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Email someone you don't know so they can actually reply
You need something from a stranger and cold emails die. Get a short email with context, ask and easy reply.
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Write an email to someone I don't know. Who they are: [role] How I found them: [details] Ask: [specific] Why they might help: [brief] Attachment: [yes/no] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short sendable email. 2. Subject line. 3. Flattery and life-story padding to cut. 4. A one-nudge follow-up a week later. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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