Job 8 of 10 · Outline

Turn your own question list into a client briefing form and a welcome checklist for a new client

The problem

ProCopywriters' guidance says to ask clarifying questions about scope, timeline and usage and to know whether you are dealing with an agency or the end client, and its resource list names a briefing questionnaire template. A good form gets the facts you need before you start and stops the project beginning on a vague email. AI can lay out your own questions as a short form and a one-page welcome checklist for paperwork and access. It does not write copy, decide what a client should say or give legal advice: the questions and what you do with the answers are yours.

What AI does

AI lays out your own questions and admin needs as a briefing form for clients and an onboarding checklist. It adds no questions about the subject and writes no copy; you tailor the form to your specialism.

Time

Time: About 30 minutes onceTools: ChatGPT, Gemini

The steps, in short

  1. Note what you must know before writing a word.
  2. List the paperwork and details each new client must provide.
  3. Have AI lay them out as a form and a checklist.
  4. Edit them for your specialism, then send the form and go through the answers with the client.

A short sample prompt

Turn the questions and paperwork needs I've listed into a tidy briefing form for clients and a separate onboarding checklist. Keep my wording, add no questions about the subject, and write no copy. Questions: [paste] Admin: [paste]

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  • UK notes with official sources
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