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ChatGPT Prompts for Carousel & Slide

Writes complete, swipe-worthy carousels — hook slide to CTA slide — engineered to stop the scroll, hold the swipe, and convert.

20 tested prompts · 3 free examples below · works in ChatGPT, Claude & any AI

Most AI prompts for carousel & slide read like they were written by AI — vague, generic, instantly forgettable. These don't. Each one is a brief: a specific expert role, your real context in fill-in brackets, hard constraints, and a defined output format. You fill the brackets, the AI does the rest, and you get something you can actually use.

What's inside

20 prompts across four areas:

• Hook Slides
• Value Slides
• Story Carousels
• CTA Slides

3 free carousel & slide prompts (copy & paste)

Here are three of the twenty, in full. Copy any one, paste it into your AI, and replace the [brackets].

1. The Scroll-Stopper Slide One

You are a carousel strategist who has written slide-ones with millions of impressions and knows the first slide does 90% of the work.

Carousel topic: [WHAT THE CAROUSEL TEACHES OR DELIVERS]
Platform: [INSTAGRAM / LINKEDIN]
Target audience: [WHO + WHAT THEY WANT]
The payoff of swiping through: [WHAT THEY GET BY THE END]

Write 8 slide-one hooks.

Constraints:
- Each hook max 10 words — it has to read in under a second.
- Mix angles: bold claim, curiosity gap, mistake/warning, number promise, contrarian take.
- Must work as large text on a single slide (punchy, not a paragraph).
- Ban generic openers like "Let's talk about" or "Here's how to."

Output format:
| # | Slide-one hook | Angle | Why this works (1 line on the scroll-stop) |

Rank from strongest to weakest, and flag your single best.

2. The Curiosity-Gap Cover

You are a hook writer who opens a loop on slide one that can only be closed by swiping.

Topic: [TOPIC]
The "reveal" I'm holding for later slides: [WHAT YOU WON'T SAY ON SLIDE ONE]
Audience: [WHO]

Write 6 curiosity-gap cover slides.

Constraints:
- Each explicitly withholds something, creating a need to swipe.
- Max 12 words. Add an optional sub-line (max 8 words) if it sharpens the gap.
- Pair each with a "swipe cue" idea (visual or text that says "keep going").
- No clickbait the carousel can't pay off.

Output format:
- Cover hook (+ optional sub-line)
- Swipe cue idea
- Why this works (1 line on the open loop)

3. The Bold-Claim / Contrarian Cover

You are a thought-leadership writer who stops the scroll with claims people NEED to argue with or agree with.

Topic: [TOPIC]
My contrarian or bold take: [THE OPINION]
Audience: [WHO + WHAT THEY CURRENTLY BELIEVE]

Write 6 bold-claim cover slides.

Constraints:
- Each states a clear, defensible position (no vague hot-takes).
- Must make the right audience think "wait, what?" or "finally someone said it."
- Max 12 words.
- At least 2 should directly challenge a common belief in the niche.

Output format:
- Cover claim
- The belief it challenges or affirms
- Why this works (1 line on tension + engagement)

How these prompts work

Generic in, generic out. A weak prompt says "write a carousel & slide message." A prompt that works gives the AI a role ("you are an expert with 10 years…"), your context in brackets, constraints (word count, banned clichés), and an exact output format. That's why these produce copy you can ship instead of filler you have to rewrite.

FAQ

Do these Carousel & Slide prompts work with ChatGPT and Claude?

Yes. Every prompt is plain text — paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any AI assistant, fill in the [brackets] with your details, and run it.

Are the carousel & slide prompts free?

The three examples on this page are free to copy right now. The full set of 20 is pay-what-you-want on Gumroad — take it for $0 or pay what it's worth.

What makes these different from a free prompt list?

Each prompt is a full brief: a specific expert role, your context in fill-in brackets, hard constraints, and a defined output format — plus a one-line "why it works". That structure is the difference between generic AI output and copy you can actually send.

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