Communications

Communication Prompts


Accommodations

  1. Translate the [following text or uploaded document] into [insert the language]

  1. Please adjust the reading level of this document to [insert grade level].  


Controversy

  1. Act as a crisis manager. Please formulate a response plan to backlash from a controversial policy change that would [insert details about the change]. Also, detail how to address concerns from different stakeholders. 

  1. Act as a crisis manager. Please formulate a response plan to backlash from a controversial policy change that would [insert details about the change]. Also, detail how to address concerns from different stakeholders. 

  1. Generate strategies for maintaining trust and reputation during and after the following situation: [insert description]. Include public relations considerations. 

Conversation Preparations

  1. Help me prepare for a difficult conversation with [insert title/role] about [context] by generating a list of questions I could use during the conversation.  

  1. How can I improve this [insert document type]? First, ask me about my goals and audience. Upload document. 

  1. You are a [insert grade level and/or subject] teacher with a strong reputation for working with students and parents to help children strengthen their behavior. A student in your class is exhibiting the following behaviors: [insert a brief description]. You are preparing to call home to inform the student's parent of what has occurred and the consequences that will occur and to ask for their support regarding this matter at home. Please draft a script for what you will say. Include responses for a few scenarios, including the following:  

    A parent supportive of your decisions, and willing to reinforce your approach at home. 

    A parent skeptical of authority figures, provides excuses for their child's behavior and won't commit to taking any actions at home related to this matter.

    parent who may express extreme home consequences. 

    A parent who is "at the end of their rope" with the child and doesn't know what else to do.  

    [Optional - Describe another possible parent scenario].  


Email - Self Initiated

You are a [insert your title/role].

The tone of the email should be [insert tone you desire - formal, conversational, friendly, invitational, etc.)]. 

Please write an email to [insert their title/role of the email recipient].    

The email must include [insert pertinent information].  

The primary purpose of this email is to [insert your main goal]. 

If you have a specific length of email you’d like, specify it using a word count or descriptor such as short, 2-paragraph, etc.  

Email - Responses


  1. You are a [insert your title/role]. Please respond to the [attached email below]. The tone of the email response should be [formal, conversational, friendly, invitational, etc.]              

    The email must include [insert pertinent information]. After the receiver reads the email response they should feel [valued, heard, prepared, informed, etc.]                       

  2. Upload or copy and paste the body of the email to which you are seeking a response.  


Event Promotion


  1. Create a captivating [content type] for [target audience]. Craft a compelling title, hook them with an intro, and cover key topics. Use a tone and style that resonates, enhance with visuals, and include a strong call-to-action. 


Improved Communication


  1. I’ve written [an email, report, letter, etc.] for the purpose of [goal]. You are a [role/title] with a long track record of success. Read the attached document and give five (5) points of feedback or questions you’d ask to strengthen the communication. 

Infographics


  1. Make an infographic using the uploaded information and these hex colors [insert hex code #’s of your school /district colors]. Display the [insert topic] information in a dominant position. Upload data and/or sketches. 


  1. Design an infographic using the uploaded information about school funding challenges and the benefits of increased legislative funding. The infographic should be visually appealing, easy to understand, and include key statistics and facts that support the need for increased funding. Use the school district’s hex colors for consistency with other district materials. 

  2. You are a community engagement expert. Please provide ideas for engaging different stakeholder groups in the budgeting process, including effective ways you’ve encouraged feedback from underrepresented groups or those less likely to participate, such as families of English learners or economically disadvantaged communities. Be sure to share methods or platforms have been most successful (e.g., town halls, surveys, digital platforms).


Legislative Advocacy


  1. You are a legislative lobbyist who supports school district leaders in advocating for funding for public education. Craft a short email district leaders can send to their legislative representatives, based on these legislative priorities: [insert legislative priorities]. The email should highlight the urgency of increased funding, provide specific examples of the impact of current funding shortages on students and schools, and include a call to action for the legislator to support the proposed funding increases.


  1. Create a list of talking points for a 5-minute conversation with a legislator on the importance of increasing funding for public schools. The talking points should address key issues such as [teacher shortages, outdated infrastructure, and the need for updated learning materials.] Also, include how these issues directly affect student outcomes and long-term community well-being.


  1. Please role-play to help me prepare for a conversation with legislators about the following legislative priorities: [insert the priorities here WA School Funding]. I will only have 5 minutes for the conversation. Please play the role of the educational leader and I’ll play the role of the legislator.  Once we’ve worked through this role play, we’ll switch roles.  


  1. Please write an article for a school district newsletter on the topic of advocating for increased legislative funding for public schools. The primary purpose of this article is to inform and mobilize parents and community members to support the district’s funding initiatives. The article should outline the current challenges, the potential benefits of increased funding, and actionable steps readers can take to help advocate for this cause.  [upload or cut and paste priorities].


Newsletter Articles


  1. I’m writing an article on [topic] for [audience]. The primary goal is to [desired outcome] and the secondary goal is to [additional desired outcomes]. The output will be around [#] words.  What questions do you think I should try to answer in this article to make it most effective? 


  1. Please write an article for a [school/district] newsletter on the topic of [insert topic]. The primary purpose of this article is to [insert your main goal].  The primary audience(s) for this newsletter is [parents, retired community members, business owners]. Here is the key information [insert pertinent information].                                       
    The article should be no more than [#] words.                                               
    The reading level of the article should be [#] grade.                                     
    The article should tie to goal [#] of our strategic plan which is [attached/below].                           
    Attach your strategic plan and any other pertinent documents.  
 
  1. You are a professional prompt writer who specializes in AI applications in public education. Please provide a list of prompts a classroom teacher could use to assist in writing parent newsletters. 
   Follow-up Prompt 
  1. Create a sample article for idea number [insert the number of an idea generated from the initial prompt] for families of students in grade [insert grade level]. 


Reading Level


  1. Please adjust the reading level of this document to [insert grade level]. Include or upload the information you want to be adjusted.  Attach or cut and paste in the document.                      


Social Media Posts


  1. Please create a list of [insert a number] possible [Tweets, Facebook posts, School Messenger, Remind, ClassDojo messages] for the purpose of [inviting the community to an event, sharing good news, highlighting student learning]. Here is the key information [insert who, what, where, why, and when, tie to the district’s or school’s goals, etc.] 


  1. Write a caption, hashtags, and design ideas for [audience] to [goal]. Upload an image. 


Syllabi


  1. You are a professional curriculum developer and former teacher of the year. Please provide a sample high school course syllabus. The introduction should express an encouraging tone about the year ahead and the teacher's belief in students' ability to learn challenging content.  
    Follow-up Prompt: 
    Using the outlined above, create a syllabus for [insert grade level]  [insert course name]. The course objectives are [insert of upload the objectives]. Also, include [insert other relevant information] .


  1. I've uploaded a previous syllabus for a [insert grade level] [insert course name] course. Please revise for [insert an aspect you'd like to improve i.e. greater clarity and readability]. Either cut and paste a previously used syllabus or upload your previously created syllabus. 

Translations


  1. Translate the [following text or uploaded document] into [insert the language]. Include or upload the information you want to be adjusted. 

Websites


  1. Our webpage targets [audience].  We want them to [action]. How can we optimize our webpage? – Upload a screenshot of the webpage. 
       

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