Use AI to shorten a long draft email or message without losing the important details.
We've all written an email that got way too long—you wanted to be thorough, but now it's three paragraphs when it should've been three sentences. Long emails don't get read carefully, and they make you look like you don't respect the reader's time. Instead of agonizing over what to cut, paste your draft into ChatGPT and ask it to compress it. It'll keep the key points, drop the filler, and give you back something that's easier to read and more likely to get a response. This works for Slack messages, project updates, client emails—anything where you need to be clear and brief but started rambling.
Try this prompt today
“I wrote this email but it's too long. Shorten it to 3-4 sentences while keeping all the important information and sounding professional: [paste your draft here]”
February 26, 2026
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