Write an apology letter (screw-up remedy)

A ready-to-use “Email & Communication” AI prompt template, designed and tested with Claude. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.

Prompt template
We messed up and need to write an apology to customers. Please: 1) honestly explain what happened (no blame-shifting, no over-self-deprecation); 2) state the remedy and timeline; 3) concrete compensation for those affected; 4) a trust-rebuilding closing line. Give me an email version and a social-announcement version.

What happened: "describe what went wrong and who's affected"

How to use this prompt

  1. Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into Claude or ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
  2. Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
  3. If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.

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