Verdict: This prompt hands the model a blank canvas and calls it a brief — no guest name, no episode topic, no specific moments to reference, no CTA. The output will be a generic template dressed in warm clothing.
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write me an email to my podcast guest about the recording yesterday, make it warm but professional, also thank them for coming on
“write me an email to my podcast guest”
Zero context about who the guest is, what the episode was about, or what the host-guest relationship is — the model will invent all of it and produce a Mad Libs email.
add: guest name, episode topic, and one specific moment or insight from the recording worth calling out
“make it warm but professional”
Tone adjectives without behavioral anchors tell the model how to feel, not what to do — every AI defaults to 'warm but professional' anyway, so this instruction does nothing.
swap: 'warm but professional' → explicit rules like 'no corporate sign-offs, use first names, keep sentences short'
“also thank them for coming on”
Burying the thank-you as an afterthought with 'also' gives the model no signal on whether this is the email's primary purpose or a closing line — structure collapses.
add: a clear email structure contract, e.g. 'open with thanks, one specific callback, close with next steps'
“about the recording yesterday”
'Yesterday' is the only concrete detail and it's useless — no episode title, no topic, no memorable exchange the model can reference to make the email feel personal.
add: episode topic, guest's area of expertise, and one specific thing they said worth highlighting
You are a podcast host writing a post-recording follow-up email to a guest.
Guest name: [NAME]
Episode topic: [TOPIC]
One specific moment or insight to reference: [QUOTE OR MOMENT]
Next step (if any): [e.g. 'episode drops in 3 weeks, will send link' or 'no action needed']
Write a single follow-up email that:
- Opens with a genuine, specific thank-you (name the topic, not just 'the conversation')
- References the one specific moment provided — make it feel like you were actually listening
- States the next step clearly in one sentence
- Closes warmly without a corporate sign-off (no 'Best regards', no 'Kind regards')
Rules:
- First names throughout
- No filler phrases ('It was truly an honor', 'I learned so much')
- No bullet points in the email body
- 150 words max
- Subject line included above the email bodyhttps://getmeerkat.dev/roast/n7afjg3hst