# Claude Opus 5.5 prompting examples

Article: https://proflead.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-5-prompting-habits/
Video: https://youtu.be/3Z7xokWxFRE

## Vague prompt from the walkthrough

```
Think hard about this. Think step by step and be very careful.
Analyze our sales data and tell me what's wrong.
Think really hard before you answer.
```

## More specific prompt from the walkthrough

```
Look at the attached sales file for Q3. Find the 3 biggest reasons
sales dropped. Give me a 1-page summary with a simple chart.
If any data is missing, stop and ask me first.
```

## "Done looks like" template

```
Goal: [what you want to achieve]
Result: [the finished file, its format, and its audience]
Ask me first if: [missing data or decisions you need to make]
```

## Chart prompt

```
What is in the chart?
```

```
Make a 1-page report on this. Use the data from this chart.
Ask me if data is missing.
```

## Design prompt example

This expands the walkthrough's request to avoid a cream background.

```
Redesign this chart for a management report.
Use a white background and readable axis labels.
Keep the data unchanged. No cream background or pill-shaped buttons.
```

## House style prompt example

```
Use the attached brand guide for colours and fonts.
Use the attached deck as a layout reference.
Write in the same direct tone, with short explanations and concrete examples.
Keep the facts and figures from the source files.
```

## Effort setting

Click the model name next to the send button → Effort → Medium.
Move up to High only when Medium gets stuck.