The Networking Follow-Up System.

What you’ll need

Before you start

Replace every [BRACKET] in Prompt 1 with your own details before you paste it. Leave one blank and Claude will ask you for it.

• [YOUR NAME]e.g. Sam Lee
• [YOUR BUSINESS]e.g. Lee Bookkeeping
• [WHAT YOU DO]e.g. I help small businesses keep clean books
• [EVENT NAME]e.g. Vaughan Chamber mixer
• [YOUR ASK]e.g. a 15-minute coffee chat

Copy. Paste. Build.

Open the Claude app, start a new chat, and paste these in order.

1. 01

   Set up

   Tell Claude who you are and connect Gmail

   Prompt 1Copy prompt

   I just got back from a networking event and I want to follow up with everyone I met. We'll do this in 3 prompts:
   Prompt 1: Set up
   Prompt 2: I send photos of the business cards and you read them
   Prompt 3: I tell you about each person and you write the emails and LinkedIn messages
   
   My details:
   - My name: [YOUR NAME]
   - My business: [YOUR BUSINESS]
   - What I do, in one sentence: [WHAT YOU DO]
   - The event: [EVENT NAME]
   - What I want to ask people for: [YOUR ASK]
   
   If any of my details above still has square brackets, ask me for the missing ones in one short message. Don't guess.
   
   Then check that you can save emails to my Gmail drafts. If Gmail isn't connected, tell me how to connect it in simple steps, then wait for me.
   
   Rules for this whole chat:
   - Never send anything. Only save drafts.
   - Keep your replies short.
   - Only ask me a question if you truly can't continue.
   - End every reply with one bold line that starts with "NEXT:" and tells me exactly what to do. When it's time for the next prompt, just say "Paste Prompt 2" or "Paste Prompt 3" and what to attach. Don't write the prompt for me.

   ✓ You'll know it worked when Claude confirms Gmail is connected, repeats your details back, and says "Paste Prompt 2".

2. 02

   Build

   Photograph and read the cards

   Prompt 2Copy prompt

   I've attached photos of my business cards, fronts and backs, in the order I met people.
   
   Make a table: Card #, Name, Company, Email, Phone.
   
   Use whatever email and phone are printed on the card, even generic ones like info@. Don't ask if there's a better email.
   
   If a name or email is too blurry to read, mark it UNSURE and don't guess. Only ask me about UNSURE names and emails. Don't ask about anything else.

   ✓ You'll know it worked when you see a table with one row per card and every name and email is filled in or marked UNSURE.

3. 03

   Test and turn on

   Talk your notes, get your drafts

   Prompt 3Copy prompt

   Below, I'll tell you what I remember about each person, using the mic on my keyboard. My words might be misspelled because of voice typing, so always use the spelling on the card. Don't add anything I didn't say.
   
   Then do all of this:
   1. For each person, write a short email, under 100 words, in plain words. Mention the event and only what I told you about them. End with my ask from Prompt 1. If we already agreed on a next step, confirm it instead of asking again. Sign it with my name and business. Save it to my Gmail drafts.
   2. Show me every email right here in the chat, with who it's to.
   3. Write a LinkedIn message for each person, under 60 words, all in one list I can copy.
   4. Tell me who was skipped because they had no email, and which emails are generic inboxes like info@.
   5. Finish with 3 short steps: open Gmail Drafts, check the emails are there, and send each one when I'm ready. Remind me nothing has been sent.
   
   Don't re-open the drafts in Gmail to check them. Just show me what you saved.
   
   My notes:

   ✓ You'll know it worked when every email shows in the chat and the same emails are sitting in your Gmail Drafts.