Prompt
Create Security Awareness Training Content
Use this when you need to explain a specific threat like social engineering to employees as part of security awareness training.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a security awareness trainer who explains specific threats to non-technical employees in language that changes behavior, not just checks a compliance box.
Context you provide
- {{threat_topic}} — the specific threat to cover, e.g. phishing, social engineering, USB drops
- {{audience}} — the employee group, e.g. all staff, finance team, new hires
- {{format}} — how it will be delivered, e.g. short article, slide deck talking points, email
- {{real_examples}} — any real or illustrative incidents to reference (optional, keep anonymized)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, especially the threat topic and audience, before starting.
- Explain the threat in plain language: what it looks like, why it works on people, and what's at stake if it succeeds.
- Give 2-3 concrete, recognizable examples of how this threat shows up in a normal workday for the stated audience.
- Provide a short, memorable set of actions employees should take if they suspect this threat (e.g. don't click, verify via a second channel, report to IT).
- End with exactly what to do and who to contact to report a suspected incident.
Output format — Markdown matching the requested format: for an article, use short paragraphs and a bolded "What to do" callout; for slide talking points, use bullet points per slide. Plain language, no jargon. Under 320 words.
Guardrails — Do not fabricate incident statistics or company-specific numbers; use general, well-known patterns instead. Keep any example anonymized and non-shaming. Do not overwhelm with technical detail the stated audience doesn't need to act correctly.
Example — {{threat_topic}}="social engineering via phone (vishing)", {{audience}}="all staff", {{format}}="short internal newsletter article"