Gemini prompts for work you can copy and paste
These are free Google Gemini prompts for everyday work that you can copy and paste into Gemini. Each prompt is fully structured with highlighted [BLANKS] for your own details, and they suit the things people most often use Gemini for: researching and summarising, writing email, working with data, building presentations and planning.
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How do you use these prompts in Gemini?
- Paste the prompt into the Gemini app, replace every [BLANK] with your details, then send it.
- For a task you repeat, save the prompt’s instructions as a Gem so you don’t have to paste them each time.
- If you use Google Workspace, the email and document prompts also work in Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs.
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Gemini prompts for research and summaries
- Plan how to research a questionA research plan: sub-questions, sources, methods, and how you'll know you've got the answer.
- Write an executive research briefTurns research into a short, decision-useful brief for business readers.
- Write a literature reviewOrganizes sources into themes, debates, and gaps, then drafts the review.
- Write a research proposalStructures a proposal with a clear question, rationale, method, and plan.
- Draft an academic paper from my researchStructures and drafts a paper section by section from your data, notes, and findings.
- Peer-review an academic paper or thesisA rigorous reviewer-style critique of a paper's contribution, methods, and clarity.
- Build a timeline of events from my sourcesOrders events chronologically with dates, sources, and gaps.
- Understand a research paper fastExplains what a paper did, found, and how much to trust it — in plain language.
Gemini prompts for email and workplace communication
- Say no professionally without damaging the relationshipDeclines a request, meeting, or extra work clearly and respectfully, with an alternative if appropriate.
- Make my message more persuasiveStrengthens a request or proposal using logic, audience benefits, and a clear call to action — without manipulation.
- Ask for a referral, recommendation, or introductionMakes it easy for someone to say yes to a referral, LinkedIn recommendation, or warm introduction.
- Write an executive update on a projectTurns activity detail into an update leaders can act on: progress, risks, decisions needed.
- Write past-due fee reminders to a law firm clientA three-step escalation of reminders for unpaid legal fees that protects the client relationship and follows the ethics rules on collections and withdrawal.
- Explain a strategy pivot to employees, customers, and investorsA coordinated communication plan and drafts for each audience when the company changes direction.
- Write a monthly investor update with metrics, cash, and asksA concise, honest update to investors with key metrics, wins, challenges, cash position, and specific asks.
- Hold a vendor accountable for a missed project milestoneA firm, factual message to a vendor about a missed milestone that requests a recovery plan and protects your contractual position.
Gemini prompts for data and analysis
- Write an Excel formula to extract text, numbers, or dates from messy cellsPulls the piece you need out of combined or messy cells, like codes, names, domains, or dates, with a formula that handles exceptions.
- Clean a messy datasetA step-by-step cleaning plan for duplicates, missing values, formats, and outliers.
- Write a SQL query from plain EnglishTurns a business question into SQL, with validation checks and an explanation.
- Explain, debug, or speed up a SQL, Python, or DAX snippetExplains what an existing query or script does, fixes errors, and optimizes it.
- Design a dashboard people will actually useA dashboard brief: audience, questions, metrics, layout, and chart choices.
- Turn a business question into testable hypothesesA prioritized backlog of hypotheses with the data needed to test each.
- Interpret A/B test results correctlyReads out a test result: significance, practical impact, caveats, and a decision.
- Define the right KPIs and metric definitionsA KPI framework tied to goals, with precise definitions, sources, and owners.
Gemini prompts for presentations and public speaking
- Build a presentation storyline, slide by slideDesigns the narrative first — central message, evidence, and one message per slide.
- Structure an executive or board deckAn executive-ready deck structure: answer first, then evidence, options, and the decision needed.
- Create an investor pitch deckA fundraising deck outline that tells a compelling, evidence-based story to investors.
- Build a sales or pitch deck that wins the roomA persuasive deck structure built around the buyer's problem, proof, and a clear next step.
- Prepare for tough questions after my presentationAnticipates hard questions from skeptical stakeholders and drafts strong answers.
- Improve how I deliver a talk or presentationCoaching on structure, delivery, nerves, and audience engagement for an upcoming talk.
- Turn a process or idea into a diagramCreates flowcharts, org charts, timelines, or mind maps as Mermaid or Graphviz code you can render anywhere.
- Write a speech, toast, or talkA speech that sounds natural out loud — for work events, weddings, keynotes, or eulogies.
Gemini prompts for productivity and planning
- Audit recurring work to automate or eliminateReviews repetitive tasks to standardize, automate, delegate, or stop them.
- Rescue an overloaded dayTriage for days with too much to do: what to cut, move, renegotiate, or finish.
- Audit where my time actually goesAnalyzes a time log to find drains and reclaim hours.
- Sort tasks by urgency and impactApplies an urgent/important framework so you know what to do, schedule, delegate, or drop.
- Plan my day in an ADHD-friendly wayBreaks tasks into tiny, concrete steps with timers, rewards, and low-friction starts.
- Plan a kid's birthday party on a budgetA complete party plan with theme, schedule, activities, food, and a cost breakdown that stays within your budget.
- Plan a research paper with milestones up to the due dateA backward-planned schedule from topic to final draft, with small weekly milestones that fit your other classes.
- Build my first-year compliance and admin calendarA month-by-month calendar of filings, renewals, tax dates, and admin tasks so nothing gets missed in year one.
Gemini prompts for content and social media
- Write a LinkedIn post that sounds like meHuman, specific LinkedIn posts — stories, lessons, opinions, or announcements — with strong hooks.
- Write an SEO-friendly blog postOutline and full draft of a blog post that answers search intent and reads well.
- Create a content calendarA multi-platform posting calendar with topics, formats, and hooks.
- Audit my social media and get specific fixesReviews your profiles and recent posts and tells you what to keep, fix, and stop.
- Write a YouTube video script that keeps viewers watchingA high-retention script: hook, structure, pattern interrupts, and CTA.
- Write an email newsletterNewsletter issues readers look forward to — structure, sections, subject line, and CTA.
- Write a brief for a video editor or production teamA production brief: goal, audience, style, references, shot list, and deliverables.
- Write a YouTube description with chaptersSearch-friendly video descriptions, timestamps, and tags.
Frequently asked questions
Do these prompts work in the free Gemini app?
Yes. They are text prompts and work in the free Gemini app as well as Gemini in Google Workspace. Prompts that analyse an uploaded file need a version of Gemini that accepts files.
What are the best prompts for Gemini?
The best Gemini prompts are specific: they give Gemini a role, the context of your situation, one clear task and the format you want back. The prompts on this page are built that way, with blanks for the details only you know.
How do I copy and paste a prompt into Gemini?
Open a prompt, use the Copy button, paste it into the Gemini message box and replace each highlighted [BLANK] before sending. Or fill in the blanks on ThinkWithPrompt first and copy the finished prompt.
Do these prompts also work in ChatGPT and Claude?
Yes. The library works in any AI assistant, including ChatGPT and Claude.