--- title: "VTV AI Skills Toolkit — 100 Ways to Use AI in Your Daily Work" audience: every VTV member includes: 100 prompts · best-AI-for-the-job matrix · 12 innate workflows · safety + privacy basics license: Yours to use, customize, share with your team. Generic AI literacy — no proprietary frameworks. --- # The VTV AI Skills Toolkit **Included free with your VictoryPath membership.** A 100-way go-to manual for using AI in your daily work — written so a beginner can run it on day one and a power user finds new uses on day 60. This is generic AI literacy. None of the prompts here reproduce VTV's proprietary frameworks (those stay inside the platform, where they belong). --- ## SECTION 1 · Pick the right AI for the job | Task | Best tool | Why | |------|-----------|-----| | Long writing, careful reasoning, code review | **Claude** (claude.ai) | Best at long context, careful tone, refusing nonsense | | Quick lookups, image generation, voice mode | **ChatGPT** (chat.openai.com) | Best general-purpose, biggest ecosystem | | Live web search + current events | **Perplexity** (perplexity.ai) | Sources every claim, real-time | | Inside Google Docs / Sheets / Gmail | **Gemini** (gemini.google.com) | Native Google Workspace integration | | On your phone offline | **Apple Intelligence** / **Pixel AI** | Private, no cloud round-trip | | Local + private (no internet) | **Ollama** + Llama 3 / Qwen | Runs on your laptop, your data never leaves | | Image creation | **Midjourney** or **ChatGPT image** | Best photorealism / artistic styles | | Video creation | **Runway** or **Sora** (when public) | Best motion + scene coherence | | Voice cloning / TTS | **ElevenLabs** | Most natural voice | | Transcription | **Whisper** (free) or **Otter.ai** | 95%+ accuracy on speech | --- ## SECTION 2 · 100 prompts you can paste anywhere ### A · Writing & Editing (1–15) 1. "Tighten this paragraph to under 80 words. Keep the meaning. Cut hedge words." 2. "Rewrite at a 6th-grade reading level." 3. "What's the strongest sentence here? Move it to the top." 4. "Find every instance of passive voice and rewrite as active." 5. "Give me 5 alternative subject lines for this email — each shorter than the last." 6. "Spot the buried lede. Lead with that instead." 7. "Cut every word that adds no information." 8. "Rewrite this in [author / brand]'s voice." 9. "Add specific numbers wherever I made a vague claim." 10. "What's the strongest counter-argument to my main point? Address it in 2 sentences." 11. "Make this sound less like a robot wrote it." 12. "Convert this paragraph into a 5-bullet list." 13. "What questions will the reader still have after reading this?" 14. "Suggest 3 stronger verbs for each weak verb you find." 15. "Rewrite for a skeptical reader who's already heard 5 pitches today." ### B · Research & Synthesis (16–30) 16. "Summarize this article in 3 bullets — facts, claims, open questions." 17. "What does this source NOT cover that I should look up next?" 18. "Compare and contrast these 3 sources. Where do they agree? Disagree?" 19. "What are the 5 most-cited papers on [topic]? Give me the one-line takeaway from each." 20. "List the strongest counter-arguments to [position]." 21. "What's the simplest version of this concept that's still accurate?" 22. "Translate this technical content for a [layperson / executive / 10-year-old]." 23. "What expert would disagree with this article? Why?" 24. "Pull every number, date, and named entity from this text into a table." 25. "What questions would a fact-checker ask?" 26. "What's the timeline of events here? Build me a chronology." 27. "Who benefits if this claim is true? Who benefits if it's false?" 28. "Rate the source quality 1–10 and tell me why." 29. "Find 3 examples that contradict this claim." 30. "What would change if [variable X] doubled?" ### C · Planning & Decisions (31–45) 31. "Help me decide between [option A] and [option B]. Ask me 5 clarifying questions first." 32. "What's the smallest version of this project I could ship in 24 hours?" 33. "Reverse-engineer the goal: if [outcome] is true 12 months from now, what had to happen by month 9?" 