32 Tasks to Save Time with Gemini Notebook: The Excel, Word, and PDF Export Features are Game-Changers

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This comprehensive guide provides 32 practical prompts for Gemini Notebook, focusing on its ability to export directly to Excel, Word, and PDF to streamline business documentation and content creation.

It might sound like an exaggeration. But after you finish looking through these 32 practical examples, you'll likely want to use the same words.

It all started on August 4, 2026. With a major update to Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), we gained three sacred treasures.

Excel Export. Word Export. PDF Export.

Until then, no matter how excellent AI was, it was just a "drafting assistant." it could write good text, but pasting it into company templates, formatting it, and saving it as a file was a human job. There was always a river called "the final touch" flowing between the AI and the final submission.

These three treasures have built a bridge over that river. From a meeting recording, you get a request for proposal in the usual Excel format. From three lines of notes, you get a ready-to-distribute information PDF. The AI's job has changed from "drafting" to "delivery."

And I realized: this isn't just about specific tasks. Minutes, applications, proposals, analysis reports, manuals—every job involving documents has become a target for time-saving. That's why I say the definition of work has changed.

In this article, I will present 32 examples, all with copy-pasteable prompts. No AI knowledge is required. All you do is "put materials into the notebook" and "paste the prompt." Just copy the ones closest to your work.

Let's begin.

Chapter 1: The Three Treasures and Criteria for Use

Just three minutes before the main part. If you grasp this, all 32 examples will make sense.

Which Treasure to Use—Simple Criteria

If numbers and formulas are the main focus, use Excel.

Approval documents, management ledgers, summary reports. For documents where you'll replace numbers or recalculate later, have the AI deliver in Excel. Moreover, this treasure even puts formulas into the cells. Not just hard-coded values, but the same formulas as your template. This is the revolution.

If text is the main focus and a human will edit it later, use Word.

Meeting minutes, proposals, reports. For documents that you or your boss will add to or modify, have them delivered in the easy-to-edit Word format.

If you want to distribute it as-is and don't want it edited, use PDF.

Company-wide notices, manuals, FAQ collections. For documents that are "delivered in their final form," use PDF.

If you're unsure, remember this: Excel for calculating, Word for fixing, PDF for distributing.

The Three Common Patterns

These 32 prompts share a common design. Knowing this will help you apply them yourself.

Pattern ①: Always specify the file format

State clearly, "Create as an Excel file." If you don't say this, it will return plain text. Conversely, this one phrase activates the treasure.

Pattern ②: Include "Clearly mark unknown items as 'To be filled in'"

This is insurance to prevent the AI from hallucinating numbers or names, highlighting exactly what you need to verify. This line is in most of the 32 prompts.

Pattern ③: Teach the company style via a "Format Library"

If you stock company templates or previously approved documents in the notebook, the AI will deliver in that exact format. The trick is to name files like "Proposal_Template" or "Proposal_Approved01" so the type is clear. For documents without a template, the [Output Format] in the prompt serves as the mold.

One more promise: Please anonymize confidential or personal information before stocking it (e.g., "Company A" for clients, "Person B" for names). Prioritize checking your company's security rules before business use.

Preparation is complete. Here are the 32 examples.

Chapter 2: Daily Document Work—10 Examples

First, daily document work that everyone has. The higher the frequency, the greater the total time saved. This alone could change the landscape of overtime for many.

① Deliver Meeting Minutes in Word from a Recording

Making minutes after a meeting usually takes 1–2 hours. That becomes a 3-minute check. Just put the recording file in the notebook and paste this.

Stocked Data: Meeting recording (drag and drop)

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1Based on this meeting recording, create meeting minutes and output them as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Structure: Meeting Name, Date/Time, Attendees / Purpose / Discussion Points / Decisions (Who, What, By When) / Pending Items / TODO List
5- Use headings and keep it to a length that a first-time reader can grasp in 5 minutes.
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7【Rules】
8- Never confuse decisions with pending items.
9- Do not write content not based on the recording.
10- Clearly mark unknown points as "To be confirmed."

