Prompts that help business coaches, life coaches and independent consultants sharpen their offer, win clients, deliver great sessions and stay visible.
Copy a prompt into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and replace every [BRACKETED] part with your own niche, offer, prices and client details. The output is only as specific as your input, so describe your ideal client and your method in real words. If an answer sounds like every other coach online, ask the chatbot to use your phrases and examples instead. One honest warning: AI can produce confident but generic advice, and it should not stand in for your expertise. Do not paste confidential client information, session notes with names, or private company data into a general chatbot; anonymize first. Life coaches should refer clients to licensed professionals for mental health concerns.
Offer, positioning and website
Sharpen your positioning
When your offer sounds like everyone else's.
Help me sharpen my positioning. I am a [COACH OR CONSULTANT TYPE] who helps [IDEAL CLIENT] with [PROBLEM] using [METHOD]. Ask me five questions to find what makes me different, then write three one sentence positioning statements in the form I help [WHO] [ACHIEVE WHAT] without [COMMON PAIN]. Explain the strengths of each.
Write a sales page
When launching or refreshing an offer.
Write a sales page for my [PROGRAM NAME], a [FORMAT AND LENGTH] for [IDEAL CLIENT]. Outcomes I can honestly support: [OUTCOMES]. What is included: [INCLUSIONS]. Price: [PRICE]. Real testimonials: [PASTE TESTIMONIALS]. Include a headline, the problem, the approach, what is included, who it is not for, FAQ and a call to book. No income or result guarantees.
Name a program
When creating a new package or program.
Suggest ten names for my coaching or consulting program for [IDEAL CLIENT] that helps them [OUTCOME] over [LENGTH]. My brand tone is [TONE]. For each name give a short tagline and say why it works. Avoid names that sound like trademarks of big brands or that promise specific results.
Write an About page
When your About page is all about you and not the client.
Write an About page for my coaching or consulting business. My background: [BACKGROUND]. Why I do this work: [STORY]. Who I work with: [IDEAL CLIENT]. How I work: [APPROACH]. Credentials: [CREDENTIALS]. Keep it client focused, under 350 words, and end with an invitation to book a call.
Design tiered packages
When you want more ways for clients to say yes.
Help me design three service tiers for my [COACHING OR CONSULTING] business serving [IDEAL CLIENT]. My current offer is [CURRENT OFFER] at [PRICE]. Suggest what goes in an entry, core and premium tier, how they differ in access and support, and questions I should think through before setting prices. Present it as a table.
Sales and client acquisition
Discovery call script
To make sales calls feel natural and consistent.
Write a 30 minute discovery call structure for my [COACHING OR CONSULTING] offer for [IDEAL CLIENT]. Include rapport, questions about their current situation, goals and what they have tried, how to describe my approach [APPROACH], how to present the investment [PRICE], and how to handle not right now. Keep it a conversation, not a pitch.
Write a consulting proposal
After a promising discovery call.
Turn my notes from a discovery call into a proposal for [CLIENT COMPANY TYPE], with no confidential details: [PASTE NOTES]. Sections: their situation and goals, proposed approach in phases, deliverables, timeline, investment options [PRICING], what we need from them, and next steps. Clear and under two pages.
Follow up after a discovery call
Same day after a sales call.
Write a follow up email after a discovery call with [PROSPECT FIRST NAME]. Recap their goal in their own words [THEIR GOAL], summarize how I would help, restate the options and pricing [OPTIONS], and give a simple next step with a deadline [DEADLINE]. Under 180 words, warm and confident.
Handle common objections
Before sales calls, to prepare.
Write calm, honest responses to these objections I hear about my [OFFER]: [LIST OBJECTIONS] (such as too expensive, no time, need to think about it). For each, give one question to understand what is behind it and a short response that respects their decision. No pressure tactics.
Write a LinkedIn outreach message
For warm, respectful outreach.
Write a short LinkedIn message to a [TITLE] at a [COMPANY TYPE] who I think could benefit from [WHAT I DO]. Reference [SPECIFIC DETAIL] (from their public profile or post), offer something useful [FREE RESOURCE OR INSIGHT], and ask a low pressure question. Under 80 words, no pitch in the first message.
Ask for referrals
After a successful engagement.
Write a short message to past clients asking for referrals. Remind them of the result we worked on together [RESULT], describe who I can help most [IDEAL CLIENT], and make it easy to introduce someone with a ready made intro line. Under 120 words and gracious.
Write a testimonial request
At the end of an engagement.
Write an email asking [CLIENT FIRST NAME] for a testimonial after our work on [PROJECT OR PROGRAM]. Include four short questions that draw out before and after, specific changes, and what they would tell someone considering working with me. Ask for permission to use their name and title. Under 150 words.
Client delivery
Plan a session agenda
Before each client session.
Plan a [LENGTH] minute session agenda for a client working on [GOAL], with no client name. Last session we covered [LAST SESSION SUMMARY] and their action items were [ACTIONS]. Include check in, review of actions, main focus, an exercise or tool, commitments for next time, and powerful questions to ask.
