AI at work

AI prompt examples you can use at work

Artificial intelligence becomes useful when it serves a specific situation. This guide gives you a practical method, concrete examples and prompts you can adapt immediately.

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Practical summary

Practical prompt examples for emails, summaries, meetings, CVs, reports, quotes and everyday work.

This content helps you

understand the topic without jargon
see concrete use cases
spot common mistakes
move forward with a simple method

What is covered

1The short answer
2Prompt to answer an email
3Prompt to summarize a meeting
4Prompt to improve a CV
5Prompt to turn rough ideas into an article

Section 01 · guide

The short answer

The best AI prompt examples are not lines to copy blindly. They are models you adapt to your own situation.

Each prompt below follows the same logic: role, context, goal, format and limit. You can use them with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or another general AI assistant.

Section 02 · prompt

Prompt to answer an email

This prompt saves time without making the answer sound cold. Always add the real points that need to be included.

Prompt to copy

Act as a professional assistant. Here is the email I received: [paste email]. My goal is to reply clearly, politely and concisely. The reply must include: [points to include]. It must avoid: [promises or topics to avoid]. Give me a short version and a slightly more detailed version.

Section 03 · prompt

Prompt to summarize a meeting

The important part is caution. AI should structure what exists, not fill gaps with guesses.

Prompt to copy

From these meeting notes, create a summary with five parts: context, decisions, action items, owners and points to confirm. Do not invent any decision. If information is missing, mark it as needing confirmation.

Section 04 · prompt

Prompt to improve a CV

This works better when you include the actual job ad and real missions.

Prompt to copy

Act as a career advisor. Based on my background and this job ad, suggest a CV profile, clearer experience bullets, skills to highlight and keywords to include. Do not invent numbers, responsibilities or achievements.

Section 05 · prompt

Prompt to turn rough ideas into an article

The audience is part of the prompt because it prevents a generic article.

Prompt to copy

Act as an educational writer. From these rough ideas, create a clear article outline for [audience]. The text should be simple, concrete and jargon-free, with realistic examples. Start from the questions the reader probably has.

Section 06 · prompt

Prompt to find tasks that can be automated

This helps identify quick wins without jumping into a complex automation project.

Prompt to copy

Analyze this workday: [describe tasks]. Classify each task into three groups: keep human, simplify with a prompt, automate with a tool. Explain why and suggest one simple first action for each automatable task.

Section 07 · prompt

Prompt to prepare a quote

For quotes, keep human review on prices, deadlines and commitments.

Prompt to copy

Act as a careful sales assistant. From this client request, summarize the need, list missing information, suggest a quote structure and draft a clarification email. Do not set prices and do not invent commercial terms.

Section 08 · method

How to adapt these prompts

1Replace brackets with real information.
2Add the reader level when the topic is educational.
3Ask for a table when you need to compare.
4Ask for a short version when the output is too long.
5Add a clear limit when the topic is sensitive.
6Store the prompts that work in a simple prompt library.

Frequently asked questions

Can I copy these prompts as they are?

Yes, but they work better when you replace the bracketed parts with your real context.

Do these prompts work with Claude and Gemini?

Yes. They are written in natural language and can be used with most general AI assistants.

How do I avoid generic output?

Add examples, audience, constraints and expected format. The AI needs material to work with.

Should I build a prompt library?

Yes. When a prompt saves time more than once, store it. A small library is better than random experiments.

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