See a sketch of the plan before ChatGPT writes the whole thing
ChatGPT can sketch your plan as a visual right in the reply, so you trim it before any long draft.
Published . Steps as of November 2026.
How do I get ChatGPT to plan before it writes?
Tell ChatGPT not to write yet, have it ask you multiple-choice questions, then ask for a visual sketch of the plan to approve first. As of November 2026, ChatGPT's Intelligent UI can put tables, diagrams and timelines right in a reply, and Claude can also draw custom visuals. This fits big pieces like a program, proposal or course. For a short email, just ask for the draft.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. It's copied too, just in case.
The prompt that gets copied
I want to create [WHAT YOU'RE MAKING, e.g. a 6-week group coaching program]. Don't write it yet. First, ask me up to five multiple-choice questions, one at a time, about the choices that change the result most. Keep every reply to a paragraph or two. After my answers, sketch the plan as a simple visual right here in the chat (a table, flow diagram or timeline, whichever fits best) with one line per part. Mark anything you think I could cut. Wait for me to type "go" before you write the full version. Here's what I already know: [WHAT YOU KNOW, e.g. it's for new managers, 60-minute calls].
Tell ChatGPT to hold off, ask you a few multiple-choice questions and sketch the plan as a table, timeline or diagram first. You fix the direction before it writes pages you'd throw away.
Step by step
- Open a new chat in ChatGPT
- Paste the prompt below and fill in the brackets
- Answer its multiple-choice questions one at a time
- Cut or change parts of the sketch, then type "go" when it looks right
What you'll get
A few quick multiple-choice questions, then a one-screen visual sketch of the plan you can trim before the full draft.
Visual replies come from ChatGPT's Intelligent UI, which picks the format itself, so ask again if you get plain text.
- Made for
- Coaches, Consultants, Creators, Small business owners
- Works in
- ChatGPT, Claude
