AI & everyday tech · The Everyday AI Prompt Playbook

150 ChatGPT prompts for everyday life

The Everyday AI Prompt Playbook gives you a ready-made prompt for the things you actually do: letters and complaints, confusing paperwork, travel plans, dinner ideas, tech problems, family occasions and scam checks. Copy, fill in the blanks, get a useful answer the first time.

150 prompts in 15 areas of life
Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot
Large-print PDF
62 printable prompt cards

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Cover of The Everyday AI Prompt Playbook

What you'll be able to do

After reading, you'll be able to

Get a useful answer the first time with the five-part SPARK method for writing any prompt (Chapter 2).
Fix any disappointing answer with the 12 follow-up moves: shorter, warmer, simpler, one step at a time (Chapter 3).
Turn confusing letters into a to-do list with plain-English paperwork prompts (Chapter 11).
Get patient tech help for your exact device that waits for you between steps (Chapter 13).
Check a suspicious message in seconds and set up a family code word against voice-clone calls (Chapter 19).
Stay accurate and private with the 3-question check and the redact-before-you-paste habit (Chapters 4 and 5).

The toolkit

The playbook, plus a toolkit you will actually use

One purchase, five downloads, yours to keep. Print the cards and the cheat sheet as often as you like for your household.

The Playbook
PDF · 114 pages · large print
The SPARK method, the 12 follow-up moves and all 150 prompts, each with a worked example and a "then try" follow-up.
62 Prompt Cards
Printable PDF · 12 pages
Cut-out cards with the 60 most useful prompts, plus SPARK and the follow-up moves. Keep them by your computer.
One-page Cheat Sheet
Printable PDF · 1 page
SPARK, the 12 follow-ups, the 3-question check and what never to type, on one page for the fridge.
My Prompt Notebook
Printable PDF · 22 pages
A 21-day AI habit challenge, SPARK recipe cards, 24 pages to save your best prompts and a results log.
The Prompt Pack
Plain text · all 150 prompts
Every prompt as plain text, so you can copy and paste on your phone or computer without retyping from the PDF.

Free sample Download a free sample first: no email, no sign-up.

Free tool

Build a great prompt in one minute

Try the SPARK method from Chapter 2. Pick a task, change the example to your own situation, and copy a ready-to-paste prompt for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.

S Situation What's going on? P Purpose What do you want done? A Audience Who is it for? Who are you? R Rules Length, tone, include, avoid K Kind of answer List, table, letter, steps… Add the magic sentence: "Before you answer, ask me any questions you need."

Your prompt

My energy bill for March doubled compared with February, and nothing changed at home. Write a polite complaint email asking them to recheck the meter reading. This is for the customer service team at my energy company. I'm a customer of 12 years.. Under 150 words, firm but polite, mention reference [your reference]. Give me a letter ready to send. Before you answer, ask me any questions you need.

Replace anything in [brackets] with your own details. Never include passwords, card numbers or ID numbers.

Want 150 of these, ready-made? The playbook has prompts for letters, paperwork, travel, cooking, tech help, family and more, plus the 12 follow-up moves.

Inside the guide

What's inside

Three parts: a 30-minute method, the 150 prompts organized by life area, and tools to make it a habit.

Part one

The method

Thirty minutes that change how you use AI.

01Why most prompts disappoint (and how to fix it)
02The SPARK formula
03The 12 follow-up moves
04Check before you trust
05Private by default

Part two

The 150 prompts

Ten prompts per area, each with a worked example.

06Letters & Emails
07Cards, Speeches & Special Occasions
08Home, Repairs & Everyday Problems
09Cooking & Meals
10Travel & Days Out
11Paperwork & Plain English
12Bills, Budgets & Shopping
13Tech Help Without the Headache

Part two, continued

More areas of life

From learning and family to safety and memories.

14Learning & Curiosity
15Family, Friends & Grandchildren
16Hobbies & Creative Projects
17Work, Volunteering & Community
18Decisions & Clear Thinking
19Safety, Scams & Staying Sharp
20Memories & Your Life Story

Part three

Make it yours

Build your own prompts and the habit to use them.

21Your prompt recipe card
22Your 7-day practice plan
23When it goes wrong: troubleshooting
24Plain-English glossary
25Quick Finder: all 150 prompts

Free from the book

Try six prompts from the playbook right now

Copy one, open your AI assistant, replace the [brackets] with your details and send. Each comes with the follow-up that makes it even better.

The polite complaint that gets results

Help me write a firm but polite complaint email to [company]. What happened: [what went wrong, with dates]. What I've already tried: [calls, emails, reference numbers]. What I want: [refund / repair / replacement / apology] by [date]. Keep it under 200 words, stick to the facts, and end with a clear request and the date I expect a reply.

Then try: Now give me a short version I could read out on the phone.

Explain this letter

Explain this letter in plain English. What is it about, what do they want from me, by when, and what happens if I do nothing? [Paste the letter, with account numbers and personal details removed.]

