PROMPT LIBRARY
38 prompts to get you unstuck.Ready-to-use AI prompts for every step of sharing what you know
Every prompt from our guides, plus a few new ones, in one place. Copy one, paste it into Claude, fill in the [brackets] with your own details, and keep the conversation going.
HOW TO USE THEM
Use these prompts with an AI assistant like Claude: copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and answer its questions. They work best as the start of a conversation. Ask follow-up questions, push back, and rewrite what it gives you in your own voice.
Getting started
Let an AI assistant interview you
I want to figure out what I know that might be worth sharing. Interview me, one question at a time, about my work, my hobbies and the things people ask me for help with. After 10 questions, give me five topics where I seem to have real expertise, and who might want to learn each one.
Make it sharper
Here’s my niche statement: “[paste your statement]”. I have [your experience]. Give me five sharper versions: more specific about who it’s for, clearer about the result, and easy to say in one breath. Then tell me which you think is strongest and why, and what a person who fits it is probably searching for online.
Notice what you know
I want to figure out what knowledge I have that might be worth sharing. Please interview me, one question at a time, about my work history, hobbies, life experiences and the things people ask me for help with. Ask follow-up questions when something sounds interesting. After about 15 questions, give me a list of 10 topics where I seem to have real, specific expertise, and for each one say who might want to learn it.
From From Know to Tell.
Pick one thing (for now)
Here are three topics I could teach or share: [topic 1], [topic 2], [topic 3]. Some background on me: [a few sentences about your experience]. For each topic, help me narrow it to a specific niche that a particular kind of person would pay attention to. Then write five versions of the sentence “I help ___ do ___ without ___” for the most promising one, and tell me which you think is strongest and why.
From From Know to Tell.
Find your people
I want to help [who] with [your topic]. Help me prepare for five short conversations with people like this. Give me 8 open-ended questions that will uncover their real problems without sounding like a sales pitch. Then list 10 places, online and offline, where people like this tend to gather and ask questions.
From From Know to Tell.
Choose how you’ll tell it
I’m going to share what I know about [your topic] with [who]. I naturally explain things by [writing / talking / showing / teaching live], and I can give this about [hours] a week. Compare the best starting formats for me (newsletter, video, podcast, live workshop, coaching, short guide), with the honest pros and cons of each for my situation, and recommend one to start with.
From From Know to Tell.
Make your first small thing
Help me create my first [workshop / email series / video / guide] about [your topic] for [who]. The main problem it solves is [problem]. First, give me a simple outline with 3–5 key points and a clear next step for the audience. Then write a draft [script / email / lesson plan] in a warm, plain-spoken voice. Mark the spots where I should add my own stories and examples.
From From Know to Tell.
Set up only the tools you need
I’m sharing [your topic] with [who] through [your format]. I’m not technical and I want the simplest possible setup. Recommend the minimum set of tools I need to start (no more than four), explain what each one does in plain language, and give me a step-by-step checklist to set them up in one weekend.
From From Know to Tell.
Share it and listen
I just made [describe your first thing] for [who]. Write me three short, friendly, non-salesy messages to share it: one for people I know personally, one for an online group about [your topic], and one for my email list. Then give me three simple feedback questions to ask people afterward.
From From Know to Tell.
Decide how it earns
I share free [format] about [your topic] with [who], and people are engaging. Help me design a simple “value ladder”: one free offer, one small paid offer and one bigger paid offer for later. For the small paid offer, suggest three ways to package it, a reasonable starting price range with your reasoning, and a short, honest description I could use to sell it.
From From Know to Tell.
Make it a real business (lightly)
I’m starting a small business sharing [your topic] through [your format and paid offer], from [your state or country]. I’m not asking for legal or tax advice. Make me a plain-language checklist of the business basics to ask an accountant and attorney about, a list of questions to bring to that first meeting, and a simple monthly routine for tracking income and expenses.
From From Know to Tell.
Keep going, and grow at your pace
I’ve been sharing [your topic] with [who] for [time] through [formats]. Here’s what’s worked so far: [results and feedback]. Help me plan the next six months: a sustainable weekly rhythm, one new offer to build based on what people are asking for, and three ways to reach more of the right people without burning out.
From From Know to Tell.
You don’t have to be good with technology.
I’m setting up [tool name] for the first time and I’m not very comfortable with technology. Walk me through it one small step at a time, in plain language. After each step, wait for me to tell you what I see on my screen before giving the next one.
You’re exactly the right person.
I keep feeling like I’m not expert enough to teach [your topic], even though I’ve done it for [years]. Ask me questions about my experience, then help me list the specific things I know that a beginner wouldn’t, and who would benefit most from learning them from me.
Check a few things first, then relax.
I’m receiving [Social Security / a pension] and thinking about starting a small business sharing [your topic]. I’m not asking for legal or tax advice. Help me make a plain-language list of questions to ask an accountant and the Social Security Administration about how self-employment income could affect me.
Here’s how to find out, cheaply.
I’m thinking about sharing what I know about [your topic] with [who]. Help me test whether there’s real interest before I build anything. Suggest five quick, low-cost ways to test demand this month, and the signals that would tell me to keep going or change direction.
Teaching and formats
Plan your first class
I want to teach a 90-minute in-person class on [your topic] for [who] at a [library / community college / local shop]. Write a class title, a two-sentence description for their catalog, a minute-by-minute outline with hands-on activities, a list of materials, and a one-page handout.
