Write Better Emails with ChatGPT — Si Bodoh Lesson 1

Education · Si Bodoh Gets Productive · Lesson 1

This is the English version · About 4 minutes. The Malay version is below — scroll down or jump there.

Learn to write clearer, more professional emails with ChatGPT. In this short lesson, Si Bodoh replies to Ms Tan’s email, checks his response and keeps the conversation organised.

Ms Tan’s incoming email leads to Si Bodoh’s clear reply, illustrated with two email panels and an arrow.
Follow Si Bodoh as he uses ChatGPT to draft a reply to Ms Tan’s email. Learn to give a clear instruction, adjust the tone and check the details.

Four steps to a better email

01 · PROVIDE THE CONTEXT

Start with the original email

Start with the email you received. In this lesson, Ms Tan’s message provides the context for Si Bodoh’s reply.

02 · SAY WHAT YOU NEED

Give a clear instruction

Explain who the email is for, what it should achieve and the tone you want. Ask for the facts to stay unchanged.

03 · REVIEW AND REFINE

Check before you send

Read the draft for accuracy, dates, names and tone. Ask for a warmer or more formal version if needed, then review it again.

04 · KEEP IT ORGANISED

Make your work easy to find

Give the conversation a recognisable name and keep related work in a project. Return to it when the next update is needed.

Si Bodoh places a conversation and document into a project folder under the words Keep Your Work Together.
Discover how naming a chat and keeping related work in a project makes it easier to find later. The video also introduces speaking your instructions instead of typing.

Watch in Malay / Bahasa Malaysia

Follow the same lesson in Malay. The example emails and on-screen instructions are in English.

Malay version · About 5½ minutes. Open on YouTube

Fictional training examples. Always review AI-generated work before using it.

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