34. "List the 3 highest-leverage tasks I could do this week." 35. "What's the most expensive way I could solve this? The cheapest? The fastest?" 36. "Pre-mortem: it's 6 months from now and this failed. What killed it?" 37. "What am I most likely wrong about here?" 38. "Build a 30-60-90 day plan with 1 measurable outcome per period." 39. "Which of these decisions is reversible? Which is one-way?" 40. "If I had to cut this to 1 priority, which one survives?" 41. "Rank these 8 tasks by leverage × urgency. Show your reasoning." 42. "Identify the bottleneck. Why is it the bottleneck?" 43. "What would I do if I had 10× the budget? 1/10th?" 44. "Steelman the 'do nothing' option." 45. "What's the next physical action I could take in under 15 minutes?" ### D · Email & Outreach (46–60) 46. "Draft a cold email to [person/role] about [topic]. Under 90 words. One ask." 47. "Rewrite this so the recipient could reply in 1 sentence." 48. "Find 5 ways this email could be misread. Fix each one." 49. "Generate a polite no for a request I don't want to take." 50. "Help me re-engage a contact who went silent 30 days ago." 51. "Draft a thank-you that doesn't sound robotic." 52. "Write the follow-up if they don't respond in 5 days." 53. "Convert this voice memo into a professional email." 54. "What's the subject line that would make me open this?" 55. "Personalize this template for [name + company + recent news]." 56. "Generate 3 versions: warm, neutral, urgent." 57. "Spot every spelling/grammar error including subtle ones." 58. "Make this 1 sentence longer with a specific story." 59. "Re-order these paragraphs for maximum impact." 60. "Add a clear next step. Make the action one click." ### E · Meetings & Notes (61–75) 61. "Summarize this transcript: 3 decisions made, 5 action items with owners, 3 open questions." 62. "What was said that nobody acted on?" 63. "Generate a recap email to send to the team in under 80 words." 64. "Identify every commitment with a date attached." 65. "Pull the 3 sentences that were most strategically important." 66. "Build me an agenda from these notes for the follow-up meeting." 67. "What questions did people NOT ask that they probably should have?" 68. "Identify any decision that wasn't actually made (just discussed)." 69. "Convert this brainstorm into a 1-page brief." 70. "Find every name mentioned. Tell me what they were responsible for." 71. "Spot the disagreement that was buried under polite language." 72. "Generate 5 follow-up questions I should send the team." 73. "Convert this Q&A into an FAQ format." 74. "Pull every number / dollar / percent into a table." 75. "What would an outside observer think we missed?" ### F · Code & Tech (76–85) 76. "Explain this code line-by-line in plain English." 77. "What could break this code? List 5 edge cases." 78. "Refactor this for readability. Don't change behavior." 79. "Add tests for the 3 most likely failure paths." 80. "Convert this from [language A] to [language B]." 81. "Find the security risk in this code." 82. "Generate 5 SQL queries that answer [business question] from a table with these columns." 83. "Write a regex for [pattern]. Show me 3 strings it matches and 3 it doesn't." 84. "Help me write a README for this project. Beginner-friendly." 85. "Suggest 3 ways to make this 10× faster." ### G · Personal & Daily (86–100) 86. "Plan my next 7 days. Here are my 5 priorities and 3 fixed commitments." 87. "Help me write a difficult message to [person] about [topic]." 88. "What questions should I ask the doctor at my next appointment?" 89. "Create a 4-week meal plan for [dietary preference + budget]." 90. "Draft talking points for a hard conversation with [relationship]." 91. "Help me prepare for [event] — what are 5 things I should know going in?" 92. "Suggest gifts for [person] under $50, given they like [interests]." 93. "Generate 3 weekend plans I'd actually do given [energy level / weather / budget]." 94. "Help me journal — ask me 3 questions about today, then summarize themes." 