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I've been using Claude for a couple of weeks for work emails and summaries, and the answers always come out kind of bland and "could be about anyone". I do tell it what I want, usually one or two lines.

Is it a matter of writing longer prompts, or is there a structure that works better? Would love to see an example of a before and after if someone has one.

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Bland answers almost always mean Claude is filling gaps with averages. One or two lines doesn't give it enough to be specific, so it writes something that fits everyone. Longer isn't the fix, more relevant is. Try covering these five things:

  • Who it is: "You are an operations manager writing to a client."
  • The context it can't know: who the reader is, what happened, your product, your numbers.
  • The exact task: "Write a status update" beats "help with an email".
  • The format: length, tone, bullet points or paragraphs.
  • An example of something you liked, if you have one.

Before: "Write a project update."
After: "Write a project update for our client Priya. The website launch moved from 12 Feb to 19 Feb because of a payment gateway delay. Friendly and direct, under 120 words, end with the new date and one question about her feedback."

If the first answer is still off, say what's wrong ("too formal", "needs a real example") and ask it to revise. Iterating almost always beats starting over.

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