Guide P03 of 10  ·  AI Prompt Series  ·  April 2026

AI Prompts: Sales & Business Development

Practical prompt patterns for real work, print-friendly.

⏱ Quick read + reusable patterns 🧩 Use in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc. 🆓 Free download (IWAB)

Overview

For outbound and follow-up, the win is clarity and relevance, not length. The prompts here focus on research summaries, account plans, call prep, and crisp emails that respect the buyer’s time. They assume you will paste in real context: segment, use case, risk, and what you learned last time—because AI can structure motion, not replace it.

Prompt building blocks

Copy the skeleton, fill the bracketed context, add your guardrails

1. Role + audience

“You are [role]. The reader is [audience and literacy level]. Tone: [formal|direct|supportive].”

2. Task + output shape

“Task: [one sentence]. Return: [bullets|table|email|checklist] with [max words].”

3. Context pack

“Context (facts only): [paste data]. Constraints: [brand/legal/time]. Unknowns: [say what is missing].”

4. Review pass

“List assumptions, then propose 3 risks and how to verify each before sending.”

✅ Pro tips
Start narrow: one audience, one action, one format—then generalise after it works.
Never paste secrets or personal data; summarise or redact in the “context pack.”
Compare two temperatures: a strict “policy mode” and a creative “diverge mode” for headlines.
End with: “If anything is uncertain, list questions before answering.”

This document is a free educational handout from IWAB (April 2026). Double-check any figures, legal text, or compliance claims with qualified professionals. Generative tools change; always verify in your live environment before production use.