75 Claude Prompts for Everyday Work
The Claude prompts our readers use most, on one two-page cheat sheet: 15 categories from email and writing to strategy, finance and hiring.
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- 15 categories with 5 prompts each
- Plain chat prompts that work in any Claude chat
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Fifteen categories, five prompts each
Claude is the second most-used assistant among readers of The AI Report: 69% of those who named their AI tools in our benchmark use it. These are the prompts they reach for most, sorted by the job in front of you.
13 prompts from the guide
Copy any of these, replace the words in [brackets] with your details, and run it.
Email and communication 2 of 5
Rewrite this email to be concise, professional and action-oriented. Remove filler words and make sure the ask is crystal clear: [paste email]
Draft a polite but firm follow-up email for a request I sent 5 days ago with no response. Keep it under 100 words: [context]
Writing and documents 1 of 5
Write an executive summary for this document in 150 words or less. Lead with the key takeaway: [paste doc]
Research and analysis 2 of 5
Compare and contrast these two options across cost, time, risk and impact. Present it as a table: [Option A] vs [Option B]
What are the 5 strongest counterarguments to this position? Make each one as strong as possible: [position]
Meetings and presentations 1 of 5
Create a tight 10-minute meeting agenda for a team of [X] to decide [goal]. Include time allocations per topic.
Planning and strategy 1 of 5
Break this goal into a realistic 30-60-90 day plan with specific milestones and weekly actions: [state goal]
Problem solving 1 of 5
Walk me through a root cause analysis of this problem using the 5 Whys framework: [describe problem]
Data and reporting 1 of 5
Help me write a weekly status report for [project]. Format: Progress, Blockers, Next Steps. Raw update: [notes]
HR and management 1 of 5
Write a performance review for an employee who excels at [strength] but needs to improve [area]. Keep it growth-oriented.
Personal productivity 1 of 5
Review this to-do list and tell me what I should delegate, defer or delete entirely: [paste list]
Bonus power prompts 2 of 5
Act as a skeptical senior executive. Review this plan and give me your harshest, most honest feedback: [paste plan]
Pretend you are my chief of staff. Given my goals [list goals] and constraints [list constraints], what should I focus on this week?
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