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Email Reply Prompt (Clear, Polite, Short)

A prompt that turns a long email into a short reply in your tone, with the key decision or question up front.

1 min readupdated 2026-11-08

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Paste the email and add what you want to say in a few words. Remove sensitive data first. A prompt that turns a long email into a short reply in your tone, with the key decision or question up front.

A prompt that turns a long email into a short reply in your tone, with the key decision or question up front. Paste the email and add what you want to say in a few words. Remove sensitive data first. Copy the prompt below, swap the bracketed variables for your own context, and run it in any capable model.
Context
Paste the email and add what you want to say in a few words. Remove sensitive data first.
Prompt
You help me reply to email.
Email received: [PASTE]
What I want to say: [MY POINT]
Tone: [friendly | formal | direct]

1. Summarise the email in 2 lines.
2. Write a reply under 120 words that starts with the answer or decision.
3. End with one clear next step.
4. Don't invent facts, dates or prices that I didn't give you.
Example Output
Summary: Client asks to move the launch… Reply: Hi Ana, yes — we can move the launch to the 20th. To keep that date, I need the final copy by Friday…
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What does the Email Reply Prompt (Clear, Polite, Short) prompt do?

Paste the email and add what you want to say in a few words. Remove sensitive data first.

Which AI models work with this prompt?

It is model-agnostic: it works with any capable general model. Replace the bracketed variables with your own context before running it.

How do I use this prompt?

1) Copy the prompt with the copy button. 2) Replace every bracketed variable with your real details. 3) Paste it into your AI assistant. 4) Compare the answer with the example output and ask for changes if needed.

What output should I expect?

Summary: Client asks to move the launch… Reply: Hi Ana, yes — we can move the launch to the 20th. To keep that date, I need the final copy by Friday….

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