 3 goals in priority order; their likely 3 goals; the best realistic outcome; my opening two sentences; answers to the 3 hardest things they might say; what I will not agree to; how to end the meeting well. Be direct. Tell me if I am being unreasonable.
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What you get. Five questions, then a one-page plan with your opening lines and answers.
Watch out. Answer the questions honestly, including the fear. Ask Claude to play the other person for a rehearsal. If stuck: Chapters 4.4, 4.5.
Goal. Know whether something I read or heard is true before I repeat it.
Open. Chat with web search, any plan.
Check this claim: "[the claim]". I saw it on [where]. Search for primary sources (the original study, official statement, or data), not just articles about it. Tell me: what the best sources actually say; where the claim is true, exaggerated, or false; what context is missing; how confident you are and why. Link every source. If the sources disagree, show both sides.
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What you get. A verdict with shades (true / partly / false), sources, missing context, a confidence note.
Watch out. Open at least one primary source yourself. "Many sources repeat it" is not evidence; ask where it started. If stuck: Chapters 1.3, 4.8.
Goal. Meeting minutes with decisions and actions, from a messy transcript.
Open. Chat, any plan; paste or attach the transcript.
Here is a meeting transcript (speakers may be mislabeled): [paste]. The meeting was about [topic]; attendees: [names and roles]. Write minutes: date and attendees; a 5-line summary; decisions (as a numbered list, exact wording where possible); actions as a table (what, owner, due date, source line); open questions; anything that was postponed. Do not invent owners or dates; mark unknown ones [?]. Keep it under one page.
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What you get. One-page minutes with a decisions list and an actions table.
Watch out. Check the owners; transcripts confuse who said what. Send the actions table to the owners the same day. If stuck: Chapter 4.7.
Goal. The landing page I designed becomes a real website I can put online.
Open. Claude Design (for the handoff) then Claude Code (Part 6), paid plan; an empty folder.
Build this design as a simple static website: one page, HTML and CSS, no frameworks, loads fast on phones. Keep the layout, colors and text exactly as designed. Replace placeholders: hours [hours], address [address], phone [phone], email [email]. Make the buttons work: Order opens [link], Menu scrolls to the menu section, Visit us opens a map link. Run it locally and give me the address to open. Then tell me, in plain words, three ways I could put it online and what each costs.
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What you get. A folder with the site, a local preview address, and hosting options explained.
Watch out. Hosting is a separate step with a small cost; decide that before building. Change the design and hand off again rather than editing the site by hand. If stuck: Chapters 3.5, 6.1.
Goal. A price I can defend, with the reasoning.
Open. Chat, any plan; effort High; web search on for competitor prices.
I am pricing [product / service] for [customers] in [place]. My costs: [materials, time, overhead]. Competitors charge [range, or ask me to search]. I want to be [cheapest / mid / premium] because [reason]. Expected volume: [number per month]. 1. Cost-plus price, market price, and value-based price, each with the math shown. 2. Three package options (good / better / best) with what each includes. 3. Your recommended price and the one risk with it. 4. A one-line way to explain the price to a customer. Show every assumption.
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What you get. Three price methods with math, three packages, a recommendation, a customer line.
Watch out. Give real costs including your time, or the price will be too low. Test the price on three customers before printing it. If stuck: Chapters 4.2, 4.7.
Goal. A 30-minute lesson a parent or teacher can run, with an activity and a check.
Open. Chat, any plan.
Create a 30-minute lesson on [topic] for children aged [age], group size [number], at [home / classroom]. Materials available: [list]. Structure: a 3-minute hook (a question or a tiny demo), a 10-minute explanation in words a [age]-year-old uses, a 12-minute hands-on activity with step-by-step instructions, a 5-minute check with 3 questions and the answers. Add: what often confuses children here and how to handle it; one extension for fast finishers.
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What you get. A timed lesson plan with an activity, a check and tips.
Watch out. Name the materials you actually have. Run the activity once yourself first. If stuck: Chapter 4.2.
Goal. Two messy lists become one clean list without duplicates.
Open. Cowork, paid plan; attach both files.
Attached are two spreadsheets of [customers / products / records]. Merge them into one clean Excel file. Match records on [email / ID / name+phone]. Standardize: names (Title Case), phones ([format]), dates ([format]), trim spaces, fix obvious typos in [column]. For duplicates, keep the most recent and put the other in a sheet called "Merged duplicates". Put rows you could not match confidently in a sheet called "Check". Give me the file plus a short report: rows in, rows out, duplicates found, what you changed.
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What you get. One Excel file with Clean, Merged duplicates and Check sheets, and a report.
Watch out. Say what counts as the same record; email is safest. Look at the Check sheet; that is where the mistakes hide. If stuck: Chapters 2.1, 2.6.
Goal. A CV and letter aimed at one specific job, honest and sharp.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach your current CV and paste the ad.
Attached is my current CV. Here is the job ad: [paste]. 1. List the 6 things the ad asks for and where my CV shows each (or does not). 2. Rewrite my CV for this job: same facts, reordered and reworded to match; strong verbs; numbers where I have them; one page if possible. Do not invent anything. 3. A cover letter, under 250 words, that answers "why this job, why me" with two specific examples from my CV. 4. Three questions I should be ready for in the interview.
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What you get. A fit checklist, a tailored CV, a short letter, three questions.
