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Cold Open Options
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Episode topic and key takeaway: {{EPISODE_SUMMARY}}
Best true story, moment or line from the episode, as it actually happened: {{REAL_MOMENT}}
Show tone: {{SHOW_TONE}}
Write five different cold opens, each under 60 words, using five techniques: a surprising moment pulled from the episode, a question the listener will want answered, a short scene, a bold statement the episode supports, and a quiet understated start. For each, add a line on when it works best and what could go wrong.
Rules: build each opening on the real moment I supplied, with no "you won't believe" phrasing, and do not exaggerate what the episode delivers. Mark any spot where I need to insert an exact line from the recording with [INSERT CLIP].
Finish by choosing the opening you'd use and explaining why in two sentences.
Output format: five numbered options, each with the text, a when-it-works line and a risk line, then your pick.
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About this prompt
“Cold Open Options” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 166 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{EPISODE_SUMMARY}}, {{REAL_MOMENT}}, {{SHOW_TONE}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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