Pitch it
Write a short, friendly email pitching a class to [venue name]. I’m [your name] and I have [years] of experience in [your field]. The class is called [title], it helps [who] [outcome], and it runs [length]. Keep it under 150 words and end by suggesting two possible dates.
What you could teach
I’m a [current / former] [grade level and subject] teacher with [years] of experience. Outside school I know a lot about [hobbies or interests]. Help me brainstorm 10 things I could teach online, grouped into my subject, teaching itself, and my passions. For each, name a specific audience and what they’d want to be able to do by the end.
Your first 30 days
I’m a teacher turning one unit I know well, [unit or topic], into a short online course for [audience]. Help me rewrite it for adult, online learners: a course title, one learning objective, 3 to 5 lessons of 5 to 15 minutes each with a quick activity per lesson, one simple assessment, and a one-paragraph description I could use to invite people to a free pilot session.
Plan my first four newsletter issues
I’m starting a weekly newsletter for [who] about [your topic]. Suggest a name, a one-line promise, and outlines for my first four issues, each with one useful idea, one short story from my experience, and one question to ask readers.
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Ten video ideas people search for
I want to start a YouTube channel teaching [your topic] to [who]. List ten video ideas based on questions people actually search for, with a clear title for each, the one thing the viewer will learn, and a 15-second opening line.
Outline a 90-minute workshop
Help me outline a 90-minute workshop called [title] for [who]. Give me a minute-by-minute plan with a welcome, three short teaching parts with hands-on practice, questions at the end, a one-page handout outline, and a two-sentence description to invite people.
From Run a paid workshop
Turn my experience into a course outline
Interview me for 15 minutes about my experience with [your topic], one question at a time. Then turn my answers into a short course outline: a title, who it’s for, 4 to 6 lessons with one outcome each, and a simple activity for each lesson.
For your craft
Tools for your first step
I’m a [quilter / sewist] with [years] of experience, especially in [your specialty]. Help me plan my first pattern to sell: suggest three original pattern ideas for [skill level], an outline for the written pattern (materials, cutting chart, steps, diagrams I’ll need), and a plan for recruiting two pattern testers.
Tools for your first step
I’ve been [knitting / crocheting] for [years], especially [style]. Help me write up my first pattern to sell: [describe the item]. Give me a pattern outline (materials, gauge, sizes, abbreviations, steps, chart notes), a list of things testers should check, and a plan for running a free makealong to launch it.
Tools for your first step
I’m a home [cook / baker] with [years] of experience, known for [dishes]. Help me plan a 6-recipe video series for [who]: an order that builds skills, a one-line hook for each episode, the key technique each recipe teaches, and a weekly recipe-newsletter format to go with it.
Tools for your first step
I’ve played [instrument] for [years], mostly [style]. Help me design a beginner course for [who, e.g. adults over 50 who’ve never played]: 8 short lessons that build from first chord to first full song, a practice routine for each week, and the most common mistakes to warn students about. Use original exercises or public-domain songs.
Tools for your first step
I want to teach [type of fitness or movement] to [specific group, e.g. adults over 55 who are new to exercise]. Help me design a safe, beginner-friendly four-week class: session lengths, a weekly plan, easier and harder versions of each move, safety cues to say out loud, and a short health questionnaire to give participants before they start. Remind me what to check about certification and insurance.
Tools for your first step
I’ve worked as a [trade or role] for [years]. Help me plan 10 short how-to videos for [homeowners / apprentices]: the repairs people search for most in my area of expertise, the safety steps to show in each, where to tell viewers to call a licensed professional, and a one-line title for each video that matches what people search.
Selling and tools
Choose your first product
I know a lot about [your topic] and want to sell a small first product to [who]. Suggest five simple product ideas I could make in an afternoon, with a one-sentence description and a suggested starting price for each.
Add your product
Write a short sales description for my product: [product name], a [format] that helps [who] [outcome]. Include a one-line headline, two short paragraphs, a bulleted list of what’s inside, and a simple call to action. Keep it warm and plain-spoken, with no hype.
Share it
I just made [product] for [who]. Write three short, friendly messages to share it: one for people I know, one for an online group about [topic], and one for my email list. No hype, and include a simple way to reply with questions.
Our take
I want to sell [describe your first offer: a guide, workshop, coaching, course or community] to [who]. I expect about [number] sales a month at about $[price]. Compare Podia, Stan Store and Skool for my situation: setup effort, monthly cost including per-sale fees, and anything I’d outgrow in the first year. Then recommend one, and tell me what to check on their pricing pages before I sign up.
Price my first offer
I’m creating [describe your offer] for [who]. Help me set a starting price: suggest a range based on what similar offers cost and the value of the result, explain your reasoning, and give me a plan to raise the price as I get feedback and testimonials.
Turn my career into a consulting offer
I spent [years] as a [role] in [industry]. Help me turn that into one clear consulting offer: who it’s for, the problem it solves, what’s included, how long it takes, a fixed price range, and a short email I could send to five former colleagues.
Write an About section that builds trust
Write a warm, plain-spoken About section for my storefront or newsletter. I help [who] [outcome]. My background: [your experience]. Keep it under 120 words, lead with what I do for people, and include one short personal detail.
Ask for testimonials
Write a short, friendly message asking people who’ve taken my [class / guide / sessions] for a two-sentence testimonial. Include three simple questions that help them write it, and make it easy to say no.
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