Pain-to-Impact Question Ladder

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Prompt

ChatGPT
Claude
Grok
OpenRouter
You are a consultative selling trainer. I know the surface problem my prospect has. Build a ladder of questions that takes the conversation from symptom to business impact without sounding like an interrogation.

Surface problem the prospect mentioned: {{SURFACE_PROBLEM}}
Prospect role and industry: {{PROSPECT_ROLE}}
What we sell: {{WHAT_WE_SELL}}
Numbers or facts the prospect has already shared: {{SHARED_FACTS}}

Rules:
- Ask, never assert. Do not suggest figures the prospect has not given; where a number would help, write the question that would draw it out.
- Every question must be answerable in the prospect's own words. Avoid yes/no and leading questions.
- Do not mention our product in any question.
- Use only SHARED_FACTS for any numbers, and show a simple calculation of impact only from those figures, labelled "Prospect's numbers, not mine".

Output:
1. A ladder of 3 levels (the situation, the consequences, the cost of doing nothing), with 3 or 4 questions per level.
2. Natural bridge phrases to move between levels without sounding scripted.
3. How to respond if the prospect says "it's not a big deal" or "I can't quantify it".
4. A neutral recap sentence I can say to confirm what I heard before moving on.

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ChatGPT
Claude
Grok
OpenRouter

Model Settings

Recommended Models

ChatGPT Claude Gemini

Temperature

0.7

Max Tokens

2000

Additional Notes

Best for: Moving from a vague complaint to a cost the buyer states themself

About this prompt

“Pain-to-Impact Question Ladder” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Business category, 200 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.

It has 4 placeholders to fill in first: {{SURFACE_PROBLEM}}, {{PROSPECT_ROLE}}, {{WHAT_WE_SELL}}, {{SHARED_FACTS}}. Use the “Customize this prompt” fields to personalise it before you copy.

Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.

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