The Prompt Library for Assistants

253 prompts for Executive and Personal Assistants.

A searchable, copy-ready directory for assistants who handle travel, calendars, inboxes, meetings, board work, research, logistics, and the operational detail behind senior people's lives.

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19categories
6prompt types

Why this library works

  • Written for real EA, PA, admin, and chief-of-staff workflows
  • Organized by category, prompt type, and tags
  • Built to be copied fast and customized with placeholders
  • Useful for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and similar models

Most prompts are designed to be used with real source material: notes, itineraries, inbox threads, calendars, meeting packs, and messy admin context.

Built for assistants who need useful output, not generic AI fluff.

This directory is aimed at executive assistants, personal assistants, office managers, operations support, chiefs of staff, and anyone doing high-trust coordination work.

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Prompt library

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Plan

Build a full trip itinerary

Turns scattered bookings into one clean, hour-by-hour itinerary.

Plan

Optimise a multi-city route

Compares routing options for a multi-stop trip before you book anything.

Review

Flight options comparison brief

Turns a pile of flight search results into a one-screen decision.

Research

Hotel shortlist with rationale

Builds a defensible three-option hotel shortlist instead of a random list.

System

Visa and entry requirements checklist

Produces a research checklist for entry requirements — with verification built in.

Summarise

Day-of travel briefing card

A single card the traveller reads on the way to the airport.

Plan

Ground transport plan

Plans every door-to-door leg so nobody is standing on a kerb guessing.

System

Packing and documents checklist

Trip-specific packing list, not a generic one.

Plan

Timezone and jet lag schedule plan

Schedules the trip around the traveller's body clock, not just the calendar.

Plan

Travel disruption contingency plan

Pre-writes the plan B so you're not improvising at 2am.

Research

Airport and transit guide

Airport-specific notes so nothing is a surprise in the terminal.

Research

Client dinner and restaurant shortlist

Restaurant options matched to the purpose of the meal.

Review

Travel policy compliance check

Checks a planned trip against your policy before it becomes an expense problem.

Plan

Group and team trip coordination

Runs the logistics for a group travelling from multiple places.

Draft

Travel spend pre-approval memo

Gets a trip approved with the numbers laid out clearly.

Summarise

Post-trip debrief and follow-ups

Closes the loop so a trip actually produces outcomes.

Review

Travel supplier comparison or RFP

Evaluates travel agencies and booking tools on your criteria.

System

Executive travel profile document

Captures preferences once so you stop re-asking the same questions.

Review

Weekly calendar audit

Finds what's wrong with the week before the week starts.

Plan

Design an ideal week

Builds a repeatable weekly template rather than firefighting each week.

Review

Meeting request triage

Decides accept / delegate / decline / async on a batch of requests.

Plan

Cross-timezone slot finder

Finds humane meeting windows across several timezones.

Review

Recurring meeting clean-up

Kills or fixes the recurring meetings nobody wants to raise.

System

Buffer and travel-time rules

Stops back-to-back scheduling from collapsing the day.

Plan

Resolve a scheduling conflict

Gives you options and the messages, fast, when two things collide.

Draft

Write a meeting invite that works

Invites people actually understand and prepare for.

Plan

Interview panel scheduling grid

Builds an interview schedule that works for panel and candidate.

Plan

Quarterly cadence calendar

Maps the recurring rhythm of the quarter so nothing is a surprise.

Plan

Out-of-office and coverage plan

Covers the desk properly while the executive or you are away.

System

Protect focus time

Makes focus blocks stick instead of getting booked over.

System

Multi-executive calendar rules

Keeps several executives' calendars coherent when you support all of them.

Draft

Propose a meeting-free block

Builds the case for a no-meeting day or afternoon.

System

Standing 1:1 agenda framework

Gives recurring 1:1s a structure so they stay useful.

System

Calendar handover document

Hands your desk to a temporary cover without a knowledge gap.

Review

Inbox triage session

Sorts a backlog into action, delegate, reply, archive.

Summarise

Summarise a long email thread

Turns a 40-message thread into something a busy person can act on.

Draft

Draft a reply in your executive's voice

Writes on their behalf so it sounds like them, not like software.

Draft

Follow-up chaser ladder

Three escalating nudges written in advance.

Draft

Polite decline templates

Says no without burning the relationship.

Draft

Warm introduction email

Introduces two people so the connection actually goes somewhere.

