Prompt library Civil servants, Intermediate, Across government, Drafting
Prepare talking points for a meeting
Turn a brief or background papers into short talking points, likely questions and suggested answers.
Last reviewed: . Reviewer: Muhammad Asadullah.
Before you paste anything: replace names, CNIC numbers and other personal details with placeholders and never use classified material. Use only AI tools your department allows.
When to use it
You or your senior officer are going into a meeting, a briefing or a committee and need the main points on one page, with the questions you are likely to face.
The prompt
Prepare talking points for a government officer in Pakistan.
Meeting: [type of meeting and who will attend, by role]
Our objective: [what we want from the meeting]
Background material:
[Paste the brief or key facts. Remove anything classified or personal]
Give me:
1. Five to seven talking points, one or two sentences each, most important first
2. The three questions we are most likely to be asked, with a short suggested answer to each, using only the background above
3. Any point in the background that is unclear or could be challenged
Use plain, confident English. Do not add facts or figures that are not in the background. Mark anything you are unsure of with [CHECK].How to fill it in
- Be clear about the objective. Talking points without a goal tend to become a summary.
- Paste only what can safely leave your office. For sensitive meetings, write the background yourself in general terms.
Before you use the result
- Check every figure against the source document.
- Look hard at the "unclear or could be challenged" list. That is often the most useful part.
- Make the points sound like the person who will say them.