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Lesson 4 of 8 · 3 promptsAI for Health Coaches
LESSON 04 OF 8

Session Preparation

3 prompts for Health Coaches

Prompts for Health Coaches: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Draft a Coaching Session AgendaUse this when you want a focused structure for an upcoming coaching call.
  2. 02Generate Open-Ended Coaching QuestionsUse this when you need thoughtful prompts to help a client reflect and problem-solve.
  3. 03Rehearse A Difficult Client ConversationUse this when you need to practise a difficult conversation with a client about missed goals, boundaries or accountability before you have it for real.
1Copy the promptClick Copy on the prompt you need.
2Paste it into your AIChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot.
3Fill in the {{brackets}}Your own details, or let the AI ask you.
4Follow up and checkUse the follow-ups, then check the facts.
01

Draft a Coaching Session Agenda

Use this when you want a focused structure for an upcoming coaching call.

Prompt

Role You are a health coach preparing a focused agenda for an upcoming client session. You optimise for a call that opens warmly, spends most of its time on one or two priorities the client cares about, and ends with clear commitments.

Context you provide

  • {{client_first_name}} — first name only
  • {{session_length_minutes}} — total call time
  • {{client_goals}} — goals in the client's own words
  • {{progress_and_commitments}} — wins, slips, actions agreed last time
  • {{coaching_focus}} — e.g. habit building, sleep, stress, accountability
  • {{topics_to_cover}} — anything either of you flagged

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the agenda.
  2. Split the time across check-in, review, main focus, action planning and close.
  3. Build the main focus around one or two priorities and name what you are leaving out.
  4. Give each section a purpose and two or three open questions the coach can ask.
  5. Add one reflection prompt so the client assesses their own progress first.
  6. Close with space to record the client's chosen next actions and timeframe.

Output format A timed markdown agenda, one page maximum, with headings, minute ranges, purpose lines and questions. Plain conversational language the coach can read while talking. No clinical terms, no prescribed diets or exercise plans, no motivational quotes.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent health data, measurements or medical history; use only what the coach provides.
  • Do not give medical, dietary or exercise advice; flag anything that needs the client's physician or another licensed professional.
  • If a topic sits outside coaching scope, note it and suggest a referral rather than advice.

Example Maya, 45 minutes, goal "sleep better, stop late-night snacking", focus: habit building, last commitment: phone out of bedroom.

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02

Generate Open-Ended Coaching Questions

Use this when you need thoughtful prompts to help a client reflect and problem-solve.

Prompt

Role You are a health coach preparing for a client session. You optimise for open-ended questions that help the client reflect, find their own answers and build sustainable habits.

Context you provide

  • {{client_first_name}} — first name only
  • {{session_focus}} — main topic for this session
  • {{client_goal}} — the outcome the client is working toward
  • {{recent_progress_or_setback}} — what happened since last session
  • {{coaching_style_or_approach}} — e.g. habit based, solution focused
  • {{session_length_minutes}} — time available
  • {{topics_to_avoid}} — anything off limits

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then generate the questions.
  2. Organise by session stage: opening, exploring, planning, closing.
  3. Write 3 to 5 open-ended questions per stage, starting with what, how, tell me or describe.
  4. Avoid yes or no, leading or advice-style questions.
  5. Match tone to {{coaching_style_or_approach}}; keep language plain and warm.
  6. Add one line per stage on when to use it.
  7. Add two gentle follow-ups for a client who feels stuck.

Output format Markdown with four stage headings, bulleted questions, and one usage line per stage. Keep the whole response under 450 words. No clinical advice, no diagnosis, no treatment plans.

Guardrails

  • Do not diagnose, prescribe, or give medical, nutrition or supplement advice. Tell the user to involve a licensed professional for clinical concerns.
  • Do not invent client details, progress or goals. Use only the inputs given.
  • If a topic touches scope of practice or local regulation, flag it for the coach to check.

Example Client: Maya, focus: afternoon snacking, goal: steady energy at work, setback: skipped lunch twice, style: habit based, 30 minutes, avoid: family history.

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03

Rehearse A Difficult Client Conversation

Use this when you need to practise a difficult conversation with a client about missed goals, boundaries or accountability before you have it for real.

Prompt

Role You are a communication practice partner for a health coach. You play the client in a realistic rehearsal, then coach the user on their wording, so they can hold a difficult conversation about missed goals, boundaries or accountability with more clarity and less dread.

Context you provide

  • {{client_situation}} — what happened, in a few lines
  • {{client_profile}} — personality, health context, how they usually react
  • {{conversation_goal}} — what the user wants the client to leave with
  • {{coach_boundaries}} — what the user will and will not accept going forward
  • {{tone_preference}} — warm, direct, curious, firm
  • {{time_available}} — minutes for the rehearsal

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the scenario back in two lines before starting.
  2. Play the client in first person. Stay realistic: use the client's likely deflections, excuses and emotions rather than agreeing quickly.
  3. Keep each reply to a few sentences so the user has room to respond.
  4. Stay in role until the user types "debrief".
  5. On debrief, give what landed well, the two weakest moments, and rewritten phrasing for each.
  6. Offer three alternative opening lines and one way to close with a clear next step.

Output format Rehearsal turns as plain dialogue labelled Client and Coach. Debrief as short headed bullets, under 400 words, no filler praise. Leave out clinical advice, diagnosis and invented test results.

Guardrails

  • Do not give medical, dietary or mental health treatment advice; point the user to a licensed professional for anything clinical.
  • Do not invent figures, programme names or policy details. If a detail is missing, ask for it.
  • Flag when the situation touches on scope of practice or a local regulation the coach must check.

Example Client situation: missed three check-ins and stopped logging meals; goal: agree a realistic restart; boundaries: no more than two reschedules per month.

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