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#design #microcopy #UX writing

design Intermediate

Write Microcopy for Destructive Actions That Doesn't Bury the Risk

Help me write microcopy for the destructive action [ACTION] in [PRODUCT]. Output...

#excel #power query #survey

excel Intermediate

Convert a Messy Survey Export Into Clean Long-Format Data

I exported a survey to Excel. Each respondent is one row, each question is its o...

#editing #tightening #word-count

Tighten a Draft by Cutting 30 Percent Without Losing the Argument

Take this draft and cut roughly 30% of the word count without losing the core ar...

#newsletter #email-marketing #growth

marketing Intermediate

Diagnose a Stalled Email Newsletter Without Blaming the Algorithm

My email newsletter has plateaued. Subscriber count: [N]. Open rate trend: [TREN...

#writing #outline #ideation

writing Beginner

Turn a Half-Finished Idea Into an Outline Before You Lose It

I have a half-formed idea I want to write about but I'm not sure it has enough t...

#hr #manager #compensation

hr Intermediate

Coach a New Manager Through Their First Salary Conversation

I'm coaching a first-time manager who has to deliver a [raise / promotion / no-c...

customer-service Intermediate

Respond to a Customer Who Is Wrong But Insistent

A customer is escalating about [specific complaint]. The thing is: they're factu...

#customer-service #difficult-customers #response

#design #empty-state #ux-writing

design Intermediate

Empty State Copy and Illustration Brief

For the feature described, design the empty state. Provide: 1-line headline that...

#editing #diagnosis #prose

Writing: Diagnose Why a Paragraph Feels Flat

Read this paragraph and tell me why it feels flat — but don't rewrite it. I want...

#writing #structure #editing

Writing: Diagnose Why a Draft Feels Off Even Though Nothing Is Technically Wrong

I have a draft that reads fine sentence-by-sentence but doesn't land. Diagnose. ...

#writing #editing #structure

writing Beginner

Writing: Rewrite a Wall of Text Into Something a Skimmer Will Actually Read

I wrote a thing and it's a wall of text. Don't summarize it — rewrite it for som...

#writing #storytelling #hooks

Writing: Open a Piece Without Starting With a Dictionary Definition

I'm writing about [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Give me five different openings that a...

#email #cold-outreach #networking

email Beginner

Email: Write a Cold Email That Doesn't Open With 'I Hope This Finds You Well'

I want to reach [PERSON, ROLE] about [SPECIFIC THING — collaboration, intro, adv...

Writing: Cut My Draft by 40% Without Losing What Made It Mine

Here's my draft: [PASTE]. It needs to lose ~40% to fit a publication or attentio...

#writing #editing #voice

#writing #structure #essays

Writing: Restructure an Essay That's Trying to Say Three Things

I wrote this and it doesn't land: [PASTE]. I think the problem is I'm making thr...

#writing #structure #essay

Restructure an essay that has a great middle but a weak opening and ending

I have an essay where paragraphs 4-8 are doing real work but the opening (paragr...

#writing #editing #concision

Cut a draft in half without losing the argument

I have a draft that's [N] words and needs to be roughly half that length. The pi...

#writing #editing #structure

Find the paragraph where the argument actually starts and cut everything before it

I'm going to paste a draft of an essay or article below. It's likely too long an...

#writing #outline #long-form

Outline a 3000-word article from a 30-second voice memo idea

I have a vague idea for a long article. The idea is: [describe in 1-2 sentences]...

#hr #performance-management #difficult-conversations

hr Advanced

Have a 'you're underperforming' conversation without making it a surprise

I need to have a conversation with a direct report about underperformance. The p...

#oped #journalism #argument

Generate an Op-Ed Draft from a Single Strong Argument

Act as an op-ed editor for a major newspaper. I will give you one strong argumen...

#cfo #board-update #reporting

finance Advanced

Write a Board-Ready CFO Update in Under 500 Words

Act as a CFO writing the monthly update to the board. Produce a 500-word maximum...

#writing #editing #brevity

Cut a 2,000-word draft to 600 without losing the argument

I will paste a 2,000-word essay. Help me cut it to 600 words while preserving th...