Most people use ChatGPT for writing or summarizing — but that’s just scratching the surface.
After testing it across multiple real-world workflows (marketing, product, sales, coding), here are 10 underrated prompts that have saved us hours every week:

⚙️ 1. “Act as a workflow optimizer…”

💡 2. “Create 3 automation ideas for this workflow…”

Give it your process (e.g., client onboarding, lead follow-up), and ChatGPT will find automation gaps.

✍️ 3. “Rewrite this email in 3 tones: professional, friendly, and persuasive.”

Perfect for sales and marketing teams A/B testing tone of voice.

🧠 4. “Turn this 5-page doc into a 1-slide summary.”

Huge time-saver for product managers or anyone handling research.

📊 5. “Explain this code like I’m 5 — then fix it.”

Developers love this one. It simplifies debugging without killing brain cells.

🧭 6. “Build a Notion workflow template for…”

You can get complete Notion page structures, ready to copy-paste.

💬 7. “Give me 3 follow-up questions to clarify this client brief.”

Trains your team to think critically before jumping into execution.

⚡ 8. “Summarize this Reddit thread into key takeaways for a marketing strategy.”

A hack for Reddit researchers — use AI to mine insights from long discussions.

📆 9. “Turn this to-do list into a Kanban board with priorities.”

ChatGPT will label tasks by urgency and impact.

🚀 10. “I run a [type of business]. Suggest 5 areas where ChatGPT can save time without hurting creativity.”

This prompt alone sparks new ideas for automation and innovation.

I’ve tested these in real workflows — they don’t just sound smart; they work.