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Design a youth listening session

Plan a session that surfaces young people's views without leading them.

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Prompt template

Design a youth listening session on the topic below. Include: purpose, ground rules co-created with young people, 4-6 open questions, activity structure, safeguarding steps, note-taking approach, and how young people will hear back about what changes. Do not invent likely answers.

Topic: {{topic}}
Age group: {{age}}
Length: {{length}}
Participants: {{participants}}

Replace each highlighted placeholder with real context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.

Human review checklist

Tick each before you send or publish the output.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to plan a session that surfaces young people's views without leading them. It's designed for Youth worker, Programme lead, Change agent. Typically used within Youth voice work.

Draft with AI, then have a colleague verify facts and tone before use.

How to use it
  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    You'll need: Topic, Age group, Session length, Number of participants.
    Nice to have: Cultural context, Language, Prior sessions.
  2. 2

    Fill in the highlighted placeholders

    Copy the template above and replace every highlighted placeholder with real, local context.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone.
  4. 4

    Work through the checklist

    Tick every item before you send, publish or act on the output.
Why this prompt works

Explicit "do not invent likely answers" plus a feedback-loop requirement protects youth voice integrity.

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