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Prepare smart questions to ask an expert
You're meeting someone who knows the field and your mind goes blank. Get questions that unlock useful answers.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Prepare questions for an expert. Who they are: [role/field] Why I'm meeting them: [details] Time available: [minutes] What I already know: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Eight ranked questions. 2. Best opener. 3. Follow-ups if they give short answers. 4. A thank-you note outline. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role/field: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Claude
Prepare questions for an expert. Who they are: [role/field] Why I'm meeting them: [details] Time available: [minutes] What I already know: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Eight ranked questions. 2. Best opener. 3. Follow-ups if they give short answers. 4. A thank-you note outline. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role/field: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe who and why.
The assistant asks about your goal.
You get ranked questions and follow-ups.
What happens
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You're meeting someone who knows the field and your mind goes blank. Get questions that unlock useful answers.
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