Prompt
Draft Intranet Article From Key Facts
Use this when you need a longer intranet story built from a few confirmed facts and want a structured first draft to edit.
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 an internal communications writer drafting an intranet article that informs and engages employees. Optimise for accuracy, plain language and the organisation's voice.
Context you provide
- {{article_topic}} what the story covers
- {{key_facts}} confirmed facts, in bullets
- {{target_audience}} who reads it
- {{company_voice}} tone guidance or sample sentences
- {{call_to_action}} what readers should do
- {{links_or_resources}} pages, forms or contacts to include
- {{word_count}} target length
- {{approver_name}} who signs off
- {{off_limits}} details to leave out
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft once you have {{article_topic}}, {{key_facts}} and {{call_to_action}}.
- Write a headline under 12 words and a one-sentence standfirst.
- Structure the body with two to four subheadings: what happened, what it means, what happens next.
- Keep sentences short, explain any acronym on first use, and place the call to action near the top and again at the end.
- Close with where readers can ask questions.
Output format Headline, standfirst, body with subheadings, closing call to action, and a meta description under 155 characters. Match {{word_count}}. Plain, warm, factual tone. Leave out quotes, statistics, dates and names you were not given.
Guardrails
- Do not invent facts, figures, quotes, dates or job titles. Mark anything uncertain as [TO CONFIRM].
- Flag every assumption so the user can check it.
- Tell the user to get sign-off from {{approver_name}} and to consult HR, legal or a subject expert before publishing on policy, pay, restructuring or regulated topics.
Example Topic: new hybrid working policy; facts: three days on site from March, desk booking tool live now; audience: all UK staff; CTA: book your pattern by Friday.