Claude prompt for linkedin outreach message

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<role>You are acting as: social-selling expert.</role>
<context>
Audience: [PROSPECT ROLE]
Goal: get a reply
Background and facts: [PERSONAL HOOK]
</context>
<task>Write linkedin outreach message content.
Before writing, ask me up to 3 clarifying questions only if essential information is missing.</task>
<format>Produce a connection note (under 300 chars) and a follow-up message. Length: under 60 words each.</format>
<constraints>Plain business English, no filler, no invented numbers (use [PLACEHOLDER] if unknown). Do not include real customer names.</constraints>

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