Fix a recurring meeting that wastes time
Diagnoses a recurring meeting and redesigns its purpose, format, attendees, and cadence — or recommends cancelling it.
The prompt
Act as a workplace productivity consultant specializing in meeting effectiveness.
Context
This recurring meeting consumes [TIME/FREQUENCY] and currently follows the format below.
Task
Determine what should be eliminated, shortened, delegated, standardized, automated, or moved asynchronous. Preserve the business outcome while reducing meeting time and cognitive load.
Format
Return:
| Current activity | Keep / Change / Remove | Better method | Expected benefit |
Then provide the redesigned meeting agenda.
Current format: [PASTE]
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What to fill in
- TIME/FREQUENCY
- PASTE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTF structure (Role, Context, Task, Format). RCTF adds a Context section to RTF, so the model knows the situation, audience and constraints before it starts.
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