Claude prompts for business: 24 to copy and adapt

Five habits that improve every prompt

1. Be clear and direct. Say exactly what you want, who it is for and what good looks like.
2. Add context, including why. Explaining the purpose helps Claude make better choices.
3. Show an example. One example of the output you want is worth a paragraph of description.
4. Structure long prompts. Separate instructions, background and documents with clear headings or tags.
5. Give Claude a role when it helps, such as an experienced editor or a sceptical finance director.¹

Sales

• Using our website and the notes below, write a one-page brief on [company]: what they do, three likely priorities and two questions to ask on the call.
• Turn these rough call notes into a follow-up email that confirms what we agreed, the next step and the date. Under 180 words.
• List the five objections a [role] is most likely to raise about [product], with a short, honest response to each.
• Rewrite this proposal summary so a busy director understands the value in 30 seconds. Keep every commitment exactly as written.

Marketing

• Turn this article into a LinkedIn post under 150 words with a strong first line. Follow the brand guidelines below and add nothing new.
• Suggest a four-week content plan for [goal] aimed at [audience], with one core message and three supporting ones.
• Edit this page for clarity: shorter sentences, plain English, no jargon. Show me what you changed and why.
• Here are this month's campaign results and last month's. Summarise what improved, what dropped and three things to try next. Use the numbers exactly as given.

Operations

• Write a step-by-step procedure for [task] from these notes, as a checklist a new starter could follow.
• Here are this week's customer emails with names removed. Group them by theme, flag anything urgent and draft replies for the routine ones.
• Compare these three supplier quotes in a table: price, delivery, terms and anything that stands out.
• Find the gaps in this process: where things could be missed, duplicated or delayed, and how to fix each.

Finance

• Here are this quarter's figures and last quarter's, with names removed. Write a short commentary on the three biggest movements for the directors.
• Explain [topic, e.g. a change to VAT rules] in plain English for a small business owner, with one short example. Flag anything you are unsure of.
• Draft a polite reminder for an invoice that is [number] days overdue, firm but friendly, under 120 words.
• Check the logic of this spreadsheet formula and suggest a simpler version. Explain each step.

HR and people

• Write an inclusive job advert for a [role] at a [type of business]. Only list requirements that are genuinely essential.
• Rewrite this policy in plain English with headings and a one-paragraph summary. Keep every rule, and list anything unclear in the original.
• Create a first-week plan for a new [role], day by day, with who they should meet and what they should learn.
• Turn this policy into five quiz questions with answers, to check understanding after a team briefing.

Leadership

• Turn these notes into a one-page board update: headline, three key points, risks and decisions needed.
• Act as a sceptical investor. Challenge this plan: what could go wrong, what is missing and what would you ask?
• Summarise the attached report in five bullet points for someone with two minutes, then list the three questions I should ask its author.
• Draft a short, honest message to the team about [change]: what is happening, why, and what it means for them.

Make your best prompts reusable

When a prompt works, do not leave it in someone's notes. Put the background knowledge in a Project so every conversation starts with it, and turn repeatable tasks into Skills so the whole team gets the same quality every time.²³