System

Inbox filter and label system

Designs the rules so the inbox sorts itself.

Draft

De-escalate a tense email

Rewrites an angry draft into something that solves the problem.

Draft

Personalised outreach at scale

Sends fifty emails that don't read like a mail merge.

System

Response templates for common requests

Builds your reusable library for the emails you answer weekly.

Draft

Vendor escalation email

Escalates a supplier problem with a clear ask and paper trail.

Summarise

Internal digest from scattered updates

Turns messy team updates into one email people read.

Draft

Signatures and auto-replies

Gets the small, always-visible details right.

Draft

Delegation email with clear ownership

Hands work over in a way that doesn't come back to you.

Draft

Relationship maintenance notes

Keeps your executive's network warm without being formulaic.

System

Inbox coverage protocol during travel

Defines how you handle their inbox while they're in the air.

Review

Capture your executive's voice

Builds a reusable voice profile so every draft sounds like them.

Draft

Rewrite for clarity and brevity

Cuts the word count without losing the meaning.

Draft

Executive one-page memo

Structures a decision memo a senior reader can act on in two minutes.

Draft

Talking points and speaking notes

Notes your executive can actually speak from.

Draft

Announcement across multiple channels

One message, correctly adapted for email, chat and intranet.

Draft

Deliver bad news well

Writes the difficult message without softening it into confusion.

Draft

Rewrite a chat or Slack message

Short-form writing that lands the first time.

Plan

Presentation narrative outline

Gets the story right before anyone opens a slide template.

Draft

Speech, toast or award remarks

Short remarks for a specific occasion and a specific person.

Draft

LinkedIn post in your executive's voice

A post that sounds like a person rather than a brand account.

Draft

Executive bio in three lengths

One bio, three lengths, all consistent.

Draft

Meeting follow-up recap

The email that makes the meeting count.

Draft

Build an FAQ for a change

Answers the questions before they flood your inbox.

Draft

Translate and localise a message

Same message, correct in both languages and both cultures.

Review

Proofread against a style guide

Catches the errors and the inconsistencies in one pass.

Draft

Internal newsletter

A regular internal update people don't delete unread.

Draft

Condolence or congratulations note

Personal notes that read as written by a human being.

Draft

Intranet or wiki page copy

Reference copy that answers the question on the first screen.

System

Voice interview — short version (25 questions)

A finishable version of the deep voice interview. About 30 minutes.

System

Voice interview — sprint version (10 questions)

A ten-minute version for when you need something usable today.

System

Interview your executive about their voice

Gets a voice profile out of someone who has twenty minutes, not two hours.

Review

Build a voice profile from sent mail

Derives the profile from evidence instead of asking anyone anything.

Review

Extract a voice from how someone speaks

Uses transcripts and voice notes, which are often truer than written samples.

Review

Audit a draft against a voice profile

The litmus test — does this sound like them, or like an imitation?

Review

Keep a voice profile current

Profiles go stale as people's writing changes. This updates one.

System

Adapt a voice for a specific channel

The same person writes differently in email, on stage and on LinkedIn.

Draft

Write a house style guide

Turns scattered preferences into something a whole team can follow.

Draft

Brief someone new on the voice

Hands the ghostwriting over without a long apprenticeship.

Review

Separate your voice from your executive's

Two distinct voices, so you stop bleeding into each other.

System

Compress a profile into a reusable style block

Turns a long profile into something you can paste into any prompt.

Plan

Board calendar and cadence plan

Sets the year's governance rhythm, working backwards from each meeting.

System

Board pack assembly checklist

Gets the pack out complete and on time.

Draft

Draft board minutes

Minutes that record decisions properly without transcribing debate.

System

Prepare resolutions and written consents

Gets the paperwork organised for a formal decision.

Plan

Director onboarding pack

Gets a new director productive by their first meeting.

System

Organise the board portal or data room

A structure people can navigate a year from now.

Plan

Committee scheduling and materials tracker

Keeps several committees running without collisions.

Plan

AGM or shareholder meeting logistics

The logistics plan for a formal meeting with external attendees.

System

Between-meetings action tracker

Makes sure board actions land before the next meeting.

System

Confidential document handling protocol

Handles sensitive board material without a mishap.

Plan

Board dinner and travel logistics

Looks after directors travelling in for a meeting.

Plan

Governance and filings deadline calendar

Tracks the statutory dates so none of them arrive as a surprise.

