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Turn a rough idea into a concise, accurate, audience-appropriate email with subject and preview text, in under 15 minutes. Built-in checks ensure clarity, tone, and factual accuracy, plus a reusable follow-up template.
Copy this into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, fill in the [BRACKETS] and see what you get. No sign-up. The other 13 steps, examples and checklist unlock after purchase.
Setup: Define the email goal
Provide: [YOUR ROUGH IDEA IN 1–3 SENTENCES], [AUDIENCE TYPE OR SPECIFIC PERSON], [WHY YOU’RE WRITING NOW], [WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE IN ONE LINE], [ANYTHING TO AVOID]. Act as a communications lead and turn a rough idea into a single clear objective with concrete success criteria for the email. Work through it like this: 1) Boil the rough idea down to the one job this email must do (inform, request, propose, confirm, apologise, etc.). 2) Identify the primary action you want the recipient to take and any acceptable fallback actions. 3) Note the audience context and any sensitivities to steer tone and scope. 4) Translate this into measurable success criteria (what the recipient does, by when, and how you’ll know). 5) Flag any no-go areas or topics to avoid so later steps don’t introduce them. Give me the output as: - Objective: one sentence. - Success criteria: 3–5 bullet points (behaviour, timeframe, constraints). - Guardrails: 2–4 bullet points on what to avoid. Quality bar: The objective is unambiguous and actionable; success criteria are specific enough that a stranger could judge if the email worked. If any input is missing, ask up to three precise questions; if still unknown, mark the item as MISSING and proceed.
A system prompt, then 14 steps you run in order, plus instructions, worked examples, fix-it prompts and a quality checklist. Full prompts unlock straight after payment.
Beginners who feel unsure about AI and need a professional, ready-to-send email for work or small business tasks.
Complete steps 1–3 in two minutes, then jump to steps 6, 10, and 13 to ship a solid email fast. Come back later to run steps 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, and 14 for maximum polish and reuse.
14 steps, each building on the last: Setup: Define the email goal → Setup: Profile the recipient → Setup: Gather facts and constraints → Drafting: Generate subject line options → Drafting: Produce a structured outline → Drafting: Write the first full draft → Drafting: Insert required details and data → Refinement: Simplify for clarity → Refinement: Tone and style adjustment → Refinement: Risk and accuracy check → Refinement: Tighten length and scannability → Delivery: Final subject and preview text → Delivery: Create a send-ready version → Reuse: Save follow-up and variants. Includes two worked examples, fix-it prompts and a quality checklist.
This kit won’t provide legal or compliance approval; for high-stakes legal, HR, financial, or crisis communications, consult a qualified professional.
Instant email with your guided kit page and a downloadable file. Works with ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini (free or paid), including on your phone.
This is a prompt toolkit you run yourself, not software or professional advice.
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