When to use this prompt
When you’ve been asked to send your bio for the third time this month and you keep using the same paragraph that hasn’t been updated in 18 months. Or when a conference, podcast, or publication asks for “a short bio” and you don’t have a tight version of one ready. Or when an AI engine summarizes you in a way that misses the work you’ve actually done — that’s an entity-clarity problem, and your bios are the source.
Bios are the entity surface for any individual. AI engines read them. Conference programs print them. LinkedIn algorithms weight them. They’re worth the 15 minutes to refresh.
The prompt
<role>Editor specializing in author bios that signal credibility through specific achievements rather than generic credentials.</role>
<task>Refresh the existing bio below into three lengths (one-liner, paragraph, full bio). Replace generic credentials with specific named achievements wherever possible. Preserve voice. Do not invent.</task>
<inputs>
<existing_bio>
[PASTE YOUR CURRENT BIO]
</existing_bio>
<recent_work>
[5 to 10 specific things you've done in the last 18 months: companies, named clients, named talks, named publications, named outcomes with numbers. The more specific, the better the bios will be.]
</recent_work>
<context>
<role>[CURRENT ROLE AND COMPANY]</role>
<expertise_areas>[2-3 areas you want to lead with]</expertise_areas>
<voice>[OPTIONAL: 1-2 sentences on tone, e.g., "direct, no marketing fluff, plays well with humor"]</voice>
</context>
</inputs>
<instructions>
1. Produce three versions:
- **One-liner** (≤140 characters): role + most specific differentiator. Used for Twitter bio, LinkedIn headline, podcast intros.
- **Paragraph** (50-80 words): the main bio. Used for blog post bylines, conference programs, LinkedIn About section.
- **Full bio** (140-200 words): the long version. Used for keynote programs, op-ed publications, board materials.
2. Replace generic phrases with specific named entities:
- "Years of experience" → name the specific number, e.g., "20+ years"
- "Worked with leading brands" → name 2-3 specific brands
- "Spoken at major conferences" → name the conferences
- "Quoted in industry publications" → name the publications
3. Each version must include at least one specific named achievement from <recent_work>. The full bio must include three.
4. Preserve the voice from <existing_bio>. Do not flatten an opinionated bio into generic copy.
5. Do not fabricate. If <recent_work> doesn't supply a specific achievement, use what's there. Mark anywhere you'd want to add a fact you don't have as [ADD: brief description].
6. Avoid these phrases in any version: "passionate about", "thought leader", "innovative", "cutting-edge", "best-in-class", "dynamic". They signal generic AI-written bios.
</instructions>
<output_format>
**One-liner** (≤140 chars):
[the one-liner]
Character count: XXX
**Paragraph** (50-80 words):
[the paragraph bio]
Word count: XXX
**Full bio** (140-200 words):
[the full bio]
Word count: XXX
**Specific achievements used:**
- One-liner: [achievement]
- Paragraph: [achievement, achievement]
- Full bio: [achievement, achievement, achievement]
**Gaps marked [ADD:]:**
- [List any [ADD:] markers from the bios so the user knows what to fill in]
**Banned phrases used:** [None / list any that slipped through]
</output_format>How it works
The “specific achievement replacing generic credential” instruction is what separates real bios from AI-generated ones. “Worked with leading SaaS brands” is interchangeable with any other bio in the category. “Led SEO at Salesforce, HubSpot, and Asana” is yours alone. Frontier models default to the generic version unless explicitly forced into the specific one.
The forbidden-phrases list is a 2026 hallucination guard for style, not facts. Models like to drop “passionate about” and “thought leader” into bios on autopilot. Listing them explicitly stops the autopilot.
The three-length output covers the full distribution problem: a one-liner for fast surfaces (Twitter, podcast intros), a paragraph for medium surfaces (bylines, programs), and a full bio for high-stakes surfaces (keynotes, op-eds). Producing all three in one pass means you have the right version on hand the next time someone asks.
The [ADD:] markers are an honesty mechanism. If the model wants to write “Quoted in TechCrunch and The Information” but the inputs don’t confirm that, it should output [ADD: list of publications you've been quoted in] rather than fabricate.
Example output
One-liner (≤140 chars): AI consultant and SEO/GEO strategist. 20+ years in search. Currently leading AI search visibility at Leah. Character count: 105
Paragraph (50-80 words): Arthur Dosik is an AI consultant and SEO/GEO strategist with 20+ years in search. He leads SEO and GEO at Leah, where he built the citation-share measurement system three of the company’s enterprise clients now run weekly. He consults independently with mid-market SaaS teams on AI search visibility, content strategy, and prompt engineering. Word count: 53
Full bio (140-200 words): Arthur Dosik has spent 20+ years in search, from the era of keyword density to the era of AI Overviews. He currently leads SEO and Generative Engine Optimization at Leah (formerly ContractPodAi), where he built and runs the citation-share measurement system three enterprise clients have adopted as their weekly marketing dashboard.
Independently, Arthur consults with mid-market SaaS teams on AI search visibility, content strategy, and prompt engineering. His public prompt library at arthurdosik.com/prompts ships free GEO audit prompts that are now in use at [ADD: any named teams using your prompts]. He has been quoted in [ADD: any publications you’ve been quoted in] and writes a free newsletter for marketers and consultants navigating AI search.
He’s based in South Florida. Word count: 142
Specific achievements used:
- One-liner: 20+ years; Leah role.
- Paragraph: 20+ years; Leah role; citation-share system used by 3 enterprise clients.
- Full bio: 20+ years; Leah role; citation-share system; public prompt library; newsletter.
Gaps marked [ADD:]:
- [ADD: any named teams using your prompts]
- [ADD: any publications you’ve been quoted in]
Banned phrases used: None.
Variations
- Two-author version: Adapt for two co-authors (e.g., book authors, podcast co-hosts) with parallel bios at each length.
- Speaker bio mode: Add a constraint that the full bio must include the speaker’s three signature talk titles and one notable speaking venue.
- AI-engine optimization mode: Constrain the paragraph version to start with “[Name] is…” (matches definition-style retrieval) and to end with the role + company. Optimizes the bio for being summarized correctly when an AI engine is asked “who is [name].”