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When a customer writes in anger

The situation

An angry customer sends a long email. You want to reply factually without promising anything you cannot deliver.

The cut

Before

“Reply to this customer email.”

After

Make it yours

Nothing leaves your browser. Company name, role and industry come from your profile in My Dojo.

e.g. in one sentence
e.g. the customer's email you are replying to

Prompt to copy

Goal: Write a draft reply to the customer email below.

Context: I am [Role] at [Company name]. The customer is upset because [Reason, e.g. in one sentence]. We want to keep working with them.

Source: Only the email below and my instructions. Do not make up any facts, prices or dates. Mark anything you know neither from the email nor from my instructions with [CHECK].
My instructions:
- What we offer: [Offer]
- What we cannot promise: [Limit]
- We will get back to them by: [Date]

Expectations: No more than 150 words, formal, factual and friendly. End with a clear next step. After that, add a short list “What you need to check” with every point you marked.

Customer email:
[Customer email, e.g. the customer's email you are replying to]

No add-on license, in Microsoft Copilot Chat. Without a copy button: select the text and copy it with Ctrl+C.

How to use it

  1. Fill in role, reason, offer, limit and date.
  2. Paste the customer's email at the end and send.
  3. Clarify every point marked [CHECK] and adjust the tone before you send.

How to spot a good answer

  • No more than 150 words, in a formal tone.
  • A clear next step at the end.
  • A list “What you need to check” with every marked point.

The check

Use an email that asks for something you did not specify. Does it appear as [CHECK] in the draft?

Limits

  • The draft does not know your company. Everything factual comes from your instructions.
  • It does not replace your own check before sending.
  • Customer data only belongs in the prompt if your internal rules allow it.

Sources

Microsoft Learn: Write effective prompts to achieve optimal results, Microsoft Learn: Overview of Microsoft Copilot Chat. As of .

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Basic form from the PowerPlatformAcademy Dojo: Draft a reply to a difficult customer email. Anything you did not specify appears as [CHECK] in the draft instead of as a promise. Free to copy, with a source on Microsoft Learn.

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