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Ines's Monday, two ways

8 lessons · 24 prompts

A day in the life of a Diplomat: what changes with these prompts.

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Ines is a political officer at her country's embassy in Jakarta.

Ines starts Monday with a stack of notes from a meeting with a trade ministry official, three local news articles, and a half-written cable. She opens Claude and uses the Draft Diplomatic Reports prompt to turn the notes into a one-page summary with clear headings. She checks the names and dates herself.

Next she uses the Analyze Political Developments prompt in ChatGPT. She pastes two news articles and a policy speech, then asks for a short list of key actors and what changed. It helps her see a connection she had missed between a new export rule and a port project.

Before lunch, she opens the Prepare Negotiation Briefs prompt in Gemini. She adds the other side's likely concerns and asks for counterarguments on a fisheries agreement. In the afternoon, she uses the Draft Talking Points prompt to shape a short message for the ambassador and a longer version for a local partner.

By four o'clock, Ines has a draft cable, a clearer analysis, a negotiation brief, and two sets of talking points. She spends the time she won back calling a contact she had been meaning to reconnect with and leaving the office before dark.

Before

  • Notes pile up before lunch
  • Every report starts blank
  • News is hard to compare
  • Briefs wait until late

After this course

  • A first draft is ready
  • Sources line up clearly
  • Briefs are done on time
  • Time for real calls

What you'll learn

  • Draft reports: Turn notes, cables, and news into a clear report you can edit.
  • Analyze politics: Compare sources and map the people and policies that matter.
  • Prepare briefs: Build negotiation briefs and think through counterarguments before a meeting.
  • Shape talking points: Adapt a message for different audiences and sensitive questions.
  • Plan outreach: Prepare introductions and cultural context for relationship building.
  • Coordinate locally: Draft requests and joint plans with local authorities.
  • Conference prep: Draft speeches, agendas, and bilateral notes for international meetings.
  • Visa and permits: Explain rules, draft decision letters, and check application details.

How this course works

  1. 8 lessonsOne task of your job each, from draft diplomatic reports to issue visas and permits.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish and keep the prompts as your own library.