That extra step of pasting text into a document and formatting it is gone. If you have a company format, stock past minutes and add "Follow the structure of the stocked minutes exactly."

② Deliver a Task Management Ledger in Excel from a Recording

Transcribing "Who, What, By When" from minutes to Excel is tedious. That's now the treasure's job.

Stocked Data: Meeting recording

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1Organize the tasks generated in this meeting and create a task management ledger as an Excel file.
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3【Sheet Structure】
4- Sheet 1 "Task List": A table with columns for Task Content / Owner / Deadline / Priority (High, Med, Low) / Status (Not Started, In Progress, Completed)
5- Sheet 2 "Meeting Summary": Organization of decisions and carried-over issues.
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7【Rules】
8- For tasks where the owner or deadline wasn't stated, write "Undecided (To be confirmed)."
9- Initialize all status columns as "Not Started."
10- Do not add tasks based on speculation not mentioned in the meeting.

③ Turn Meeting Decisions into a Company-wide PDF Notice

"Someone make a document to notify everyone of the new rules"—that job ends in minutes.

Stocked Data: Meeting recording or decision notes

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1Create a company-wide notice regarding the decisions made in this meeting and output it as a PDF file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Structure: Subject / Conclusion (What changes in the first 3 lines) / Target Audience and Effective Date / Steps for Employees (Numbered) / Contact Information
5
6【Rules】
7- Use a polite but not overly stiff tone that even new employees can understand without misunderstanding.
8- Clearly mark parts not stated in the meeting as "To be filled in."

④ Create Catch-up Materials for Absentees in Word

Spending 10 minutes explaining a meeting to an absent member is a team loss. Just hand them this.

Stocked Data: Meeting recording

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1Create catch-up materials for members who missed this meeting and output them as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- 3-line summary (What meeting, what was decided)
5- Decisions the absentee needs to know
6- Tasks related to the absentee (if any)
7- Things to check before the next meeting
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9【Rules】
10- Write in words that someone who doesn't know the background can understand.
11- Add a brief explanation for technical terms or internal jargon.

⑤ Prepare the Next Meeting's Agenda in Word

Run this right after a meeting ends, and your preparation for the next one is already "done."

Stocked Data: Recording/minutes of the current meeting

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1Based on the content of this meeting, create a draft agenda for the next meeting and output it as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Review of previous homework (by owner)
5- Carried-over discussion points (in order of priority)
6- Proposed themes that need new discussion
7- Estimated time for each item (total 60 minutes)
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9【Rules】
10- Propose "new discussion themes" with evidence from the materials.
11- Do not include items without a basis.

⑥ Go Directly from Meeting Recording to Excel Approval Document

This is the usage that shocked me most. From a recording of a meeting where a tool was decided, a company-format approval document arrives without even needing minutes in between.

Stocked Data: Approval template, approved documents, meeting recording

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1Based on the recording, create an approval document for the application items decided, following the exact format of the stocked "Approval_Template," and output it as an Excel file.
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3【Rules】
4- Describe application content, amount, period, and background based on meeting statements.
5- Mark items not stated as "To be filled in."
6- Keep the format and formulas exactly the same as the template.
7- Refer to "Approval_Approved01" for the tone and writing style.

⑦ Deliver a Business Trip Report in Word

Create it from voice memos or rough notes made during travel.

Stocked Data: Report template (if any), notes or recordings from the trip

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1Based on the following notes, create a business trip report and output it as a Word file. Follow the stocked template if available.
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3【Trip Notes】
4(Bullet points of destination, purpose, discussion, impressions)
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6【Output Format】
7- Structure: Overview (Schedule, Destination, Purpose) / Key Meeting Points / Results & Insights / Next Steps (Who, What, By When)
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9【Rules】
10- Do not write content not in the notes based on speculation.
11- Mark parts needing confirmation like amounts or dates as "To be confirmed."

