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Use AI to save time at work
AI is great at the busywork around your real work: first drafts, summaries, tidy lists and quick replies. You stay in charge of the decisions.
1. What a prompt is
A prompt is just the message you type to an AI like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. You write it in everyday words, the way you would text a helpful friend. The clearer your message, the better the answer.
2. The 3-part prompt recipe
- The job: What you want done, in one sentence.
- The details: Who it is for, what you already know, and anything to avoid.
- The shape: How the answer should look: length, tone, or format like bullets or a table.
Here is the recipe in action:
- The job
- Turn my messy meeting notes into a short summary.
- The details
- It goes to my team of six. We made three decisions and two people own follow-ups.
- The shape
- Five bullet points at most, then a list of who does what by when.
Put together, you would paste this:
Turn my messy meeting notes into a short summary. It goes to my team of six. We made three decisions and two people own follow-ups. Five bullet points at most, then a list of who does what by when.
Then just reply to make it better, like "shorter" or "friendlier". The AI remembers the conversation.
3. One common mistake
Pasting private company or customer details.
Remove names, numbers and anything confidential first, and check your workplace's rules on AI tools.
Try these 5 prompts from the library
Real prompts from the free NeLocker library. Fill in the blanks, copy, and paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Professional Email Rewriter
Rewrites any email to be clear, warm, and effective.
Spreadsheet Formula Builder
Get the exact Excel/Sheets formula from a plain-English ask.
Save Your Custom GPT / Persona as a File
Export a custom GPT, Gem, or persona you built into a reusable markdown file stored in your NeLocker vault.
Project Plan
A clear plan that gets a project organized fast.
Brain Dump → Action Plan
Turn a chaotic mental list into clear next steps.
Quick questions
Is it okay to use AI at work?
Many workplaces allow it and some limit it. Check your company policy, keep confidential information out, and always review the result before you send it.
Which work tasks is AI best at?
First drafts, summaries, turning notes into lists, rewording emails and brainstorming. It gives you a head start, and you make the final call.