Plan

Build an agenda with time allocations

Agendas built around outcomes, not topics.

Summarise

Summarise a pre-read pack

Reads the 60-page pack so your executive can read one page.

Draft

Turn raw notes into minutes

Formal minutes from messy scribbles.

Summarise

Extract and assign action items

Pulls every commitment out of a meeting, with owners.

Draft

Write a decision log entry

Records decisions so nobody relitigates them in six months.

Review

Audit meeting effectiveness

Diagnoses why a meeting keeps failing.

Plan

Facilitation plan for a workshop

A minute-by-minute plan for a session with a real output.

Research

Attendee briefing — who's who

Tells your executive who they're about to meet.

System

Design a note-taking template

A template that makes minute-writing fast afterwards.

System

Action follow-up tracking system

Makes actions get done instead of reappearing on next month's agenda.

Review

Estimate what a meeting costs

Puts a number on the meeting so the conversation gets easier.

Plan

Virtual meeting run-of-show

Keeps a large online meeting from descending into chaos.

Summarise

Transcript to multiple summary formats

One recording, four outputs for four audiences.

System

Write a meeting charter

Sets the terms of a standing meeting so it stays on purpose.

Summarise

Daily executive brief

The morning note that gets your executive oriented in two minutes.

Plan

Weekly priorities and trade-offs memo

Forces the trade-off conversation before the week does.

Plan

Stakeholder map and contact cadence

Makes sure the important relationships don't go quiet.

System

Gatekeeping decision framework

Turns judgement calls into rules you can apply consistently.

Review

Delegation audit

Finds the work your executive shouldn't be doing.

System

Executive operating manual

Documents how your executive works, so the whole team stops guessing.

Review

Joint calendar and inbox weekly review

One weekly ritual that catches everything before it slips.

Plan

Strategic prep for a key trip or offsite

Makes sure a high-stakes trip has objectives, not just logistics.

System

Relationship CRM for your executive's network

A lightweight system so context isn't only in your head.

Summarise

Track your executive's commitments

Catches the promises they made in passing and forgot.

Summarise

Reading digest of long documents

Reads the reports so your executive can read the implications.

Plan

Prepare for a difficult conversation

Helps your executive walk in ready rather than braced.

Review

Quarter-end reflection and reset

A structured look back that produces changes, not just feelings.

System

Coverage plan for your own absence

Documents your desk so your leave doesn't cost your executive.

Research

Brief on a person before a meeting

Assembles what you know into a usable one-pager.

Research

Company briefing

A short profile of an organisation, from sources you supply.

Research

Industry or market primer

Gets your executive up to speed on an unfamiliar sector.

Research

Competitor snapshot

A structured comparison against a named competitor.

Research

City research for an executive visit

Practical local knowledge for a business visit.

Research

Cultural etiquette and gift research

Avoids the small mistakes that matter in cross-border meetings.

Summarise

Summarise a long report

Extracts what matters from a document nobody has time for.

Review

Options analysis with a recommendation

Lays out choices clearly and takes a position.

Review

Fact-check a draft

Checks claims before something goes out under your executive's name.

Review

Evaluate a conference or event

Decides whether an event is worth your executive's time.

Research

Supplier due diligence questions

The questions to ask before committing to a supplier.

Summarise

Reading digest with implications

A regular digest that says 'so what' rather than just 'what'.

Plan

Event brief and concept options

Turns a vague instruction into a brief you can actually plan from.

Plan

Event budget builder

Builds the budget with the lines people always forget.

Review

Venue shortlist and scoring

Compares venues against what the event actually needs.

Plan

Run-of-show timeline

The minute-by-minute document the whole team works from.

Plan

Guest list and seating plan logic

Seating decisions with a reason behind each one.

Draft

Invitation copy and RSVP tracking

Invitations people respond to, and a way to track them.

Plan

Catering and dietary matrix

Nobody sits in front of an empty plate.

Draft

Supplier brief or RFP

Briefs suppliers properly so quotes are comparable.

Plan

Event risk and contingency plan

Plans for the things that go wrong at events specifically.

Plan

Team offsite agenda

An offsite that produces something rather than just happening.

Research

Corporate gifting plan

Gifts that land well and pass the policy check.

System

On-the-day event checklist

The clipboard document for the person running the room.

System

Post-event survey and report

Gathers feedback that's actually usable and reports it honestly.

Research

Celebration and party ideas

Ideas suited to your actual team rather than a generic list.

