01An English letter you cannot follow
Here is a letter I received in English. In plain language tell me: who sent it, what they want me to do, the deadline, and whether it looks like a scam. [paste the letter or a photo]
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20 things you can just ask
No course needed for these. Open ChatGPT (or Claude, or Codex), ask once, and you have your answer. What we teach is the other kind of work: it needs your own data, runs at volume, produces finished files and keeps running on its own. That is what is worth setting up once and using all year.
Every line below is a sentence you can copy. Replace the square brackets with your own details.
Understand, translate, explain
02A letter from the government or the bank
This letter is from [the ATO / Service NSW / my bank]. In three plain sentences: what is it about, do I need to do anything, and what happens if I do not. I will not call the number in the letter; which official website can I verify it on? [paste the letter]
03Read a contract before you sign
This is a [lease / service agreement / supply contract]. List the clauses that work against me, any penalties and auto-renewals, and five questions I should ask before signing. You are not my lawyer; just help me understand it. [paste the contract]
04A term you do not understand
Explain what [PAYG withholding] is in words a [renovation] business owner would understand, with one example from my trade.
05An invoice or quote in English
Go through this quote line by line: what does each line mean, are there hidden fees, and does the total include GST? [paste the image]
Write a short message
06Reply to a bad review
Here is a negative Google review: [paste it]. Write a reply that thanks them, states one or two facts, invites them to sort it out with me directly, and does not argue. Four sentences at most, in [English / Chinese].
07Write a job ad
Write a job ad for a [part-time receptionist] to post on [a Facebook group / Seek]. Requirements: [weekend availability, Chinese and English]. Hourly rate: [per the award; look up the minimum and cite the source]. No mention of age or gender.
08An apology or explanation
A client’s [delivery / job] is [three days] late. Write me a WeChat message: apologise first, give the reason in one sentence, give a new date, and leave a blank for a small goodwill gesture. Sound like me, not like customer service.
09Say no without burning the bridge
A client wants me to [add an item for free] and I do not want to. Write a message that declines, gives them a graceful way out, and leaves the door open for next time.
10A follow-up email
I sent [company] a quote last week and have heard nothing. Write a three-sentence follow-up: no pressure, an easy way to reply, and one reason to keep talking.
Practise and think it through
11Rehearse with your toughest client
Play my most difficult client. I sell [kitchen renovations] and the objections I hear most are [too expensive, let me think about it, the other guy is cheaper]. Do not go easy on me; keep pushing. Three rounds, then tell me the exact line where I started to lose my footing.
Voice mode makes it feel real
12Prepare for a negotiation
Tomorrow I am asking [a supplier] to [move payment terms from 14 to 30 days]. List their three likely objections, how I answer each, and how I hold my bottom line without stating it.
13Should I do this?
I am considering [opening a second shop]. Do not answer yet. Ask me five questions first, then weigh the pros and cons based on my answers.
14Run the numbers
[Rent is 4,000 a month, wages 9,000, materials are 35% of revenue.] How much revenue do I need each month to break even? Show the working.
15How do you say this?
How do Australian renovation businesses say “验收”, “尾款” and “质保” in English, in words a client would use? One example sentence for each.
Everyday odds and ends
16A social post
Here is something I did this week: [three sentences]. Turn it into a short post of about 100 words. Keep my own wording and do not add any numbers I did not give you.
17A simple checklist
Make me a checklist for [a new employee’s first day], ten items or fewer. My trade is [hospitality].
18A meeting agenda
Tomorrow I have a 30-minute meeting with [two site supervisors] to settle [next week’s roster and material orders]. Draft an agenda with minutes allocated to each item.
19A short introduction
I do [kitchen and bathroom renovations on the North Shore], nine years, licensed. Write a 30-second introduction for an event tomorrow, one in Chinese and one in English. Avoid the words “professional” and “quality”.
20Check a fact
What is the official process for [registering an ABN for a small business] in NSW? Give me the official links and tell me which points you are sure of and which I should verify on the government site.
What these 20 have in common one task at a time, no data of yours required, done once answered.
What the 25 workflows have in common they read your business profile first, take your price list, client list, inbox and bank statement, handle dozens or hundreds of items at once, produce files, and run on one sentence after setup. See the 35 cases →