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title: "Prompt: delegate the same way (Context · Example · Criterion)"
slug: delega-igual-contexto-ejemplo-criterio
lang: en
updated: 2026-10-19
---

# Prompt: delegate the same way (Context · Example · Criterion)

How to use it: this block is the template itself, ready to paste. Copy it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, replace the fields in brackets and write the task at the end. The lines that do not change from one request to the next (who you are, your tone, what it must never say) go into the tool's standing instructions so you do not repeat them. Do not paste names or client data unless your company has approved it.

```text
I am going to ask you for a task the way I would ask someone new on my team: with context, an example and the criterion for a good result. Read all of it before writing.

Context:
- Who I am and what I do: [e.g. head of operations at a 200-person logistics company]
- Who this is for: [ ]
- What I want to happen when they read it: [e.g. that they approve moving the delivery date]
- What that person already knows and does not need explaining: [ ]

Example:
- A text of mine that worked for something similar, with no names or client data: [paste]
- What I want to keep from that example: [tone, structure, length, how it closes]

Criterion for a good result:
- Length: [maximum N words or N paragraphs]
- Tone: [one word: direct, warm, formal]
- What it must never say: [ ]
- How I will know it is right: [e.g. I can send it without changing more than one sentence]

The task: [ ]

Rules:
- Before writing, tell me in one line how you understood the request. If anything is unclear, ask me at most 3 questions.
- Do not invent data, figures or names; where something is missing, write [DATA PENDING].
- If the example and the criterion contradict each other, flag it and follow the criterion.
- Deliver only the result, with no introduction or explanation.
- Answer in plain business English.
```

What to check in the answer:

- Does it sound like you or like nobody? If it sounds like nobody, the example you pasted was not representative or the tone criterion was missing.
- Did it respect the length and the prohibition? If not, repeat only the criterion line; do not rewrite the text yourself.
- How much did you change before sending? More than two sentences means a piece is missing. Note which one and add it to your standing instruction.