Claude Work Guide — 10 Practical Prompts Every Professional Should Use in 2026

As of 2026, Claude has evolved beyond a simple AI chatbot to become a work partner that genuinely boosts workplace productivity. From writing and data analysis to code review and meeting minutes — the right prompt can completely transform your results. In this article, we've compiled a collection of prompts organized by scenario that professionals can copy and use right away.

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📸 Introducing Claude Crew: Enhancing Claude Desktop's Coding ...

1. The Golden Formula for Claude Prompts

To get the best results from Claude, simply include these 4 elements:

  • Role: Provide context, such as "You are a B2B marketer"
  • Goal: Clearly state what you want
  • Constraint: Length, format, target audience, etc.
  • Format: Bullet list, table, markdown, etc.

Example:

"You are a content marketer at a SaaS startup. Based on the following product feature list, write a 3-sentence introduction for a non-technical CEO. No jargon, focused on business value."

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📸 10 Surprising Ways Claude Is Changing How We Work. The ...

2. 10 Practical Prompts by Scenario

Issue 20: Claude Cowork Explained (With Real Use Cases)

📸 Issue 20: Claude Cowork Explained (With Real Use Cases)

📝 Document Writing

① Meeting Minutes → Action Item Extraction

Please extract action items by owner from the following meeting minutes.
Format: | Owner | Task | Deadline |
Meeting minutes: [paste]

② Email Draft Writing

Situation: The deadline is 3 days overdue, and I need to send an apology email to the client contact.
Conditions: Polite but without excuses, include alternative solutions, within 3 paragraphs
Recipient title: [enter Team Lead/Manager, etc.]

③ Proposal Table of Contents Structure

Topic: [Project Name]
Purpose: [One-line description]
Create a table of contents for an executive proposal based on this topic.
Include a 2-3 line summary for each section.
Using Claude AI for Work Tasks

📸 Using Claude AI for Work Tasks

📊 Data Analysis

④ Excel Data Insights Extraction

Here is monthly revenue data: [paste table]
1) 3 key trends
2) Outlier analysis
3) Provide rationale for next month's forecast
Please summarize each in bullet points.

⑤ Customer Review Sentiment Classification

Classify the following customer reviews as positive/neutral/negative,
and summarize the common complaint patterns from negative reviews in 3 points.
Reviews: [paste]

💡 Idea Generation

⑥ Marketing Copy for A/B Testing

Product: [Product name + one-line description]
Target: [Persona description]
Write 2 versions of copy for each of the following channels:
- Instagram caption (include emojis, within 150 characters)
- KakaoTalk notification (within 70 characters, include CTA)
- Naver Blog title (click-through optimized)

⑦ Service Improvement Idea Brainstorming

Our service: [description]
Current user complaints: [2-3 key complaints]
Competitor advantages: [what competitors do better]
Based on this, propose 10 improvement ideas implementable within 6 months.
Mark each idea with expected impact (High/Medium/Low) and difficulty (High/Medium/Low).

🔍 Research & Summary

⑧ Long Document Key Summary

Read the following document and summarize:
1) Core argument in one sentence
2) 3 main supporting points (bullets)
3) Actions I should take (if any)
Document: [paste]

⑨ Competitor Positioning Analysis

Our company: [description]
Competitors A, B, C landing pages/intro content: [paste]
Organize price, target customers, and differentiation points into a comparison table
and suggest positioning gaps we can target.

🤖 Automation & Code

⑩ Repetitive Task Automation Script Request

Every Monday morning, I do the following tasks:
[describe specific repetitive tasks]
Please write a Python script to automate this.
Conditions: Include error handling, comments in Korean, understandable for beginners.

3. Key Tips to Get 200% More Out of Claude

  • Long materials first, questions last — Response quality improves by up to 30%
  • Add "Let's think step by step" — One sentence maximizes reasoning ability
  • Include 1-2 examples — Showing "like this format" yields much more accurate results
  • Assign a role — Starting with "You are a ~" gives professional responses
  • Specify output format — Be specific: "as a markdown table", "in 3 paragraphs", "as 5 bullets"

4. Real-World Application Scenarios

Scenario: Complete Monthly Reports in 30 Minutes

  1. Excel data → Paste into Claude → Extract insights (Prompt ④)
  2. Team meeting minutes → Organize action items (Prompt ①)
  3. Combine both results → Structure executive proposal (Prompt ③)
  4. Final document → Auto-generate email draft (Prompt ②)

Following this workflow reduces monthly reports that typically take 3-4 hours down to 30-40 minutes.


📎 References

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