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Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant, strong at writing and long documents.
😴 The lazy way to use it
Great for natural-sounding emails, CVs and cover letters, and for reading long documents or letters you paste in.
Good for
Prompts to try in Claude
Polite follow-up when nobody replied
A friendly nudge email for when someone has gone quiet, without sounding desperate.
Calm reply to an annoying email
Turn your angry first draft into a calm, professional reply that still gets your point across.
Say no without feeling bad
Decline a request, invitation or extra task kindly and clearly.
Turn bullet points into a proper email
Dump your messy notes and get a clean, well-structured email back.
A sincere apology message
Apologise properly for a mistake, at work or in your personal life.
Clear group message or announcement
One clear message for a WhatsApp group, team chat or neighbours, so nobody asks the same question twice.
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