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Give Claude Context: AI Prompt Exercises

Claude gives much better answers when it knows your situation, who it should act as and who the answer is for. These exercises practise giving it that context. These 10 exercises build up step by step, starting with update a client on a late project, plan your first 90 days, get help with a formula error.

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1

Update a Client on a Late Project

Free

Your project is two weeks behind because a supplier delivered late. Write a prompt asking Claude to help you write an update to your client. Include the situation, what you want Claude to write, and who it's for.

What a good prompt includes
  • the situation (the supplier delay)
  • what to write (an update)
  • who it's for (the client)

Explain what happened (supplier delivered late, two weeks behind), ask for an update email, and say it's going to the client.

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2

Plan Your First 90 Days

Free

You've just started as an operations coordinator at a logistics company. Write a prompt asking Claude for a 30-60-90 day plan, giving it your role, your industry, and your main goal.

What a good prompt includes
  • your role
  • your industry
  • your main goal
  • the deliverable (a 30-60-90 day plan)

Say you're a new operations coordinator, that it's a logistics company, what you most want to achieve, and ask for a 30-60-90 day plan.

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3

Get Help With a Formula Error

Free

Your VLOOKUP returns #N/A even though the value is clearly in the table. Write a prompt asking Claude for help — include the formula you used, what you expected, and what actually happened.

What a good prompt includes
  • the formula you used
  • what you expected
  • what actually happened

Paste or describe the VLOOKUP formula, say what result you expected, and say it returns #N/A instead.

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4

Plan a Team Offsite

Write a prompt asking Claude to suggest an agenda for a one-day team offsite. Give it the team size, the purpose of the day, and at least one constraint (budget, location or timing).

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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5

Reply to an Angry Customer

A customer emailed angry that their order arrived damaged. Write a prompt asking Claude to draft a reply. Describe the complaint, say what you can offer (refund or replacement), and the tone you want.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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6

Compare Two Tools

You're choosing between two project-management tools for a 10-person team. Write a prompt asking Claude to compare them — name or describe both, describe your team, and say what matters most to you.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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7

Explain a New Policy to Staff

HR has a new remote-work policy. Write a prompt asking Claude to turn it into a short explainer for staff — say who the staff are, what they'll care about most, and how long it should be.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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8

Speed Up a Monthly Report

Every month you spend a day copying numbers from five spreadsheets into one report. Write a prompt asking Claude for ways to speed this up. Describe the current process, the tools you have, and how much time you'd like to save.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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9

Prepare for a Tough Conversation

You need to tell a colleague their work has had too many errors lately. Write a prompt asking Claude to help you plan what to say. Give the background, your relationship with them, and the outcome you want.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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10

Ask for Feedback on a Proposal

You've written a one-page proposal asking for budget for new software. Write a prompt asking Claude to review it — say what the document is for, who will read it, and what kind of feedback you want.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

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