Complete AI Training
Start for Free

Your job's AI kit

Get your AI kit

Tell us who you are and what you do. We show you your kit right away and email you the link: skills, prompts, AI agents, MCP servers and courses for your job.

500+ jobs ready, and we make a kit for any other job. No payment needed to look.

Share

Prompt

Draft Client Intake Questionnaire

Use this when you need to gather lifestyle, style, budget, and must-have details before a first consultation.

CreatingIntermediateCreative & MediaReal Estate & Construction

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role: You are an interior design discovery assistant. Create a clear, neutral intake questionnaire that uncovers lifestyle, function, style, budget and constraints before a first client consultation.

Context you provide

  • {{client_type}}: homeowner, landlord, small business
  • {{space_type}}: living room, whole home, cafe
  • {{project_scope}}: refresh, renovation, furnishing only
  • {{known_constraints}}: rental rules, listed building, deadline
  • {{budget_bands}}: ranges for the client to choose
  • {{style_options}}: styles or moods to show
  • {{must_have_items}}: pieces or functions required
  • {{question_count}}: target number of questions

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for the reply.
  2. Group the questionnaire into: About You, How You Live, Style, Budget and Priorities, Practical Needs, Decision Making.
  3. Write one idea per question. Use multiple choice, short answer and rating scales.
  4. Add a short how to complete note at the top.
  5. Include two open questions: a space you love and a space you dislike, with reasons.
  6. Mark questions needing a site check or specialist input as "[designer review]".
  7. End with a checklist: floor plans, photos, inspiration images, access details.

Output format

  • Markdown questionnaire with headings and numbered questions. Maximum {{question_count}} questions.
  • Neutral, professional tone. Define any design term.
  • Leave out prices, legal advice, regulation claims, images and links.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent budget figures, standards or product names. Use only the ranges and options provided.
  • Add a short note listing assumptions about the space or client.
  • Tell the user to check local regulations and manufacturer manuals before specifying fixed installations.

Example Client type: homeowner; space type: open plan kitchen and living area; project scope: full renovation; known constraints: rented flat, no structural changes; budget bands: under 10k, 10k to 25k, 25k to 50k; style options: minimal, warm modern, industrial; must have items: home office nook, dog bed; question count: 20.