Write a session recap
Right after a session.
Turn my anonymized session notes into a short recap email for the client: [PASTE NOTES]. Include key insights in their words, decisions made, action items with dates, and one question to reflect on before next session. Warm and under 200 words. Do not add advice I did not give.
Create a client workbook
When turning your method into materials.
Create a workbook for my [PROGRAM NAME] that helps clients [OUTCOME]. Include an intro page, six exercises with instructions and reflection questions based on my framework [FRAMEWORK STEPS], a progress tracker, and a closing reflection. Use my terminology: [KEY TERMS].
Write an onboarding packet
When a new client signs on.
Write an onboarding packet for new clients of my [COACHING OR CONSULTING] business. Include a welcome letter, how we will work together [LOGISTICS], scheduling and cancellation policy [POLICY], how to get the most from sessions, and a short intake questionnaire. Under 600 words in total.
Facilitate a workshop
For team workshops, retreats or group programs.
Design a [LENGTH] workshop for [AUDIENCE] on [TOPIC]. Include learning goals, a minute by minute agenda, two interactive exercises, discussion questions, and materials needed. Mix individual reflection, pair work and group discussion, and add a short evaluation form at the end.
Summarize interview findings
During discovery on consulting projects.
Here are anonymized notes from [NUMBER] stakeholder interviews for a consulting project: [PASTE NOTES]. Group the findings into themes, note how many interviews mention each, pull out representative quotes without names, and list open questions. Do not draw conclusions the notes do not support.
Write a final engagement report
At the end of a project.
Write a final report outline for a consulting engagement on [PROJECT]. Include executive summary, original goals, what we did, results against goals [RESULTS], recommendations for the next six months, and a short appendix list. Keep the executive summary under 200 words and use only the facts I give.
Content and visibility
Plan a month of LinkedIn posts
At the start of each month.
Make a 20 post LinkedIn plan for a [COACH OR CONSULTANT TYPE] who helps [IDEAL CLIENT] with [PROBLEM]. Mix lessons from client work without names, opinions on common advice, frameworks, personal stories and soft offers. For each post give a hook and three bullet points. Keep the voice [VOICE].
Turn a framework into a post
To show your method and build authority.
Turn my framework into a LinkedIn carousel: [FRAMEWORK NAME AND STEPS]. Eight slides: a hook, the problem, one slide per step with a short explanation and example, and a closing slide that invites people to [CALL TO ACTION]. Keep each slide under 30 words.
Write a newsletter issue
For weekly or monthly newsletters.
Write a newsletter issue for my audience of [AUDIENCE] on [TOPIC]. Open with a short story or observation [STORY], share three practical ideas, give one question for readers to reflect on, and end with a soft mention of [OFFER]. Under 500 words with three subject line options.
Create a lead magnet
When growing your email list.
Outline a free resource for [IDEAL CLIENT] called [TITLE] that helps them take one first step toward [OUTCOME]. Include five sections, a checklist or worksheet page, and a final page inviting them to book a call. Make it genuinely useful on its own, not a teaser.
Script a short video
For short videos on LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube.
Write a 45 second talking head video script answering a question my [IDEAL CLIENT] often asks: [QUESTION]. Start with a hook in the first sentence, give a clear answer in three short points from my approach [MY APPROACH], and end with an invitation to [CALL TO ACTION]. Use short, spoken sentences.
Pitch a podcast host
When building visibility through guest appearances.
Write a short pitch email to the host of [PODCAST NAME], whose audience is [AUDIENCE]. Suggest three episode ideas I could speak on based on my expertise [EXPERTISE], each with a one line hook, and mention one relevant episode of theirs I enjoyed [EPISODE]. Under 150 words, focused on their listeners, not on me.
Repurpose a talk or webinar
To get more mileage from content you already created.
Here is the transcript or outline of a talk I gave: [PASTE TEXT]. Turn it into five LinkedIn posts, one newsletter issue outline, and three short quote graphics text. Keep my voice and examples, and do not add claims or statistics that are not in the original.
Questions people ask
How can coaches use ChatGPT?
Coaches and consultants use it for positioning, sales pages, discovery call scripts, proposals, session agendas, recaps, workbooks and LinkedIn content. It works best when you feed it your method, your language and your client results. Keep client details anonymous and treat its advice as a draft that your own expertise shapes.
What is the best ChatGPT prompt for coaching session notes?
Paste anonymized notes and ask for a recap with key insights in the client's words, decisions, action items with dates and one reflection question. Tell it not to add advice you did not give. The session recap prompt above does this and keeps the email under 200 words.
Can ChatGPT replace a coach or consultant?
It can give general information and frameworks, but it does not know a client's full context, cannot build trust over time and can be confidently wrong. Many coaches use it to save time on writing and preparation so they can spend more time with clients. Your judgment, experience and relationships are what clients pay for.