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Research client needs and project scope

This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

4prompts

The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskFind three senior marketing directors in the healthcare technology sector in Boston and provide…+
Find three senior marketing directors in the healthcare technology sector in Boston and provide their current roles and company names by end of day.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore I finalize the proposal for BioMed Solutions, research their recent press releases and…+
Before I finalize the proposal for BioMed Solutions, research their recent press releases and executive interviews. Identify any unstated priorities or concerns they might have regarding market expansion, and flag potential points of leverage for our service offering.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentThe client's procurement lead just pushed back on our proposed timeline, saying it's 'too…+
The client's procurement lead just pushed back on our proposed timeline, saying it's 'too aggressive' without offering an alternative.
The client's procurement lead just pushed back on our proposed timeline, saying it's 'too aggressive' without offering an alternative. I'm afraid if we concede too much, we'll lose momentum, but pushing back too hard could jeopardize the deal. What's the likely underlying reason for their hesitation, and what's the best next move to find a workable middle ground?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternI keep getting caught off guard by client expectations that weren't explicitly stated during…+
I keep getting caught off guard by client expectations that weren't explicitly stated during initial scoping.
I keep getting caught off guard by client expectations that weren't explicitly stated during initial scoping, leading to scope creep and project delays. This erodes trust and impacts profitability. What habit should I change to proactively uncover these hidden requirements earlier in the process?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

Questions people actually ask

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from LinkedIn's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.