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📧 Email
Intermediate
Write a Difficult Email
Draft any sensitive or awkward email — complaints, rejections, bad news.
The Prompt
Help me write a difficult email for the following situation: Situation type: [complaint / rejection / delivering bad news / confronting an issue / pushing back / asking for something uncomfortable] Context: [describe the full situation] Recipient: [their name and relationship to you] What I need to communicate: [the core message] Tone I want: [firm but fair / apologetic / empathetic / professional] What I want to avoid: [e.g. sounding aggressive / appearing weak / burning the relationship] Desired outcome: [what I want to happen after they read this] Draft the email, then: - Identify the 2 most sensitive lines and explain how to soften or strengthen them - Suggest an alternative subject line - Flag anything that could be misread or cause a negative reaction
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[complaint / rejection / delivering bad news / confronting an issue / pushing back / asking for something uncomfortable]
[describe the full situation]
[their name and relationship to you]
[the core message]
[firm but fair / apologetic / empathetic / professional]
[e.g. sounding aggressive / appearing weak / burning the relationship]
[what I want to happen after they read this]
How to use this prompt
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