⑧ Deliver Expense/Spending Summaries in Excel

Stocked Data: Spending notes, statement data (anonymized)

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1Based on the stocked spending notes/statements, create an expense summary table as an Excel file.
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3【Sheet Structure】
4- Sheet 1 "Expense List": Table with Date / Category / Content / Amount / Remarks
5- Sheet 2 "Summary": Total by category and grand total (calculated by formula)
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7【Rules】
8- Totals must be entered as formulas (so they recalculate if items are added).
9- Mark items with uncertain categories in a "To be confirmed" column.

⑨ Deliver Weekly Reports in Excel

Stocked Data: Weekly report template, daily work notes/reports

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1Based on the source work notes/reports, create this week's weekly report following the exact format of the stocked "Weekly_Report_Template" and output it as an Excel file.
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3【Rules】
4- Format, items, and formulas must be identical to the template.
5- Write so the "Status -> Next Action" is clear for each project.
6- Use only actual figures from the notes; do not create numbers not in the source.

⑩ Deliver Monthly Reports in Word

Stocked Data: Minutes, weekly reports, and performance data for the month

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1Based on the source minutes, weekly reports, and performance data for the month, create a monthly report and output it as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Structure: Monthly Summary (3 lines) / Performance vs. Goals / Main Topics & Achievements / Issues & Countermeasures / Key Items for Next Month
5
6【Rules】
7- Use only figures found in the source.
8- Add causes for issues that can be read from the materials.

Chapter 3: Aggressive Work—12 Examples

Once the defensive paperwork is handled, it's time for work directly linked to sales and results.

⑪ Deliver Proposals in Word

Stocked Data: Proposal template, approved proposals, product materials, meeting notes

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1Following the format of "Proposal_Template" and the style of "Proposal_Approved01," create a proposal draft for the following client as a Word file.
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3【Client Name and Proposal Outline】
4(Bullet points of key points)
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6【Rules】
7- Extract customer issues from the meeting notes.
8- Match product specs/prices exactly with the latest source materials.
9- Do not write "we can do it" for specs not in the source.

⑫ Turn Multiple Quotes into an Excel Comparison Table

Stocked Data: Quotes from each company (PDFs are fine, anonymized)

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1Compare the stocked quotes from each company and create a comparison table as an Excel file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Rows for comparison items (Amount, Breakdown, Delivery, Support, Payment Terms, etc.), Columns for each company.
5- A grand total row at the bottom (calculated by formula).
6- A separate sheet for notes on each quote (ambiguous points, unique conditions).

⑬ Deliver Customer Follow-up Plans in Excel

Stocked Data: Customer usage notes (anonymized), past follow-up records

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1Create a 30-day follow-up plan for the following customer as an Excel file.
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3【Customer Situation】
4(Bullet points of implementation date, usage, concerns)
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6【Output Format】
7- Columns: Timing, Action, Purpose, Signs to Check
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9【Rules】
10- Prioritize the customer not getting stuck over selling.

⑭ Create Pre-meeting Briefings in Word

Stocked Data: Past customer interactions, minutes, public customer info (anonymized)

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1Based on the stocked customer info, create a briefing for the next meeting and output it as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Customer's current status and interests (with quotes from materials)
5- Previous history and pending homework
6- Goal for this meeting (Proposal)
7- Expected questions and direction of answers (3 or more)
8- Landmines to avoid (points they disliked in the past)

⑮ Deliver Planning Documents in Word

Stocked Data: Planning template, past successful plans, market data, boss's thoughts

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1Assemble the following idea into a planning document following the "Planning_Template" and output it as a Word file.
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3【Idea】
4(Bullet points)
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6【Output Format】
7- Structure: Background / Purpose & Target Figures / Target Audience / Measures / Schedule & Resources / Risks & Countermeasures
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9【Rules】
10- Target figures must be measurable.
11- Always include a plan to verify at minimum cost.

⑯ Deliver Competitor Comparison Tables in Excel

Stocked Data: Competitor public materials, site info, past research notes

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1Based on the source competitor info, create a competitor comparison table as an Excel file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Sheet 1: Conclusion (Position we should take), Sheet 2: Comparison list (Features, Price, Strengths, Weaknesses)
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6【Rules】
7- Specify which material each entry is based on.
8- Clearly distinguish facts from speculation.

