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Write a sincere apology that takes responsibility, avoids sounding defensive, and helps put things right with the person you are writing to.
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Their role or relationship to you
What went wrong and your part in it. Be honest here.
Anything you are offering to do to make up for it
How you want it to come across
Your prompt
I need to apologise to a colleague / a client / a friend. Here's what happened and my part in it: I missed a deadline and it held up their work for a week Here's what I want to do to put it right, if anything: I'll deliver it by Friday and cover the extra costs Please write a sincere apology. Take genuine responsibility without making excuses, acknowledge how it affected them, and avoid the kind of wording that sounds like I'm blaming them or dodging it. Keep the tone sincere and professional and don't overdo it.
Watch out for phrases like "I'm sorry if you felt", which sound like an apology but quietly shift the blame onto the other person. Ask the AI to avoid them, and to keep the apology short, because a long one can start to feel more about your guilt than their upset. A clear "I was wrong, here's what I'll do" lands best.
A short, sincere apology that owns the mistake, recognises the effect on the other person, and offers a way forward, ready for you to make your own and send.
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