Struggling to translate your work into impact? These AI prompts change the game.
When most professionals hear “AI,” they respond in one of two ways: excitement or concern. On one hand, it feels like a superpower that can summarize meetings, create content and analyze trends. On the other, there’s fear: will AI replace me? But here’s another perspective: what if AI could actually help you grow in your role, clarify your value and become a stronger advocate for yourself?
The truth is, self-advocacy isn’t second nature to many of us. For professionals from certain cultural backgrounds or upbringings, talking about your accomplishments can feel uncomfortable, maybe even inappropriate. You may have been taught to keep your head down, let your work speak for itself and not “brag.” Or, maybe previous experiences with bias, invisibility or inequity have made self-promotion feel unsafe or ineffective.
But in today’s workplace, performance alone isn’t enough. Visibility, language, and alignment to business priorities matter. That’s where AI can play a powerful, behind-the-scenes role. Used well, it’s not just a tech tool. It’s a confidence-builder, a translator and a clarity engine. Here’s how to use AI to advocate for yourself during career conversations without losing authenticity.
#1. Track Your Wins in Real Time
It’s hard to advocate for your impact when you can’t remember what you did last quarter. Most of us are too busy to stop and reflect, but that reflection is where your most compelling stories live.
AI-powered tools like Notion AI, Grammarly, Chat GPT or Otter.ai can help you capture your wins as they happen. You can summarize meetings, draft end-of-week reflections, one-on-one agendas or record voice notes that get automatically transcribed.
Try this:
- At the end of each week, ask ChatGPT: “Based on these bullet points, can you summarize what I accomplished and what the impact was?” You’ll create a running archive of contributions, ready for the next performance review, promotion conversation or goal setting conversation.
#2. Craft Executive Summaries That Speak Decision Maker Language
In the Brij the Gap Accelerator (proven with clients like Visa, NerdWallet, Nike and more), survey results consistently show that the lesson on writing an Executive Summary is a gamechanger for both employees and leaders. This short, strategic document helps you confirm your contributions in the three areas that matter most to decision makers:
- Leadership
- Solving high-priority business challenges
- Delivering measurable results
After learning the framework and business context, participants are taught how to use AI to draft their own summaries using targeted prompts like:
“My leadership team has communicated a focus area on [insert goal] this year. I’m going to input some projects I’ve worked on recently. Can you give me three bullet points that show effective leadership, problem solving, and quantifiable results?”
- This not only helps professionals see the true value of their work. It ensures that value is communicated with clarity and alignment to organizational priorities.
#3. Turn tasks into tangible impact
Your job isn’t just to do the work. It’s to communicate the business value behind it.
AI tools like ChatGPT can help you transform generic bullet points into compelling, results-oriented language. Instead of “organized weekly team meetings,” you could say: “Streamlined team operations through structured weekly meetings, reducing project turnaround times by 20%.”
Pro tip:
- Paste a list of your recent responsibilities into AI and ask, “Can you reframe these to highlight business impact and leadership?”
#4. Practice Career Conversations With AI Prompts
Performance reviews, skip-level meetings or even informal check-ins can feel intimidating if you’re not sure how to talk about your value. That’s where AI can help you prepare in advance, without overthinking. Use it to rehearse answers to common prompts like:
- “What’s something you’re proud of this year?”
- “Where do you want to grow next?”
- “What kind of impact are you aiming to have?”
You can also prompt:
“Based on these accomplishments, how can I position myself for a stretch opportunity or leadership role?”
- You’ll walk in with clarity instead of scrambling for the right words.
Let’s Build Empowered Teams
AI can help you show up more clearly, confidently, and strategically in your career conversations. Especially if self-advocacy doesn’t come naturally, these tools can act as a bridge between your quiet work and the recognition you deserve.
Because your contributions matters. Your career goals matters. The more clearly you can communicate it, the more opportunities will come your way, not just because of what you do, but because of how you speak to it.
At Brij the Gap, we work with organizations to develop effective workforces. Through career and leadership development programs, customized workshops, keynote speaking and the Thrive in Color book club, we equip employees and leaders with the tools to motivate, challenge and support their teams effectively.
Are you ready to create a culture of empowerment? Let’s explore how we can support your leadership team and employees and rebuild resilient, motivated and productive teams.
