Prompt library
Write cold call openers that survive five seconds
The first five seconds decide whether the brain files you as intrusion or as relevance; trigger and permission openers survive because they concede what is true (you are interrupting) and prove specificity fast. Pre-scripting the next line for the three likely responses is what makes the plan survive contact.
Last reviewed July 17, 2026
The prompt
Write cold call openers.
Who I am calling and why them specifically: {{prospect}}
The one problem we solve: {{problem}}
Produce 8 openers across four types, 2 each, every one under 12 seconds spoken:
- Permission-based: acknowledge the interruption and ask plainly for 30 seconds.
- Trigger-based: their specific observable event, then the bridge to why calling.
- Problem-question: the yes/no question about the problem that only their role can answer.
- Referral/peer: the industry-peer pattern we noticed, without naming clients we cannot name.
For each opener add: the likely response (brush-off, curiosity, silence) and the exact next line for each of the 3.
Bans: "how are you today", fake familiarity, "do you have a minute" (they do not), and any opener that pitches before they have said anything.Run in idaptOpens a new chat with the prompt prefilled. Nothing sends until you press send.
Fill in the variables
| Variable | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| {{prospect}} | Who and why them | heads of ops at clinics that just posted front-desk job ads |
| {{problem}} | The problem in their terms | no-show rates eating 15 percent of appointment slots |