Rewrite & tone-shift
6 decisions a prompt of this kind should make on purpose, and 7 things worth leaving out. One of them is something only you can supply — we leave it blank rather than let a model invent it.
rewrite, reword, rephrase, make it formal, make it casual, make it professional, make it sound, tone, tone down, polish, clean up, shorten, condense, tighten, soften, warmer, simplify, plain english, fix the wording, less stiff, more concise, trim this, trim it, less aggressive, more confident
- _The actual text to rewriteOnly you know this. Ask for the exact text to rewrite; do not invent or paraphrase from a description.
- +Target tone / registerClear and professional but human — plain, direct, warm without being cutesy; no corporate jargon.
- +What to preservePreserve all facts, names, numbers, dates, and the core ask/decision exactly; change wording and tone, never meaning.
- +Audience & relationshipA professional peer / light-hierarchy recipient you have a normal working relationship with.
- +Length / shapeRoughly the same length unless asked to shorten; if shortening, the shortest version that keeps every key point.
- +Voice / signature to keepKeep it sounding like a real person — natural contractions, no buzzwords; don't over-formalize into stiffness.
Left out for this type: role ('expert copywriter/editor'); generic 'clear and well-structured'; unrequested multiple creative variations; adding new content/claims ('make it pop'); annotating what you changed unless asked; reading-level / SEO targets; defaulting to 'more formal = better'