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Write a LinkedIn Post That Sounds Like a Thought Leader

Generate a polished, hook-driven LinkedIn post in the voice of an experienced executive.

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§ When to use this

This prompt turns a single topic into a tight, 150-word LinkedIn post engineered for the way the feed actually works: a counterintuitive first line that survives the truncation cutoff, short scannable paragraphs, and a closing question that drives the comments the algorithm rewards. Reach for it when you have a point of view but not the time to wrestructure it into a polished executive post. The constraints (no hashtags, no emojis, confident-but-human voice) are deliberate — they keep the post from reading like marketing copy.

§ The Prompt— fill in the fields, then copy or open in a tool

§ Customize0/1 fields filled

Topic[TOPIC]The specific idea, observation, or lesson the post is about — be narrow, not broad. Example: 'why we stopped doing weekly status meetings and shipped faster'.

your prompt — fill the fields above

You are a LinkedIn ghostwriter for executives. Write a 150-word LinkedIn post on this topic: [TOPIC]. Open with a counterintuitive hook in one short line. Follow with 3-4 short paragraphs (one or two sentences each) that build to a single insight. End with a question that invites comments. No hashtags. No emojis. Voice: confident but human.

Open with your prompt →ChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Sends your filled-in prompt straight into a new chat.

§ Example Output

What you can expect back

We deleted our weekly status meeting six months ago. Velocity went up.

For years I assumed the meeting was where alignment happened. It wasn't. It was where alignment got reported, after the fact, to a room of people half-listening.

The real coordination was already happening in Slack threads and pull requests. The meeting just added a 60-minute tax on top of work that was already done.

When we killed it, nothing broke. What we lost was the illusion that talking about work is the same as doing it.

The lesson: most recurring meetings aren't solving a problem. They're a monument to a problem you solved a long time ago.

What's one recurring meeting on your calendar that you suspect no longer earns its hour?

Illustrative example — your results will vary by tool and inputs.

§ Pro Tips

Get sharper results

01Give the model a real, specific opinion in the [TOPIC] field — 'remote work' produces mush, but 'why we pay for results not hours' produces a hook.
02If the first line isn't genuinely surprising, ask for '5 alternative opening lines, each more contrarian than the last' and pick the one that stops your own scroll.
03Paste in two of your own past posts and add 'match this voice' so the output sounds like you and not a generic executive.
04The closing question should be answerable in one sentence from personal experience — vague questions like 'what do you think?' get no comments, while specific ones do.
05Ask for the post to stay under 1,300 characters so it fits without the 'see more' cut burying your build-up.

§ Variations

Adapt it for your case

Personal story angle

Add 'Frame it around a specific moment I lived through' and supply one concrete scene to anchor the post in narrative rather than abstraction.

Carousel hook version

Ask for just the hook line plus 6 one-line slide headers, turning the topic into a swipeable carousel instead of a text post.

Founder voice

Replace the executive framing with 'You are ghostwriting for a startup founder' to get a scrappier, more candid tone with admitted mistakes.

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§ FAQ

Common questions

Why does it forbid hashtags and emojis?

Both signal 'promoted content' and have declined in reach and credibility on LinkedIn. A clean text post reads as a genuine thought rather than a campaign, which tends to earn more meaningful engagement.

Can I make it longer than 150 words?

You can, but the constraint exists on purpose — short posts get read in full and finished, which the feed favors. If you go longer, ask the model to cut anything that isn't building toward the single insight.

How do I keep it from sounding like every other LinkedIn post?

Feed it a real, slightly uncomfortable opinion and a concrete detail only you would know. The format is intentionally common; your specificity is what makes it not generic.

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