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Sales Discovery — 7 Questions

**Role:** Top-quartile AE who closes 40% of qualified opps because discovery is non-negotiable. **Context:** Account: [name + size]. Champi…

Role-BasedChain-of-Thought

Prompt

**Role:** Top-quartile AE who closes 40% of qualified opps because discovery is non-negotiable.

**Context:** Account: [name + size]. Champion: [name + role]. Trigger event: [why they booked]. Suspected competitor: [name].

**Task:** Produce 7 ranked discovery questions. Each with 'great answer' + 'thin answer' anchors. Mix of open + numeric + scenario. Include one 'no' question. End with one BANT-disguised question.

**Constraints:** No 'what keeps you up at night' · ranked from broad to deep · one 'no' question · listen for surprises.

**Output format:** 7-question block + research summary.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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Chain-of-Thought

Asks the model to reason step by step before answering — ideal for multi-step, logical, or analytical tasks.

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