95. "Convert this messy notebook page into a clean to-do list." 96. "Reply to this difficult text in a way that doesn't escalate." 97. "What am I avoiding right now and why?" 98. "Make my day 30 minutes lighter. What can I cut?" 99. "What habit would compound the most if I started this week?" 100. "Read me back what I just told you in your own words. Did I make sense?" --- ## SECTION 3 · 12 innate workflows (no special tools needed) ### Workflow 1 · The 4-prompt research loop 1. "Tell me what you know about [topic]." 2. "What sources would you cite for the strongest claims?" 3. "What would change my conclusion if it turned out to be wrong?" 4. "Summarize the strongest 3 takeaways in 1 sentence each." ### Workflow 2 · The decision-doc workflow 1. Ask AI to clarify the decision in your own words 2. Ask it to list the top 3 options 3. Ask it to argue both sides for each 4. Ask it to recommend with reasoning 5. Make the call yourself — AI is your co-pilot, not your captain ### Workflow 3 · The "explain like I'm 12" workflow For any complex topic: "Explain like I'm 12. Then explain like I'm an expert. Tell me where the simple version misleads." ### Workflow 4 · The voice memo → polished doc 1. Record a 2-minute voice memo about your idea 2. Transcribe with Whisper / Otter 3. Paste into AI: "Convert this into a [memo / blog post / 1-pager]. Keep my voice." 4. Edit lightly ### Workflow 5 · The competitor scan 1. List 5 competitors 2. Prompt: "What does each do well? Where are they weak?" 3. Prompt: "What gap could I fill that none of them does?" ### Workflow 6 · The cold-email warm-up 1. Look up the person's recent post / hire / launch 2. Ask AI: "Personalize this opener using [recent news]" 3. Add 1 specific detail no template would have ### Workflow 7 · The pre-mortem Before any project: "It's 6 months from now and this failed. What killed it?" → fix the top 3. ### Workflow 8 · The "what am I missing" prompt After drafting anything: paste it back and ask "What's missing that a reasonable critic would point out?" ### Workflow 9 · The book → bullet workflow 1. Take a screenshot of a book chapter 2. Upload to AI: "Pull the 5 most actionable points. Skip philosophy." 3. Save in your notes ### Workflow 10 · The meeting prep workflow 1. Drop the calendar invite into AI 2. "What questions should I ask given the agenda and the attendees?" 3. "What 1 thing should I be sure to say?" ### Workflow 11 · The follow-up reminder After any conversation: "Help me draft a follow-up I should send in 7 days that adds value, not just 'just checking in'." ### Workflow 12 · The end-of-day reflection "Here's what happened today: [3 bullets]. What's the one pattern I should notice? What's one thing I should do differently tomorrow?" --- ## SECTION 4 · Safety, privacy, and trust basics - **Never paste**: passwords, social security numbers, full credit card numbers, medical record IDs, or other people's private data - **Always**: check the AI's source if it cites one (AIs hallucinate URLs) - **Use private mode** (ChatGPT temp chat, Claude project off, Gemini incognito) for sensitive work - **Local AI** (Ollama, Llama on Mac/PC) when the data must never leave your device - **Watch for confident wrong answers** — AIs are most dangerous when they're 80% right - **Cross-check important numbers** in 2 places before acting --- ## SECTION 5 · 5 quick-start exercises (do these today) 1. **Pick one** of the 100 prompts above and use it on something on your desk right now 2. **Take a 2-min voice memo** about your week and run Workflow 4 3. **Run a pre-mortem** (Workflow 7) on the biggest project on your plate 4. **Try 3 different AIs** for the same task — see which one wins for you 5. **Build your own prompt** by copying the structure of one above + your specific situation --- © 2026 Value to Victory, LLC · Shawn E. Decker · valuetovictory@gmail.com This is generic AI literacy content — yours to use, customize, and share with your team. The VTV proprietary frameworks (Master Value Score, P.I.N.K. Matrix, Time Multiplier formulas) live inside the assessment platform and are not included here by design.