Professional email

Skill openagentskills/betterskills/skills/communication/professional-email

Portable, open catalogue of agent skills for Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Copilot, and other AI coding assistants.

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npx -y skills add openagentskills/betterskills --skill professional-email

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Drafts clear professional emails with appropriate tone, structure, and calls to action. Use when writing work email, follow-ups, apologies, requests, or stakeholder updates.

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Professional Email

Gather (ask if missing)

Recipient relationship (peer, manager, client, external)
Goal (inform, request, apologize, escalate)
Desired response and deadline
Tone preference (neutral, warm, firm)

Structure

Subject — Specific, ≤60 chars when possible
Opening — Purpose in first sentence
Body — Context → ask → rationale (short paragraphs)
Close — Clear CTA + thanks/sign-off

Tone matrix

Situation	Tone
Routine update	Neutral, concise
Request	Polite, specific deadline
Delay/bad news	Direct, accountable, next step
Escalation	Factual, no blame language

Template

Subject: [Specific subject]

Hi [Name],

[One-sentence purpose.]

[2–4 short paragraphs with bullets if listing items.]

[Clear ask: "Could you confirm by Friday?"]

Thanks,
[Name]

Rules

No passive-aggressive phrasing
One main ask per email when possible
Avoid jargon with external recipients
Do not send on user's behalf — output draft only unless tool can send