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      One prompt move. Five quick ways to try it. Bring one to the drop-in and make it useful on real work.
    

Before / After

The prompt gets a point of view.

Before

Write me a subject line for a lapsed-client email.

After

You're a senior CRM copywriter for a premium retail brand. Lines under 40 characters, no emoji, no exclamation. Write 5 reactivation subject lines for high-value clients lapsed 180+ days, varied in tone from warm to editorial.

The key tip

Tell it who it is before you tell it what to do.

By CIX AI Learning

A better prompt starts by telling AI who it should be, what standard to use and what kind of answer you need.

Learn the method

Five quick-fire tries

Pick one. Test it on real work.

Data & Insight

Have you tried drafting SQL from schema only, no client rows?

Use this when you need query help but cannot paste customer data.

3 min

Have you tried explaining a formula back to you?

Paste the formula and ask for a plain-English check before you reuse it.

2 min

III

Have you tried generating synthetic rows for dashboard testing?

Create fake rows so you can test layout and logic without exposing real records.

5 min

Have you tried using it as a rubber duck?

Describe your thinking in bullets and ask it to find the weak assumption.

2 min

Have you tried checking campaign or product code patterns?

Paste non-personal examples and ask it to spot the naming pattern or inconsistency.

2 min

Go deeper on this week's topic

OpenAI: Prompting basics

Microsoft: Build better Copilot prompts

Mailchimp: AI for subject lines

Google: AI for marketing teams

Drop-in lab

Bring one prompt.
Make it work.

Use the drop-in to try one of this week's five prompts on a live task, tighten the brief, and save a reusable version.

Thu 21 · 14:30 · 30 min

One thing, this week

Role-set one prompt. Post the before & after.

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