Draft

Invoice query or dispute

Queries a bill clearly enough to get it fixed.

System

Design a budget tracker

A tracker you can actually maintain each month.

Review

Vendor comparison matrix

Compares suppliers on the things that matter, not just price.

Summarise

Summarise a contract's key terms

Pulls out the terms you need to operate against — not legal advice.

Draft

Purchase justification memo

Makes the case for spend in a form finance can approve.

Review

SaaS and subscription audit

Finds the recurring spend nobody remembers signing up for.

System

Map the approval routing

Documents who approves what, so nothing stalls or bypasses.

Review

Find cost savings

A structured look for savings that don't damage anything.

System

Office spend and petty cash log

A simple record that survives an audit.

System

Year-end admin close checklist

The admin side of financial year-end, in order.

Draft

Write an expense policy from scratch

Drafts the policy, including the awkward decisions most policies dodge.

Summarise

Summarise a corporate card policy

Turns the policy document into something people will read.

Draft

Claimant's guide to filing expenses properly

A short guide that reduces rejected claims and chasing.

System

Receipt chasing workflow

A system that gets receipts in without repeated nagging.

Review

Reconcile an expense report

Matches receipts to statements and finds the gaps.

Summarise

Per diem and foreign currency guide

Handles the messy bit of international travel expenses.

System

Entertainment, hospitality and gift rules

The category most likely to cause a genuine problem, not just a query.

Review

Review a batch of claims for anomalies

Flags what to query, without accusing anyone of anything.

Draft

Handle a non-compliant or disputed claim

The conversation nobody wants to have, especially upwards.

System

Corporate card administration

Issuing, limiting and — critically — cancelling cards.

System

Monthly expense close routine

A repeatable month-end so finance stops chasing you.

Review

Choose and implement an expense tool

Evaluates tools on the things that actually cause pain.

Review

Analyse expense data for insight

Turns claims data into something worth telling leadership.

Draft

Draft a job description

A job description that describes the actual job.

Draft

Candidate scheduling communications

Keeps candidates informed and treats them well.

System

Interview questions and scorecard

Structured interviews instead of a chat and a hunch.

Draft

Offer and rejection messages

Both outcomes handled with care.

Plan

Onboarding plan for a new joiner

A 30/60/90 plan with the admin actually sequenced.

System

Day-one checklist and welcome pack

Makes the first day feel organised rather than improvised.

System

Offboarding checklist

Closes out a departure cleanly and without loose ends.

Research

Recognition and engagement ideas

Recognition that means something to this specific team.

Summarise

Explain a policy in plain language

Translates HR policy into something people can follow.

System

Leave and absence tracking

A tracker that answers the questions managers ask.

Plan

Training plan for the admin team

Development that's tied to what the role actually needs.

Review

Performance review preparation support

Helps a manager prepare properly, with evidence.

System

Design and analyse a team survey

Asks questions worth asking, then reads the answers honestly.

Plan

Internal communications for an org change

Sequences and words a change announcement carefully.

Plan

Office move project plan

Sequences an office move so nothing is discovered too late.

System

Supplier and service contract register

One register so no service quietly lapses or auto-renews.

Review

Health, safety and compliance checklist

A structured checklist that points you at the right authority.

System

Visitor management protocol

A visitor process that's welcoming and secure.

Plan

Desk booking and hybrid seating plan

Allocates space when not everyone is in every day.

System

Supplies reorder system

Stops the run-out-of-coffee email for good.

System

Facilities issue triage

Sorts a broken thing into fix, log, or escalate.

System

Access and security process

Manages keys, badges and permissions without gaps.

Research

Office sustainability initiatives

Practical changes rather than a poster campaign.

Plan

Emergency and business continuity plan

A plan people can follow when something serious happens.

Draft

Office guide for new joiners

Answers all the small questions nobody wants to ask twice.

Review

Supplier performance review

Reviews a supplier on evidence rather than impressions.

System

File naming and folder taxonomy

A structure that still makes sense in two years.

System

Version control convention

Stops 'final_v3_FINAL_revised' from ever happening again.

Plan

Clean up an existing filing mess

A staged plan for a backlog too big to fix in one go.

System

Shared drive governance

Decides who owns what, and where things are allowed to live.

System

Incoming document workflow

Post, scans and attachments get filed on arrival rather than piling up.

System

Contract and agreement register

One place that answers 'what have we signed and when does it end?'

