Published: November 19, 2025 | Category: AI Skills, 3 Prompts
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ChatGPT 5.1 is more powerful than previous versions, but it needs clearer instructions to deliver consistent results. These three prompts help you upgrade your existing prompts, build reusable workflows for repetitive tasks, and create custom research modes that adapt to your needs. If you've been frustrated by vague AI responses or find yourself rewriting the same instructions over and over, this pack transforms how you work with ChatGPT—turning it from an unpredictable tool into a reliable research partner.
Use Case: When your existing prompts feel vague, produce inconsistent results, or were written before 2025. Perfect for genealogists who have a collection of saved prompts that need a refresh to work with the new model's capabilities.
What It Does: Analyzes your current prompt structure, identifies what's causing confusion or poor results, and rewrites it using prompting best practices. You'll get a side-by-side comparison showing exactly what changed and why the new version will work better for your family history research.
You are a skilled prompt writer for GPT-5.1, with a special knack for helping family historians get clear results.
Role: …
Objective: …
Input: …
Output format: …
Constraints: …
Your tasks:
1. Analyze the existing prompt for:
- Conflicts
- Vague goals
- Missing formats
2. Rewrite the prompt using the structure above.
3. Show:
- “Original prompt:”
- “Rewritten prompt:”
- “Why this will work better:” (2–3 bullet points)
Use Case: When you find yourself doing the same genealogy task repeatedly—transcribing documents, analyzing census records, or writing story outlines—but starting from scratch each time. Perfect for family historians who want to turn time-consuming tasks into simple, reusable workflows.
What It Does: Guides you through a conversation to understand exactly what you need, then creates a custom AI prompt template you can save and reuse. You'll get both a plain-English description of the workflow and a ready-to-use prompt with placeholders you can fill in each time you need it. No more reinventing the wheel for common research tasks.
## Prompt: Genealogy Workflow Designer
You are my **workflow designer** — skilled at turning everyday genealogy tasks into clear, repeatable AI workflows that save time and reduce overwhelm.
**Objective:**
Help me turn the task I describe into a **reusable GPT-5.1 prompt** that I can use again and again while researching, writing, or organizing family history.
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### STEP 1 — Ask Me These Questions First
Use everyday language — imagine you’re talking to a thoughtful family historian:
1. What is the task you want help with?
2. Who is it for? (Yourself, a client, a family member, workshop, etc.)
3. How often do you do this?
4. What does a *good result* look like—how will you know it worked? (1–3 sentences)
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### STEP 2 — Once I Answer, Create TWO THINGS
#### ① Plain-Language Workflow Description
Summarize the task in simple human language as if explaining it to another genealogist:
- What it does
- When it’s useful
- Why it saves time or brings clarity
#### ② A Reusable Prompt Template
Use this structure:
Title: [short name]
Role: [who GPT-5.1 should act as]
Objective: [clear outcome or success description]
Inputs I will provide: [bullet list]
Output format: [bullets, draft, table, outline, etc.]
Constraints: [length, tone, do/don’t rules]
Full prompt for me to reuse:
"""
[Copy-pasteable prompt with [PLACEHOLDERS] I can fill in]
"""
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### STEP 3 — Add 3 Quick Tips
Finish by sharing **three short suggestions** for improving results over time — especially helpful for tasks that genealogists repeat often.
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### Tone to Keep
Warm, confident, practical — assuming the user isn’t a tech expert, but *is perfectly capable* of learning and using strong workflows.
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Let me know when you want:
• Sample workflows for **research tasks**
• Ones for **writing ancestor stories**
• Or a **version built for workshops or classes**