Prepare talking points and likely questions for each stakeholder
Gives you tailored messages, the questions each stakeholder is likely to ask, and strong answers before an update or proposal.
The prompt
Help me prepare what to say to each stakeholder about my project or proposal.
What I'm presenting: [PROPOSAL, update, or change - with key facts and numbers]
Stakeholders: [NAME or ROLE, what they care about, how they're affected, current stance - support / neutral / skeptical]
What I need from each: [approval, resources, support, just awareness]
Setting: [one-on-ones / group meeting / email]
Sensitive points: [bad news, costs, things I can't share yet]
For each stakeholder, give me:
1. What they most need to hear from me, in 1-2 sentences, framed around their priorities.
2. 3 talking points, with the evidence for each.
3. The 5 questions they are most likely to ask, including the uncomfortable ones, with a short, honest answer to each. Where the answer depends on facts I haven't given, write [I NEED TO CHECK].
4. Likely concerns or objections, and how to acknowledge them without overpromising.
5. The specific ask and how I'll know they said yes.
Then add:
- Messages that must stay consistent across everyone (dates, numbers, scope), so I don't tell different people different stories.
- Anyone I should talk to first because others will ask what they think.
Keep each stakeholder to half a page. Never suggest telling stakeholders things that aren't true or hiding material risks.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PROPOSAL, update, or change - with key facts and numbers
- approval, resources, support, just awareness
- one-on-ones / group meeting / email
- bad news, costs, things I can't share yet
- I NEED TO CHECK
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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