⑰ Deliver Marketing Monthly Reports in Excel

Stocked Data: Report template, monthly numerical data, activity records

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1Based on the source data/records, create a marketing monthly report following the "Monthly_Report_Template" and output it as an Excel file.
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3【Rules】
4- Format and formulas must be identical to the template.
5- Go beyond data interpretation to suggest key actions for next month.

⑱ Deliver SNS Posting Calendars in Excel

Stocked Data: Past posts and reaction data, theme notes

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1Based on the winning patterns of past posts, create next month's posting calendar as an Excel file.
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3【Premise】
4(Themes, frequency, goals)
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6【Output Format】
7- Columns: Date, Theme, Goal, Draft Body
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9【Rules】
10- Vary the angles so themes aren't biased.
11- Draft the first line to convey the reader's benefit.

⑲ Analyze Data and Deliver an Excel Analysis Workbook

Stocked Data: Data to analyze (CSV, etc., anonymized)

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1Analyze the uploaded "(Data Name)" and create an analysis workbook as an Excel file.
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3【Sheet Structure】
4- Sheet 1 "Premise": Period, unit, data notes
5- Sheet 2 "Aggregation": Summary table by item/period, growth rate calculation column
6- Sheet 3 "Charts": Line charts for trends, charts for composition
7- Sheet 4 "Insights": Point out growing and falling items based on numbers
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9【Rules】
10- Aggregation and growth rates must be formulas.

⑳ Aggregate Survey Free Responses in Excel

Stocked Data: Survey results (anonymized)

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1Analyze the free responses from the stocked survey results and create an aggregation workbook as an Excel file.
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3【Sheet Structure】
4- Sheet 1 "Category Aggregation": Classify responses by theme, aggregate count and ratio (formulas)
5- Sheet 2 "Representative Voices": Quote a few responses per theme
6- Sheet 3 "Insights": Summary of frequent voices, minority but important voices, and improvement suggestions

㉑ Turn Goal/Reality Gap Analysis into a Word Report

Stocked Data: Project goals, KPIs, schedule, recent minutes/materials

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1Compare the project goals/KPIs with the current status from recent materials and output a gap analysis report as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- List of goals / Current status / Gap between goal and reality
5- Factors for the gap readable from materials
6- Proposed actions for next week (3 items with basis)

㉒ Turn Industry News "Impact on Us" into a Word Report

Stocked Data: Company/project materials

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1Search the web for "(News/Keyword)" and cross-reference it with this notebook's materials to output an impact analysis report as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- News summary (with sources)
5- Impact on our company/project (with quotes from materials)
6- Organize by Opportunities and Risks
7- Proposed things to check

Chapter 4: Team and Company Management—10 Examples

㉓ Deliver Interview Evaluation Sheets in Excel

Stocked Data: Job description, ideal persona notes, evaluation template, criteria

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1Create an interview evaluation sheet for the following mid-career position as an Excel file.
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3【Ideal Persona】
4(Bullet points)
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6【Output Format】
7- Columns: Question, Point to check, Evaluation criteria, Entry field
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9【Rules】
10- Define criteria in words that don't vary by interviewer.
11- Aggregate scores using formulas.

㉔ Deliver Training Plans in Word

Stocked Data: Company manuals, past training materials

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1Create a training plan for new employees as a Word file.
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3【Premise】
4(Target, period, skills to acquire)
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6【Output Format】
7- Purpose / What to teach and in what order for the first 3 months / Achievement criteria for each stage / Methodology

㉕ Deliver Job Postings in Word

Stocked Data: Ideal persona notes, company intro materials, past postings

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1Create a job posting for the following position and output it as a Word file.
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3【Position and Ideal Persona】
4(Job content, requirements, preferred conditions)
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6【Output Format】
7- Job content (specific enough to imagine a day at work) / Ideal persona / Experience gained / Selection process

㉖ Deliver Company FAQ Collections in PDF

Stocked Data: Employment rules, company regulations, various manuals

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1Based on the source regulations/manuals, create a company FAQ collection and output it as a PDF file for distribution.
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3【Structure】
4- Classified by category (Attendance, Expenses, Welfare, Procedures, etc.)
5- Q&A format for each category
6- List of contacts at the end

㉗ Deliver Tool Operation Manuals in PDF

Stocked Data: Official tool manuals, setting materials

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1Create an internal operation manual for the following tool and output it as a PDF file for distribution.
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3【Target Tool and Scope】
4(Tool name and operations to teach)
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6【Rules】
7- Procedures should be one action per step, numbered.
8- Add explanations for technical terms.

