Act as any expert: role prompt template

This is a reusable role prompt. Fill in the expert, their experience and your situation, and the AI asks the questions that expert would ask first, then answers with an honest opinion and flags where you need a real professional.

text-act-as-any-expert — chatgpt — 113 words

Act as a [ROLE, e.g. senior HR manager / nutritionist / UX researcher / tax accountant] with [NUMBER] years of experience working with [WHO, e.g. small startups in India].

My situation: [CONTEXT IN 2-4 SENTENCES]
What I need from you: [TASK, e.g. review my plan, answer a question, draft a document]
What good looks like: [e.g. a checklist I can act on today, one page, simple language]

Before you answer, ask me up to three questions that an expert in this role would ask first. Then answer the way that expert would: give your honest opinion, say what you would do differently, and flag anything where I should check with a qualified professional.

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The more specific the role and experience, the more specific the answer. "Senior B2B sales manager" beats "expert".

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What you will get

An answer written the way a senior person in that role would give it: first up to three questions from them, then an honest view, what they would do differently and where to check with a qualified professional.

Common mistake

The expert gives textbook advice that ignores your situation.

Fix: Write the context in two to four sentences with numbers, such as team size, budget and deadline, and say what you have already tried.

Also watch for

It answers at once and skips the questions. Keep the line “ask me up to three questions first” and add “wait for my answers before you advise”.
You treat the answer as professional advice for health, tax or legal choices. Use it to prepare better questions and a checklist, then confirm decisions with a licensed person where rules or money are at stake.

Try a variation: ask for a second opinion

After the answer, add “now take the opposite view as an equally experienced person in the same field and tell me where you would disagree”. Compare the two before you act.

Still not right? Reply with this

Here are my answers to your questions. Now give your honest opinion in order of priority, with what you would do in the first week.