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Awesome ChatGPT Prompts (Beyond Basic)

25 copy-paste prompts

25 ChatGPT prompts that go beyond basic. Role-based simulations, multi-step workflows, expert perspectives, and creative use cases that show what ChatGPT can actually do when prompted well.

In short: This page contains 25 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 6 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 15 prompts are free instantly — no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso

Last updated May 15, 2026·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Expert Simulations

4 prompts

Three Experts Disagree

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My question: [question]. Simulate a discussion between three experts who would disagree about this: [expert A perspective], [expert B perspective], [expert C perspective]. Each speaks in turn. Show genuine disagreement.

Multi-expert disagreement simulation.

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Pro tip: Forcing disagreement surfaces nuance that single-expert response would miss. Strong learning prompt.

Be My Negotiation Coach

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I'm about to negotiate [scenario]. Be my negotiation coach. Walk through their likely position. Predict their tactics. Help me prepare counter-positions and BATNAs.

Negotiation prep simulation.

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Pro tip: Pre-negotiation prep with role-played opposition = dramatically stronger negotiation.

Be My Therapist (with limits)

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I'm processing [situation]. Be a thoughtful therapist. Ask clarifying questions before responding. Don't advice-bomb me. Help me think through what I'm feeling. (Note: not a replacement for actual therapy.)

Therapeutic conversation simulation.

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Pro tip: Useful for processing — not replacement for therapy. The "ask clarifying questions" is critical.

Be My Hostile Reviewer

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I've drafted [project/proposal/argument]: [paste]. Be the harshest peer reviewer. Find every weakness. Steelman the rejection. Don't spare my feelings.

Hostile-reviewer simulation.

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Pro tip: Pre-submission hostile review = catches what your own review misses.

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Multi-Step Workflows

4 prompts

Research and Synthesize Around This Question

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My question: [question]. Walk me through: 1) What sources would I consult? 2) What perspectives exist? 3) Synthesize the strongest answer. 4) What's still uncertain? Show your reasoning at each step.

Research workflow prompt.

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Pro tip: Multi-step research framing > one-shot answer. Builds understanding of how research works.

Build a Plan in Three Phases

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My goal: [goal]. Build me a phased plan: 1) Foundation phase (what to do first), 2) Build phase (core execution), 3) Refinement phase (optimization). Each phase: specific actions, success metrics, common failures.

Phased planning prompt.

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Pro tip: Phased plans handle complexity better than flat task lists. Each phase has its own logic.

Diagnostic Then Prescription

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My situation: [problem]. First, ask me 5 diagnostic questions to understand the actual problem before suggesting solutions. Then, based on my answers, propose targeted solutions.

Diagnostic-first workflow.

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Pro tip: Diagnostic-first prevents prescribing solutions to wrong problems. Strong workflow pattern.

Compare-and-Recommend

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I'm choosing between [A] and [B]. Walk through: 1) What are the criteria that should matter? 2) How does each option score on each criterion? 3) Recommend with reasoning. 4) What conditions would change the recommendation?

Structured comparison workflow.

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Pro tip: The "what would change the recommendation" piece prevents brittle decisions.

Role-Based Power Prompts

4 prompts

You Are an Editor — Be Tough

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You are a tough magazine editor. I'm submitting this for publication: [paste]. Tell me: would you publish this? What needs to change? Be honest in the way actual editors are.

Editorial role prompt.

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Pro tip: Editorial role = honest critique. Without role, ChatGPT defaults to encouraging.

You Are a Curious Student

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You are a curious student trying to deeply understand [topic]. Ask me 10 increasingly probing questions. Don't accept surface answers. Force me to explain things better.

Inverted teaching role.

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Pro tip: Teaching forces deep understanding. ChatGPT-as-student is a real learning technique.

You Are a Pre-Mortem Specialist

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You are a pre-mortem specialist. My plan: [describe]. Imagine it's 6 months later and the plan failed. Walk me through the failure modes that are most likely. What did I miss?

Pre-mortem specialist role.

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Pro tip: Specialized role for pre-mortems = better failure-mode surfacing than general "what could go wrong."

You Are a Beginner — Spot the Jargon

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You are a smart but uninitiated beginner reading this: [paste my draft]. Mark every place where you'd need to ask "what does that mean?" Help me make this accessible.