Then try: Make me a to-do list from it, with dates.

Step-by-step settings for your exact device

Give me step-by-step instructions to [task] on my [device model and system, e.g., iPhone 13 / Samsung Galaxy A54 / Windows 11 laptop]. Number each step and tell me what I should see on the screen after each one.

Then try: Step [number] doesn't match my screen. I see: [what you see]. What now?

What can I make with what I have?

I have these ingredients: [list]. I also have basic pantry items: [list]. Suggest 3 dinners I could make in under [30] minutes. For each, list any extra ingredient I'd need. No complicated equipment.

Then try: Give me the full recipe for number [2], with numbered steps.

Is this message a scam?

I received this [text / email / message]: [paste it, with my personal details removed]. Does it show signs of a scam? List the warning signs you see, and tell me how to check if it's genuine without using any link or number in the message.

Then try: How do I report this in [country]?

A weighted comparison

I'm choosing between [options]. My criteria: [list]. Ask me how important each criterion is from 1 to 5, then score each option and show the totals in a table. Explain which criterion decided it.

Then try: What would have to change for option [B] to win?

These six are word for word from the book. The other 144 cover cards and speeches, home repairs, travel, bills and budgets, learning, family, hobbies, community work, decisions and your life story.

Look inside

Real pages from the playbook

Large type, worked examples and prompts with the blanks highlighted, so they are easy to fill in.

Sample page: the SPARK formula chapter — **The SPARK formula**Five letters for a great prompt.

Sample page: worked example for a complaint email — **A worked example in every chapter**The prompt, an example reply and the follow-up.

Sample page: prompts from the Letters & Emails chapter — **150 ready-made prompts**Each with "use it when" and a "then try" follow-up.

Sample page: printable prompt cards — **62 printable prompt cards**Cut them out and keep them by your screen.

Free sample Read the first chapters before you buy.

Every prompt

All 150 prompts in the playbook

Fifteen areas of everyday life, ten prompts each. Here is every one by name.

Letters & Emails

01The polite complaint that gets results
02A thank-you note that sounds like you
03Condolences when words are hard
04Ask for something (and get a yes)
05Reply to a difficult message without making it worse
06Turn rough notes into a clear email
07The follow-up when nobody replied
08Say no gracefully
09A formal letter to an office or agency
10Proofread without changing my voice

Cards, Speeches & Special Occasions

11Birthday card messages with personality
12A toast people remember
13A eulogy, one section at a time
14The annual family update letter
15An announcement post
16Invitation wording
17A poem for the occasion
18Inscriptions and gift tags
19A thinking-of-you note
20A letter to open in the future

Home, Repairs & Everyday Problems

21Find the cause, safely
22A DIY project plan with a shopping list
23Questions to ask before hiring a tradesperson
24Compare quotes like for like
25A cleaning routine that fits your life
26Declutter one room in five days
27A garden or balcony plan
28Remove a stain without ruining it
29A moving or downsizing countdown
30A message to a landlord, neighbor or association

Cooking & Meals

31What can I make with what I have?
32A week of dinners and one shopping list
33Scale a recipe up or down
34Convert measurements
35Substitute an ingredient
36Cook for a crowd, calmly
37Turn leftovers into something new
38Rescue a recipe gone wrong
39Recreate a family recipe from memory
40A cooking skill coach

Travel & Days Out

41A day-by-day itinerary at your pace
42A packing checklist
43Compare two options
44Ask for what you need (accessible travel)
45Useful phrases with easy pronunciation
46Local customs in two minutes
47A road trip with sensible stops
48A day out nearby
49Delayed or cancelled? Ask in writing
50A travel journal, written each evening

Paperwork & Plain English

51Explain this letter
52Summarize terms and conditions
53Help with a confusing form question
54A checklist for an official task
55A simple filing system
56Prepare for an important phone call
57Dispute a charge or decision
58Decode the jargon
59Compare two plans side by side
60From meeting notes to action list

Bills, Budgets & Shopping

61A simple monthly spending table
62Explain a bill line by line
63Find forgotten subscriptions
64A buying checklist before you shop
65A gift plan that fits the budget
66A script to ask for a better price
67Return or warranty request
68A savings challenge tracker
69Which is the better deal per unit?
70Spot the catch in an offer

Tech Help Without the Headache

71Explain an error message
72Step-by-step settings for your exact device
73Choose a new device
74Fix a slow or full device
75Learn an app, one skill at a time
76Passwords you can remember
77Printable instructions for a relative
78Back up your photos
79Understand a tech word
80A clear message to tech support

Learning & Curiosity

81Explain anything simply
82A 30-day learning plan
83Quiz me
84A language practice partner
85Book club questions
86The background to a news story
87Check a claim
88Lessons from an expert
89Memory tricks
90Get more from a museum or historic site