㉘ Deliver Internal AI Guidelines in PDF

Stocked Data: Internal IT rules, materials for tools to be used

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1Create internal AI usage guidelines and output them as a PDF file for distribution.
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3【Premise】
4(Tools to be used, company situation)
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6【Output Format】
7- Purpose / Allowed scenarios and prohibited info / Usage procedures / Contact for help
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9【Rules】
10- Include recommended usage, not just prohibitions.

㉙ Deliver Handover Documents in Word

Stocked Data: Work notes, minutes, manuals, recordings of handover meetings

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1Based on the stocked notes/minutes, create a handover document for the successor and output it as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- List of tasks (by frequency: daily, weekly, monthly, irregular)
5- Key points for each task and materials/systems used
6- Stakeholders and what to ask them
7- Notes/Past troubles
8- Priorities for the first month

㉚ Deliver Annual Task Calendars in Excel

Stocked Data: Last year's work records, company event materials, procedure manuals

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1Based on last year's records, create an annual task calendar as an Excel file.
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3【Sheet Structure】
4- Sheet 1 "Annual Calendar": Monthly list of regular tasks, events, and procedures with deadlines
5- Sheet 2 "Monthly Details": Preparation start timing and reference materials for each task

㉛ Deliver Book Learning Memos in Word

Stocked Data: The book read (Personal use only)

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1Based on the book content and our dialogue so far, create a reading memo and output it as a Word file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Key points (3 lines)
5- Claims that most affect my work and why
6- Actions to change starting tomorrow (3 specific items)
7- Questions/Counter-arguments to the book and my thoughts

㉜ Deliver Pre-meeting Q&A Collections in PDF

Stocked Data: Presentation materials, past feedback, stakeholder interactions

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1Based on the presentation materials and past feedback, create a Q&A collection and output it as a PDF file.
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3【Output Format】
4- Expected questions (10+ items, in order of toughness)
5- Key points for each answer (with quotes from materials)
6- Mark questions I'm not confident in as "To be prepared" with suggestions on what to prepare.

Chapter 5: Three Promises and the First Step

I've shared all 32. Before closing, here are three prescriptions for common pitfalls.

Pitfall ①: Returned as text, not a file

Cause: Missing format specification. Say "Create as an Excel file." This is the switch.

Pitfall ②: Company style isn't reproduced

Check if the template is in the notebook and correctly named in the prompt. If it still fails, try PDFing the template. Note: It won't be 100% perfect.

Pitfall ③: Typos in the file

Characters can occasionally glitch. Include a visual check in your workflow. If you find one, ask the AI to "Fix this typo."

Three promises for safe use:

Promise ①: Humans do the final check

You are responsible for the submission. Fill in "To be filled in" items, check amounts, and verify names. Confirmation is your most important job.

Promise ②: Anonymize confidential/personal info

Replace names with "Person B" and companies with "Company A." Prioritize your company's security rules.

Promise ③: Promote good outputs to templates

If a delivered file is particularly good, add it to the notebook as an approved example. The quality will improve each time.

Summary: Just One from the 32

Don't try to do all 32. Think of the one job taking up most of your time today, and copy that prompt tomorrow. That's enough.

When the file downloads a few minutes later—Excel with formulas, Word with headings, PDF ready to go—you'll understand that the definition of work has changed.

That one moment of excitement will spread to the next job, then to the team, and eventually change how you work entirely. My journey to giving up 100 hours of overtime a month started with just one "Wow, this is amazing."

I hope your first "Wow" is among these 32.

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