Watch out. "Do not invent" is the key line; check every claim is yours. Keep the one-page rule unless the field expects more. If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.3.
Goal. A living list of what has to happen, who does it and when, that I can update by talking.
Open. Chat with / and the Tasks type (or a Doc), any plan; put it in a Project.
Create a task list for [project] with a deadline of [date]. Team: [names and roles]. Break it into phases, then tasks under each: what, owner, due date, status (Not started / In progress / Done / Blocked). Add the 3 tasks everyone forgets in a project like this. Keep it to one screen: no task smaller than half a day. After that, whenever I tell you what happened, update the list and tell me what is now at risk.
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What you get. A task list you can tick and edit, which Claude updates when you report progress.
Watch out. Keep it in a Project so every chat sees the same list. Date every task; "soon" is not a date. If stuck: Chapters 1.5, 1.8.
Goal. My monthly numbers on one page with charts, so I see trends at a glance.
Open. Chat with / and the Dashboard type, or Cowork (paid); attach the spreadsheet.
Attached is my [sales / expenses / visitors] sheet by month. Build a one-page dashboard. Top: the 4 numbers that matter most this month, each with the change from last month. Middle: a line chart of the main number over time; a bar chart by [category / product / region]. Bottom: a short table of the 5 best and 5 worst [items]. Plain labels, no chart junk. Tell me the one trend I should act on.
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What you get. A dashboard page with four headline numbers, two charts, a table, one insight.
Watch out. Clean the sheet first (Card 31) or the charts lie. Ask for the "so what", not just the charts. If stuck: Chapters 1.8, 2.6.
Goal. Understand an official letter well enough to know what to do and whom to ask.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach the letter; turn off memory for sensitive letters (Chapter 1.6).
Attached is a [medical / legal / tax] letter. Explain it to me in plain words as if I were a smart 15-year-old. 1. What it says, in 5 lines. 2. Every word or code I might not know, explained. 3. What it asks me to do, and by when. 4. What I should ask a [doctor / lawyer / accountant], as a list of questions. 5. What is urgent, if anything. Do not give me a diagnosis or legal advice; help me understand and prepare.
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What you get. A plain explanation, a glossary, actions and dates, a question list for the professional.
Watch out. This prepares you for the professional; it does not replace them. For anything with a deadline, mark it in your calendar now. If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.8.
Goal. Many ideas fast, then a fair way to choose.
Open. Chat, any plan.
I need ideas for [what] for [who]. Constraints: [budget / time / skills]. Things already tried: [list]. 1. Give me 20 ideas in one line each, deliberately varied: 5 safe, 10 interesting, 5 strange. 2. Score each on [effort 1–5] and [impact 1–5] in a table. 3. Pick the best 3, say why, and for each give the first step I could do this week and the main risk. Do not pick the obvious three unless they really win.
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What you get. Twenty ideas, a scored table, three picks with first steps.
Watch out. List what you have tried, or you get it again. Change the scoring criteria to what you actually care about. If stuck: Chapters 4.6, 4.5.
Goal. Three minutes that sound like me and make the room feel something.
Open. Chat or voice on the phone, any plan.
I am giving a [toast / speech] at [event] for [who]. Length: [3] minutes read aloud. Tone: [warm with one laugh / heartfelt / funny]. Ask me up to 4 questions to make it personal (one story, one thing I admire, one shared memory, the audience). Then write it the way I talk, short sentences, no clichés, ending on one clear line to raise a glass or sit down. Mark where to pause.
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What you get. Four questions, then a timed speech with pause marks.
Watch out. Read it aloud once and cut what you stumble on. One story beats three. If stuck: Chapters 4.4, 1.10.
Goal. Know when a competitor changes prices, products or messaging, without checking myself.
Open. Scheduled tasks with browser or web search (paid plan).
Visit [competitor site pages: pricing, products, news]. Compare with what you found last week (keep a short record in the task's document). Report only changes: new or removed products, price changes with old and new, new claims or offers, anything on their news page. If nothing changed, say "no changes" in one line. End with one sentence on whether any change affects [my business] and what I might do.
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What you get. A short weekly change report, or "no changes".
Watch out. Point it at specific pages, not the whole site. Keep it to reading; never let it fill forms on a competitor's site. If stuck: Chapters 1.12, 2.3.
Goal. Teach Claude one job I do the same way every time, so I never explain it again.
Open. Chat with /skill-creator (any plan that shows it), or Claude Code (Part 6).
/skill-creator I want a skill called [name] for [the job, e.g. writing my weekly client update]. Every time, it should: [the steps in order]. It must always: [rules, e.g. use this structure, this tone, these headings]. It must never: [list]. Here is a perfect example of the output: [paste]. Ask me anything unclear, then create the skill and show me how to call it.
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What you get. A skill you can call by name (/[name]) that produces the job in your format.
Watch out. One job per skill. Include a real example of the output; the skill copies it. If stuck: Chapters 1.11, 6.3.
Goal. Better results from anything Claude made, in one extra message.
Open. Any Claude, any plan; use right after any answer.
Now review what you just made as a [strict editor / senior expert / my toughest customer]. List what is weak, missing, unclear or possibly wrong, most important first. Do not fix anything yet.
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What you get. An honest list of problems, then a better version.
Watch out. Keep the review and the fix as two messages. Two rounds is usually enough; after that add facts, not rounds. If stuck: Chapter 4.5.