Hobbies & Creative Projects

101Start a new hobby the easy way
102Better photos this week
103Write a story together
104Plan a craft or making project
105Name ideas
106What did I just see?
107A puzzle or quiz for any group
108The right music for the moment
109A year of club meetings
110The introduction to your project

Work, Volunteering & Community

111A meeting agenda
112Tidy minutes from rough notes
113Flyer and poster text
114A fair volunteer schedule
115A request to local businesses
116A short bio
117A cover letter draft
118Interview practice
119A short talk with a clear message
120Handle a tricky group situation

Decisions & Clear Thinking

121Pros and cons that fit your situation
122A weighted comparison
123The devil's advocate
124What could go wrong?
125The sleep-on-it summary
126Big goal, small steps
127Sort what you can control
128Facts versus opinions
129Both sides, fairly
130Priorities for the week

Safety, Scams & Staying Sharp

131Is this message a scam?
132Check a shop before you pay
133A family code word plan
134What to do if you think you've been scammed
135How a scam works, from the inside
136A privacy check on social media
137Two-step verification, explained
138Spot a fake photo, video or voice
139Practice saying no
140Warn your family and friends

Memories & Your Life Story

141Interview me
142From voice notes to a story
143A timeline of your life
144The story behind a photo
145Memory joggers for a year
146A letter to your younger self
147The story behind a tradition
148Organize your stories into a book
149Edit gently, keep your voice
150Questions for your parents or grandparents

Every prompt in the book is written out in full, with the situations it suits, the blanks to fill in and a follow-up to try next. The plain-text prompt pack has all 150 ready to paste.

What you get

Everything that's inside

The 114-page playbook in large print, with a worked example at the start of every chapter.
150 copy-and-paste prompts for letters, occasions, home, cooking, travel, paperwork, bills, tech, learning, family, hobbies, community, decisions, safety and memories.
The SPARK method and 12 follow-up moves so you can write great prompts for anything, not just these 150.
Accuracy and privacy chapters with the 3-question check, what never to type and the settings worth switching on.
62 printable prompt cards plus a one-page cheat sheet for the fridge.
My Prompt Notebook with a 21-day AI habit challenge and pages to save your best prompts.
The plain-text prompt pack all 150 prompts ready to paste on your phone or computer.
Works with every major assistant ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot, free or paid.

This guide is for you if

You've tried ChatGPT or another AI and got bland, generic answers.
You know AI could help with letters, paperwork and planning, but freeze at the blank box.
You want ready-made prompts for real life, not for programmers or marketers.
You like clear, large-print guides you can print and keep.

It's not for you if

You're an AI developer looking for technical prompt engineering.
You want AI to give you medical, legal, tax or investment advice. This book shows you how to prepare questions for the professionals instead.

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The difference between a bland AI answer and a brilliant one is usually one well-written request. This playbook gives you 150 of them, and teaches you to write your own in 30 minutes.

PDF guide + printable toolkit · 114 pages · Oct 2026 edition

The Everyday AI Prompt Playbook

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The Playbook · PDF · 114 pages · large print
62 Prompt Cards · Printable PDF · 12 pages
One-page Cheat Sheet · Printable PDF · 1 page
My Prompt Notebook · Printable PDF · 22 pages
The Prompt Pack · Plain text · all 150 prompts

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Good questions

Questions people ask

Which AI assistants does it work with?

All the big ones: ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot, on the free or paid plans. The prompts are plain English, so they work the same in any of them.

I'm a complete beginner. Is this for me?

Yes. Part One explains everything in plain English, and every prompt has blanks to fill in. If you have never used AI at all, start with our free course ChatGPT in 30 Minutes, then come back.

What exactly do I download?

Five files: the 114-page playbook (PDF), 62 printable prompt cards (PDF), a one-page cheat sheet (PDF), My Prompt Notebook (PDF) and a plain-text file with all 150 prompts for easy copying.

Can I print it?

Yes. Everything is designed to print on US Letter or A4 paper. Print as many copies of the cards, cheat sheet and notebook as you like for your household.

Can I see some of it first?

Yes. Download the free sample (the welcome, the SPARK chapter and all ten letter and email prompts), and try the six free prompts on this page.

Is it safe to use these prompts with my personal letters and bills?

The book shows you how: remove names, addresses and account numbers before you paste anything, and never type passwords, card numbers or ID numbers. Chapter 5 also shows you the privacy settings worth switching on.

Will AI give me financial, medical or legal advice with these prompts?

No, and it shouldn't. The prompts help you organize, understand and prepare: explain a letter, compare two plans side by side, list questions for your appointment. For decisions, the book always points you to a qualified professional or the official source.

How do I get the files after paying?

Right after checkout you come back to your SkillNugget library, and we email you a sign-in link. Download the files there any time, on any device. No password needed.

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The Everyday AI Prompt Playbook is general education. AI assistants can make mistakes; always check important facts with an official source. Nothing in this guide is medical, legal, tax or financial advice. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot are trademarks of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft; SkillNugget is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Example AI replies in the book are illustrations; real answers vary.