Prompt · Role Prompting · Intermediate

Council of Experts: Get a Structured Review of Your Plan

Seat the experts. Set the order. Fix the pitch before you send it.

A council of experts prompt makes an AI answer as several specialists in turn. This version seats eight to test your plan for selling a new offer.

The experts are simulated roles the AI plays. They are not real people, and none has reviewed your plan.

About This Prompt

Author: Adam Bloom
AI Technique: Role Prompting
Level: Intermediate
Best For: Business owners · Selling a new offer
Last Updated: 2026-11-10
Last Reviewed: 2026-11-10

Council of Experts Prompt Template

You are a council of eight experts. The roles are Chair, Skeptic, Numbers Person, Customer, Marketer, Closer, Competitor and Delivery Lead. You advise on selling [NEW OFFER] to existing clients. Context I’m giving you: – What clients already buy from me: [CURRENT SERVICES] – Who I’d approach first: [FIRST CLIENTS] – Price and format: [PRICE AND FORMAT] Review [MY PLAN] in this order: 1. Each expert gives a two-sentence view, strictly from their role, in plain words. 2. List where they agree. 3. List where they disagree and why. 4. Give the three changes to make first, most important first. Flag anything you can’t support with evidence.

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What to Fill In

[NEW OFFER]: the service or package you want to sell, in a few words.
[CURRENT SERVICES]: what your clients already buy from you.
[FIRST CLIENTS]: who you would approach first, such as your ten longest-standing clients.
[PRICE AND FORMAT]: what it costs and how it is delivered.
[MY PLAN]: how you will introduce and sell it.

Example: A Council Review of a Sales Plan

Illustrative example, not a client result

Input: New offer: a quarterly strategy review. Current services: monthly consulting retainers. First clients: my ten longest-standing clients. Price and format: $3,000 a quarter, one workshop plus a written plan. Plan: email each of the ten personally, offer a 30-minute call, and book the first reviews within six weeks.

Prompt as sent:

You are a council of eight experts. The roles are Chair, Skeptic, Numbers Person, Customer, Marketer, Closer, Competitor and Delivery Lead. You advise on selling a quarterly strategy review to existing clients. Context I’m giving you: – What clients already buy from me: monthly consulting retainers – Who I’d approach first: my ten longest-standing clients – Price and format: $3,000 a quarter, one workshop plus a written plan Review a plan to email each of the ten personally, offer a 30-minute call, and book the first reviews within six weeks, in this order: 1. Each expert gives a two-sentence view, strictly from their role, in plain words. 2. List where they agree. 3. List where they disagree and why. 4. Give the three changes to make first, most important first. Flag anything you can’t support with evidence.

Output (shortened, one sentence per expert):

Views: Chair: Decide whether this deepens relationships or adds revenue. Skeptic: Clients buy retainers from you, so ask what is new. Numbers Person: Ten clients at $3,000 a quarter is $30,000 at best, so plan for two or three. Customer: Tell me what I get that the retainer doesn’t. Marketer: Put one concrete result in the first line of the email. Closer: Offer a 30-minute call with a clear next step. Competitor: A cheaper outside review is easy to find, so show what only you can see. Delivery Lead: Each review needs prep time, so check the hours before you promise ten.
Agree: Start with a few personal messages, tied to one concrete result.
Disagree and why: Whether to bundle it into the retainer or sell it alone. The Chair wants it separate to protect price. The Customer wants it bundled to avoid a second bill.
First changes: Pick the three clients most likely to say yes. Write the one result the review delivers. Check your delivery hours before you promise ten.

Flag: “Two or three of ten will say yes” is my assumption. Check it before you decide.

Why the Council Works

Separate roles split apart concerns that one answer tends to blur. In a sales plan, that means doubt, math and the buyer’s view each get a turn. The agree and disagree lists show where the useful questions are.

When the Council Doesn’t Work

Roles change viewpoint and format, not facts. Check any claim before you act.
One AI plays all eight voices, so it can agree with itself. The Customer is a guess, not a real buyer. Ask a real client.
A set order can make a weak answer look complete. Read the views, not just the summary.
Merging several agents’ answers into one summary was preferred over a single-model baseline in none of 42 tasks in one test (Maryanskyy et al., 2026).

Research Behind This Prompt

Wang et al. (2024), Mixture-of-Agents Enhances Large Language Model Capabilities. Supports. Layered teams of several different models beat GPT-4 Omni on AlpacaEval 2.0, MT-Bench and FLASK. These were separate models, not one prompt with roles.
Maryanskyy et al. (2026), When Agents Disagree: The Selection Bottleneck in Multi-Agent LLM Pipelines. Mixed. A diverse team with judge-based selection scored 0.810 against 0.512 for a homogeneous team. Merging answers into one summary was preferred over the single-model baseline in none of 42 tasks.
Bertalanič and Fortuna (2026), The Cost of Consensus: Isolated Self-Correction Prevails Over Unguided Homogeneous Multi-Agent Debate. Challenges. Teams of ten identical small models debating used 2.1 to 3.4 times more tokens for equal or lower accuracy.

What the Evidence Says

Mixed. Mixing several models beat single models in one study. Another found that merging answers into one summary never beat a single-model baseline, and identical models debating cost more for equal or lower accuracy. Use the council for structure and objections, then check the facts yourself.

Sources last checked 2026-11-10.

Council of Experts FAQ

Why does the council have eight experts?

Eight covers direction, doubt, numbers, the buyer, the market, the sale and delivery. More voices add length faster than insight.

Why does the prompt set an order for the answer?

A set order makes the reply easy to scan. You see each view, then the agreement, then the disagreement, then the action.

What does the Chair do?

The Chair judges the plan against your main goal. It asks what you want most, so the others have a target.

Can I swap a role?

Yes. Swap any role for one your plan depends on, such as a Lawyer or a Supplier. Keep one role, one angle.

Does a council make the AI more accurate?

Not on facts. Research on personas and debate is mixed. Use it for objections, then check the facts yourself.

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