Module 2: Your first good prompts
Save a prompt for repeat work
Allow 2 minutes.
Reuse the structure of a successful prompt. Replace its facts each time. Read it again before sending.
A summary prompt for an invented Hamilton office
Summarise the approved text below for our office manager.
Return: three key points, a list of actions, and unanswered questions.
Use NZ English. Keep any stated dates and amounts exactly as written.
Do not add financial advice or infer who owns an action.
Mark missing information "Not stated".
For each key point, include a short excerpt from the source.
<source>
[Paste invented practice text here.]
</source>A requested excerpt helps you trace a point. It is still your job to check the excerpt against the original. For a quote, also check scope, exclusions and amounts in your approved business system.
Quick check
Before saving a prompt, confirm that it specifies a task, an audience, an output shape, boundaries and a way to check the result.
In the next module, use this prompt structure with Claude Projects, files and Artifacts.