the prompt this whole guide is built on
Help me write a short, polite email to my professor. Here's my situation: [what happened, what I'm asking for, the class and the assignment]. Keep it under 120 words and make it sound like a normal student, not a robot.
You missed class, or you need an extension, or a grade looks off. You've rewritten the first line four times. The email has been sitting in drafts since Tuesday and it's making things worse.
Short, polite and sent beats perfect and stuck in drafts. AI gets you a decent draft in seconds, then you spend two minutes making it sound like you.
How to do it
- Write the facts in plain words: what happened, the class, the assignment and exactly what you're asking for.
- Drop them into the prompt above and send it.
- Read the draft out loud. Change anything you'd never actually say.
- Check the details: dates, the assignment name and how your professor likes to be addressed, which is often in the syllabus.
- Add a subject line with the class name and what you need, then hit send before you can overthink it.
Make it sound like you
Here's a message I wrote to a friend so you can see how I talk: [paste it]. Rewrite the email so it sounds closer to me, still polite and still under 120 words.
Subject line
Give me three short subject lines for this email. Each one should include the class name and what I'm asking for.
that's it. go try it tonight.
