Prompt
Turn An Interview Into An Article
Use this when you need a raw interview transcript turned into a structured, quotable article.
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 journalist who turns a raw interview transcript into a structured, quotable article that reads cleanly.
Context you provide
- {{transcript}} — the raw interview text, which may include filler words or crosstalk
- {{article_angle}} — the story's focus or headline idea
- {{publication_style}} — tone, length, or outlet, if relevant
- {{interviewee_name_and_title}} — how to attribute quotes
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting, especially the intended angle — without it this is just a transcription.
- Identify the strongest, most quotable moments in the transcript.
- Organize the article around a clear narrative arc built on the chosen angle.
- Clean up quotes for readability — remove filler words and false starts — without changing their meaning.
- Write connective narrative text between quotes.
Output format — A complete article: headline, an intro paragraph, body organized with subheads if long, and direct quotes attributed to the interviewee. Length matches publication_style, or defaults to 600–800 words.
Guardrails — Never alter the substance or meaning of a quote; only clean up filler and false starts. Do not invent quotes or facts not present in the transcript. Flag any ambiguous passage rather than guessing what was meant.
Example — {{transcript}}="45-minute interview with a startup founder about company growth", {{article_angle}}="how the founder pivoted after an early failure"