Headline and title variants by angle

Generate sharp headlines grouped by angle, each under a length limit, with a pick for your goal.

Change note: Initial version

Prompt

Write headline options for the piece below.

What it is: {{content_type}}
What it is about: {{summary}}
Reader: {{audience}}
Main goal: {{goal}}
Maximum characters per headline: {{max_chars}}

Create 12 headlines, three for each of these angles:
1. Clear and literal (says exactly what the reader gets)
2. Curiosity (a gap the reader wants to close, without hiding the topic)
3. Benefit or outcome (a specific result, with a number if the summary supports one)
4. Contrarian or surprising (challenges a common belief that is true to the content)

Rules:
- Stay accurate. Do not promise anything the piece does not deliver.
- No clickbait formulas such as "You won't believe" or "This one trick".
- Vary structure and opening words.
- Stay within the character limit and show the character count of each.

Output format: a table with columns Angle, Headline, Characters. Then name your top pick for the stated goal and explain it in one sentence.

Variables

• {{content_type}}Content typeselect

  Options: Blog post, Newsletter issue, Landing page, Report or white paper, Video, Press release, Email subject line

  Default: Blog post

• {{summary}}Summarylong

  Default: A practical guide to running 30-minute weekly one-on-ones that managers keep and employees value, with a simple agenda and three questions to ask.

• {{audience}}Readertext

  Default: New people managers

• {{goal}}Goalselect

  Options: Clicks from search, Email opens, Social shares, Sign-ups, Credibility

  Default: Clicks from search

• {{max_chars}}Max charactersnumber

  Default: 65

Example output

| Angle | Headline | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | How to Run a 30-Minute One-on-One That Works | 44 |
| Clear | A Simple Agenda for Weekly One-on-Ones | 38 |
| Clear | One-on-One Meetings: A Guide for New Managers | 45 |
| Curiosity | The Three Questions Great Managers Always Ask | 45 |
| Curiosity | Why Your One-on-Ones Keep Getting Cancelled | 43 |
| Curiosity | What Employees Actually Want From a One-on-One | 46 |
| Benefit | Run One-on-Ones People Keep in 30 Minutes a Week | 48 |
| Benefit | 3 Questions That Turn Check-Ins Into Real Talk | 46 |
| Benefit | A One-on-One Agenda You Can Use Tomorrow | 40 |
| Contrarian | Stop Using One-on-Ones for Status Updates | 41 |
| Contrarian | Your One-on-One Is Not Your Meeting | 35 |
| Contrarian | Shorter One-on-Ones Get Better Results | 38 |

Top pick for search clicks: "How to Run a 30-Minute One-on-One That Works", because it matches how people search and states the payoff.

Notes

Choosing the goal changes which headlines rise to the top. Ask for a second round on the angle you like best.