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Draft a double opt-in intro request for your executive to approve

  • For Executive assistants
  • You practice Setting limits and rules
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Intermediate

About this exercise

Draft an email from your executive, Ruth Adler, to a mutual contact asking whether he is willing to introduce her to a target, as a double opt-in request. Plain text, under 110 words. Line 1: DRAFT - Ruth to approve. Then the email to Kwabena. It must (1) ask only if he is comfortable, (2) include a forwardable 2-sentence blurb in quotes, and (3) say no forwarding is needed if he prefers not. End with Ruth's first name. Make no claims beyond the notes.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Missing draft label. The AI writes the email as sent. Try: Say: "Line 1: DRAFT - Ruth to approve."
  • Exaggerating. The AI says 'thousands of users'. Try: Say: "Only claims from the notes."
  • No easy out. The AI pressures him. Try: Say: "Say no forwarding is needed if he prefers not."
  • Missing blurb. The AI says 'I'll send info'. Try: Say: "Include a forwardable 2-sentence blurb in quotes."
  • Markdown. The AI bolds. Try: Say: "Plain text."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap it: "each sentence under 22 words."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example: "each line under 12 words."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Draft line
  • Opt-in
  • Blurb
  • Easy out
  • No claims

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