What each part of the prompt does
- Questions before drafting
- Letting Claude ask up to three questions catches the missing number, name or result that makes a story land. Posts written without that pause tend to fill the gap with vague claims like "it was a game changer".
- Opening on the moment
- The first line has to be the event itself in under twelve words. That is the only part people see before tapping "see more", so it should carry tension instead of a greeting or an announcement.
- Lesson after the story
- Putting the takeaway after the events lets readers reach it themselves. A post that opens with the moral reads like advice from a stranger; one that ends with it reads like experience.
- Flagged sentences
- Asking Claude to list lines it was unsure you would say gives you a quick edit pass. Those are usually the phrases that sound like a ghostwriter rather than you.
Variations to try
Same idea, one thing changed.
Hiring announcement Ghostwrite a LinkedIn post in my voice announcing that my team is hiring, told through a moment that shows what working here is like. About me: - My role and field: [MY ROLE] - The experience or moment the post is about: [STORY] - The lesson I took from it: [LESSON] - What I want readers to do or think afterwards: [GOAL], ideally apply or forward the role - A post of mine I like, to match the voice: [SAMPLE] Before writing, ask me up to three questions if the story is missing a concrete detail, a number or an outcome. Wait for my answers. Then write the post: 1. The first line is the moment itself, in under twelve words, with no question and no "I'm excited to share". 2. Tell what happened in short paragraphs of one or two sentences, with line breaks between them. 3. State the lesson once, plainly, after the story, not before. 4. End with a line that invites a specific reply, not "Thoughts?". 5. Keep it between 150 and 250 words. No hashtags in the body; add at most three at the end. Give me two versions: one that leans on the story and one that leans on the lesson. Then list any sentence you were unsure I would say.
Shorter post Ghostwrite a LinkedIn post in my voice about something I learned at work. About me: - My role and field: [MY ROLE] - The experience or moment the post is about: [STORY] - The lesson I took from it: [LESSON] - What I want readers to do or think afterwards: [GOAL] - A post of mine I like, to match the voice: [SAMPLE] Before writing, ask me up to three questions if the story is missing a concrete detail, a number or an outcome. Wait for my answers. Then write the post: 1. The first line is the moment itself, in under twelve words, with no question and no "I'm excited to share". 2. Tell what happened in short paragraphs of one or two sentences, with line breaks between them. 3. State the lesson once, plainly, after the story, not before. 4. End with a line that invites a specific reply, not "Thoughts?". 5. Keep it under 120 words. No hashtags in the body; add at most three at the end. Give me two versions: one that leans on the story and one that leans on the lesson. Then list any sentence you were unsure I would say.
If the result isn't right
- Paste a real sample in [SAMPLE], even a long Slack message; Claude matches rhythm and word choice far better from text than from adjectives like "casual".
- If the draft sounds boastful, add "I am a peer, not a guru; keep the tone level" to the prompt and regenerate.
- Post the version that opens on the stronger moment, then reuse the other one weeks later with a different first line.