Beginner-mind editing role.

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Pro tip: Asking ChatGPT to be the audience reveals jargon and assumed knowledge invisible to writer.

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Creative Power Prompts

4 prompts

Take This in 5 Different Directions

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Starting concept: [paste idea]. Take it in 5 completely different directions — each treating the concept differently. Variety across directions. The most interesting may not be the safest.

Concept-variation creative prompt.

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Pro tip: Five-direction generation surfaces possibilities you wouldn't reach. Pick the unexpected ones.

What's Missing from This Genre

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Genre: [genre]. What's underrepresented in this genre? What stories haven't been told yet? What perspectives are missing? Generate 5 concept ideas that fill gaps.

Genre-gap creative prompt.

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Pro tip: Filling genre gaps = real creative opportunity. ChatGPT is good at noticing absences.

Rewrite Famous Story in Different Voice

15/25

Take a famous opening passage from [story/novel]. Rewrite it in the voice of [different author/style/genre]. Show what voice does to story.

Voice-translation creative exercise.

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Pro tip: Voice studies build voice consciousness. The rewriting reveals what voice carries.

Generate Premises from a Constraint

16/25

Constraint: [specific constraint — e.g., a story set entirely in one room]. Generate 7 premise ideas that fit this constraint. The constraint should produce stronger ideas than open-ended generation.

Constraint-driven creative prompt.

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Pro tip: Constraints produce more interesting work than freedom. Build the muscle of working within constraints.

Self-Improvement Prompts

4 prompts

Audit My Communication Style

17/25

Here are 3-5 examples of how I communicate (paste samples). Audit my style. What patterns do you notice? What's working? What might be unconsciously off-putting?

Communication audit prompt.

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Pro tip: External audit catches patterns invisible to self. Strong self-improvement tool.

Help Me Articulate What I Want

18/25

I want something but can't articulate it. Here's rough material: [describe vague wants]. Ask me probing questions to help me articulate this more precisely.

Want-articulation prompt.

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Pro tip: Often we know what we want but can't say it. Articulation through questioning = useful.

Identify the Real Question

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I'm asking [question]. Help me notice if this is the actual question I should be asking. What might be the deeper question underneath?

Question-deepening prompt.

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Pro tip: Surface questions often hide deeper questions. ChatGPT can help surface them.

Show Me My Blind Spots

20/25

Topic I'm working on: [topic]. Based on how I've been thinking about this: [paste my thinking], what blind spots am I likely to have? What perspectives am I underweighting?

Blind-spot identification prompt.

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Pro tip: Blind spots are by definition invisible to self. External perspective surfaces them.

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What Makes These Awesome

3 prompts

The Power of Roles

21/25

Awesome prompts assign ChatGPT a specific role beyond "assistant" — editor, therapist, beginner, opposing expert. Roles unlock specific behaviors that generic prompts don't access.

Why role-based prompts work.

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Pro tip: Specific role > vague helpfulness. The role primes the response style.

The Power of Multi-Step

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Awesome prompts walk through multiple steps explicitly rather than asking for one-shot output. The step structure produces stronger reasoning than asking for the final answer alone.

Why multi-step prompts work.

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Pro tip: Make the reasoning visible. Multi-step prompts force ChatGPT to show work.

The Power of Friction

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Awesome prompts add friction (clarifying questions, diagnostic steps, role-played opposition) instead of removing it. Friction = better thinking. Removed friction = surface output.

Why friction matters.

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Pro tip: Most "easy" prompts produce easy answers. Adding intentional friction = better outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Awesome prompts use roles, multi-step workflows, friction, and specificity. Basic prompts ask for things directly. The structural choices unlock different ChatGPT behaviors.

Yes — the patterns transfer. Specific outputs vary by model, but role-assignment, multi-step workflows, and friction-adding work across LLMs.

Build a personal library you can reference. Memorize the patterns (role-based, multi-step, diagnostic-first) more than specific prompts. Patterns compound.

For simple lookup or quick tasks. "What's the capital of Spain?" doesn't need role-based prompting. Match prompt complexity to task complexity.

Save what works. Notice what fails. Build pattern recognition. Most "ChatGPT skill" is iteration discipline + library-building.

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