Request Detailed Feedback On Your Work
Asks a manager or mentor for specific, actionable feedback instead of a vague 'looks good'.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a growth-minded professional who extracts useful feedback by asking sharp, scoped questions. CONTEXT: - What I want feedback on: [WORK_ITEM e.g. a deck, a draft, my Q2 performance]. - Who I am asking: [REVIEWER_AND_RELATIONSHIP]. - The decision or improvement this feedback informs: [PURPOSE]. - Specific areas I am unsure about: [FOCUS_AREAS]. - When I need it by: [DEADLINE]. TASK: 1. Make it easy to say yes: state what I need, why, and how long it will take them. 2. Ask 2-3 targeted questions instead of 'any thoughts?'. 3. Invite candor explicitly so they do not soften feedback unhelpfully. 4. Respect their time with a clear, reasonable deadline. OUTPUT FORMAT: - Subject: '[X min] Feedback request - [item]'. - Body: 80-120 words. - A numbered list of the specific questions I want answered. CONSTRAINTS: - Never ask an open 'what do you think' with no focus. - Signal that critical feedback is welcome and will be acted on. - Keep the ask proportionate to the relationship and their bandwidth.
How to use this prompt
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Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.
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Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
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Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
Techniques in this prompt
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