Write a clearer email. Still sound like yourself.

Keep your intention in the lead

You do not need a perfect prompt. Start with who the email is for, what you need, and how you want the recipient to feel. Write a rough version yourself—even a few bullet points will preserve more of your intention than a blank request to “write a professional email.”

Ask for editing, not invention

Have the assistant flag missing facts instead of filling them in. Dates, prices, promises, and names should come from you. Ask it to show meaningful changes so you can decide whether they help.

Try it with a harmless example

Draft a message about moving a fictional book-club meeting. Ask for a warmer and a shorter version. Compare both with your draft: did either introduce an apology, deadline, or commitment you never intended?

Read once as the recipient

Would you know what to do next? Does the message sound like something you would say? Restore your own phrasing where appropriate and send it yourself. Generating a draft and authorizing a message are different actions.

Edit this email for clarity while preserving my voice and meaning. Audience: [who]. Goal: [one outcome]. Do not add facts, promises, deadlines, or apologies. Flag missing information. Give me a concise version, a warmer version, and a short list of meaningful edits. Draft: [text]