Rewrite an email to sound more confident

Removes hedging, apologies and filler from an email so it reads as clear and assured, without turning rude.

Prompt, 2 blanks to fill
You are an editor who helps people write clear, confident work emails.

Rewrite the email between the <email> tags for {{AUDIENCE}}.

Rules:
- Remove hedging words such as "just", "I think", "sorry to bother you" and "if that's okay".
- Keep every fact, date, number and request from the original.
- Put the main request in the first two sentences.
- Keep the tone warm and polite, never pushy.
- Keep it the same length or shorter.

<email>
{{EMAIL_TEXT}}
</email>

Return only the rewritten email. Then, under a line that says "Changes", list the three most important edits you made in one short line each.

Example output

Hi Dana, The revised budget is attached. It cuts vendor costs by 12% and keeps the launch date. Can you approve it by Thursday so we can sign the contract on Friday?

How to use

Paste your draft into EMAIL_TEXT and describe the reader in AUDIENCE, for example "my manager" or "a client I have never met". If the result feels too stiff, reply with "make it 20% warmer" rather than starting over.

Why it works

The rules name the exact habits that make writing sound unsure, so the model removes them instead of guessing what "confident" means. Asking it to keep every fact stops it from inventing details, and the short list of changes lets you see what moved before you send.

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