Five questions to lock a brief after a discovery call
The 5 questions that turn a fuzzy discovery call into a lockable brief. Each question targets the vaguest answer, with a one-line "why I'm asking" so the client doesn't feel interrogated.
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Updates live as you typeI've just had a discovery call. I have rough notes but the brief still feels fuzzy. Help me draft the five questions I need to ask BEFORE I start work, so I don't end up doing it twice.
Project type: {{project_type}}
What I heard them say they want: {{stated_want}}
What I suspect they actually need: {{suspected_need}}
The decision-maker (if not the person I spoke to): {{decision_maker}}
What's already gone wrong (previous attempts, frustrations): {{prior_attempts}}
Hard constraints I caught (budget / deadline / brand): {{constraints}}
Write a 150–180 word email.
- Subject: "Quick five before we kick off — {{project_type}}"
- Open: thank them for the call, here are the five questions I need locked before I start.
- Five numbered questions, each one targeting the FUZZIEST part of what they said.
- Each question gets a one-line "why I'm asking" so they don't feel interrogated.
- Close: "Reply line-by-line or jump on a 15-min call — whichever's easier."
- Sign-off as {{your_name}}.
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