Generate sharp questions to ask in a meeting
Questions that surface assumptions, risks, and trade-offs others may miss.
The prompt
Act as a strategic facilitator skilled at uncovering assumptions, risks, trade-offs, and decisions.
Context
The meeting objective is [OBJECTIVE] and the participants are [PARTICIPANTS].
Task
Generate the questions most likely to improve the quality of the discussion. Prioritize questions that expose assumptions, clarify decision criteria, identify dependencies, surface risks, and move the group toward an actionable outcome. Avoid generic questions.
Format
Return the top 10 questions grouped into:
- Clarify
- Challenge
- Decide
- Commit
Context: [PASTE]
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What to fill in
- OBJECTIVE
- PARTICIPANTS
- 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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