A one-line request gets you a template full of brackets. Four things in the prompt get you an email.
What to put in the prompt
Who it’s for. Your landlord, a client who is waiting on you, your team. The AI writes very differently for each.
What happened. In your own words, with the facts. If you already have notes or a rough version, paste them in.
What you want. More time, a smaller increase, a polite no, a confirmed date. Say it, or the AI picks for you.
Tone and length. “Polite and firm, under 150 words, ready to send.” Without a length you often get a page.
Leave a blank for what only you know
The new date, the amount, the reason. Write [new date] and fill it in yourself, instead of letting the AI invent one that looks right and isn’t.
Real rewrites
Rough drafts in, Perry’s prompts out. Real, unedited output from our test set, 22 October 2026.
A reply to a rent increase
ChatGPT
Rough draft
reply to my landlord, he wants to raise the rent by 20%
With Perry
Write a short, professional email to my landlord to reply to their notice of a 20% rent increase. I want to [negotiate a smaller increase / ask for a justification / politely decline]. Keep it firm and polite, under 150 words, ready to send.
Added position placeholder for your response
Set a professional tone and length limit
Specified a ready-to-send email format
Your position is a choice you fill in. Perry doesn’t decide it for you.
A client update about a delay
ChatGPT
Rough draft
write an update to the client about the project delay
With Perry
Write a professional email to my client explaining a delay in the project. State that the new expected completion date is [new completion date] and briefly explain the reason as [reason for delay]. Keep the tone reassuring, clear, and under 150 words, ready to send.
Added placeholders for the date and reason
Specified a reassuring tone and clear length
Two blanks, for the two facts only you know.
Make a quick message sound professional
ChatGPT
Rough draft
make this sound more professional: hey guys the report is gonna be late, printer broke and karen is out sick, will send it tmrw morning
With Perry
Rewrite the rough message below to sound professional and clear. I want to inform my team that the report will be delayed until tomorrow morning due to technical issues and staff absence. Keep it polite, concise, and ready to send.
hey guys the report is gonna be late, printer broke and karen is out sick, will send it tmrw morning
Defined the professional tone and clear purpose
Preserved the original reasons and timeline
Included the original draft word for word
Your own words are copied in as they are, so no detail gets lost.
Or let Perry write it
Type your rough request in the chat box, click Perry, fill in the blanks, send.
