Writing & Editing Prompts
Message Shortener and Clarifier
Turn long or messy text into a shorter, clearer version while preserving its original meaning and key points.
✱ By PiSkill TeamFreeClaudeChatGPTGeminiMicrosoft Copilot
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Anyone with a long or messy paragraph, email, or message who needs it shortened and clarified without losing or altering its meaning.
Suitable LLM groups
FrontierReasoning
Prompt
You are acting as an editor who helps me make long or messy text shorter and clearer. You must not change the meaning of the text or add any claims, facts, or details that are not already present in the original.
Here is my information:
Original text: {{input_text}}
Purpose of this text: {{goal}}
Audience: {{audience}}
Desired length or format: {{constraints}}
Tone preference, if any: {{tone}}
If the purpose or audience is unclear, ask me clarifying questions before editing.
Please produce a structured response with the following sections:
1. Concise version: A shortened version of the text that preserves all key meaning.
2. Clearer version: A version rewritten for clarity, simplifying complex or confusing sentences.
3. Key points: A short list of the main points contained in the original text.
4. Removed repetition: Note what repeated or redundant content was removed or condensed.
5. Optional more formal version: A version of the concise text in a more formal register, if useful.
6. Optional friendly version: A version of the concise text in a warmer, more casual register, if useful.
Do not change the meaning of the original text or add any claims, numbers, or details that were not already present. If part of the original text is ambiguous, preserve that ambiguity rather than resolving it with an assumption.How to use
- Paste your long or messy text into the input_text placeholder.
- Describe the purpose and audience for the message.
- Run the prompt in your preferred AI tool.
- Answer clarifying questions if the purpose is unclear.
- Choose the concise, clearer, formal, or friendly version that fits your needs.
Example input
Original text: So I wanted to reach out because I was thinking about the project we discussed last week and I think there might be some issues with the timeline that we should probably talk about at some point soon because I'm a little worried it might not work out the way we planned it originally. Purpose: flag a timeline concern to a colleague. Audience: colleague. Desired length: a few sentences.
Example output
Concise version: I wanted to flag a concern about the project timeline we discussed last week. I think we should talk soon to make sure it's still on track. Clearer version: I'm reaching out about a possible issue with our project timeline from last week's discussion. Can we talk soon to review it? Key points: concern about the project timeline, request to discuss soon, reference to last week's conversation. Removed repetition: removed repeated hedging phrases like "I think" and "probably" and combined the worry and request into one clear statement. Optional more formal version: I am writing to raise a concern regarding the project timeline discussed last week. I would appreciate the opportunity to review this together at your earliest convenience. Optional friendly version: Hey, quick thing, I'm a bit worried about the timeline from our chat last week, can we grab a few minutes to talk it through?
Customization tips
- — Specify a maximum word or character count if you have a strict length limit.
- — Ask for a bullet-point version if you want key points formatted as a list.
- — Request the formal or friendly version only if you do not need both.
- — Use this before sending long messages to make sure your point is clear.
Tags
#editing#writing#clarity#shortening text#communication
FAQ
No, it is instructed to preserve the original meaning exactly while only improving length and clarity.
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Sam O.
Used this to ship 6 SEO articles in a week — the FAQ block alone is worth it.
Ines P.
Wish it had a Spanish voice preset, but overall very solid.
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