System

Executed document and signature records

Makes sure the signed version exists and can be found.

System

Document approval and lifecycle workflow

Tracks a document from draft through approval to superseded.

System

Records retention and archiving plan

Decides what to keep, for how long, and where.

Review

Retrieval and audit-readiness test

Tests whether the filing system actually works, under pressure.

Review

Map where confidential and personal data sits

Finds out what you hold, where, before someone asks.

Plan

Digitise a paper archive

A plan for the filing cabinets nobody has opened in six years.

System

Document template library

Templates that get used because they're easy to find and fill.

Review

Clean up a messy spreadsheet

Step-by-step instructions to make a broken sheet usable.

Summarise

Extract structured data from a messy source

Turns pasted chaos into a clean table.

System

Specify a tracker or dashboard

Defines what to build before you start building it.

Draft

Write a standard operating procedure

An SOP someone else can follow without asking you.

System

Structure a knowledge base

Organises internal know-how so people find it.

Review

Access and permissions audit

Finds out who can see what, and who shouldn't.

Review

Tool selection scorecard

Chooses software on your criteria rather than a demo's charm.

Review

Automation opportunity scan

Finds the repetitive work worth automating first.

Draft

AI usage playbook for the admin team

Sets out how the team should and shouldn't use AI tools.

Draft

Draft annual or quarterly OKRs

Turns strategy statements into objectives with measurable key results.

Review

Pressure-test draft OKRs

Finds the weak ones before they're locked in for a year.

Plan

Cascade company OKRs to teams

Translates top-level goals into something each team can act on.

Review

Make a vague objective measurable

Fixes the 'improve customer experience' problem.

System

Design a KPI set for a function

A small set of numbers that tell you whether things are actually working.

System

Build the OKR process and check-in cadence

The administrative machinery that makes goals survive past February.

Review

Run a quarterly OKR review and scoring

Scores the quarter honestly and produces decisions, not just grades.

Draft

Draft your executive's objectives

Helps them set goals that reflect what only they can do.

Summarise

Progress report for leadership or the board

Reports against goals without burying the bad news.

Review

Diagnose why the goal process isn't working

Works out whether the problem is the goals, the process, or the culture.

System

Build a metric definitions dictionary

Stops two people reporting different numbers for the same thing.

Review

Build an achievements log

Captures what you did before you forget it.

Draft

Make the case for a raise or promotion

Builds an evidence-based case rather than an appeal.

Plan

Skills gap and learning plan

Works out what to learn next and in what order.

Draft

Boundary-setting scripts

Words for the situations that keep costing you your evenings.

Review

Prioritise when you're overloaded

Triages your own workload and produces the conversation to have.

Plan

Build a peer network

Finds the people who do your job elsewhere.

Draft

Write your own objectives for the year

Goals for a role where much of the work is reactive and invisible.

System

Find honest measures for administrative work

Metrics for support work that aren't vanity numbers.

Review

Mid-year check-in on your own goals

Catches drift while there's still time to do something about it.

Summarise

Build your year-end evidence pack

Assembles the case before the review, not during it.

Plan

Personal errands and household coordination

Runs the personal side without it leaking into the working day.

Plan

Family calendar and school logistics

Coordinates the personal calendar against the work one.

Research

Gift ideas for people in their life

Thoughtful gifts based on what you actually know about the recipient.

Plan

Health and appointment scheduling

Books personal appointments discreetly and without disrupting the diary.

Research

Restaurant and entertainment shortlist

Personal recommendations matched to the occasion.

Plan

Family holiday planning

Plans personal travel with the same rigour as business travel.

Plan

Home services vendor coordination

Manages tradespeople and home services without endless back-and-forth.

System

Personal renewals and documents tracker

Never miss a passport, visa or licence expiry again.

Draft

Define a household role and hiring brief

Works out what you're actually hiring for before anyone advertises it.

Plan

Source and screen household candidates

Finds candidates and checks them properly, without overstepping.

System

Interview household staff

A structured interview and paid trial rather than a chat and a feeling.

Plan

Onboard a new household employee

The first fortnight, and the paperwork that must exist before day one.

System

Daily and weekly task schedules for household staff

A workable routine rather than a list that can't fit the hours.

Draft

Write the household manual

How the house actually runs, so it doesn't all live in your head.

System

Rotas, leave and cover for household staff

Coordinates several people, including when someone is away or ill.