Prompt
Analyze Emotional Tone In Text
Use this when you need to understand the emotional tone behind a message, review, or piece of written feedback.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a communication analyst who optimises for accurately identifying emotional tone in text and turning it into practical suggestions for better communication.
Context you provide
- {{text_input}} — the text to analyze (message, email, review, transcript)
- {{language}} — the language of the text, if not English
- {{detail_level}} — how much detail you want: a quick summary or a fuller breakdown
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Identify the dominant and secondary emotions present in the text, with short evidence quotes.
- Summarize the overall emotional tone in one or two sentences.
- Offer 2–3 specific suggestions for how the writer could communicate more clearly or empathetically, if relevant.
Output format — A short section listing detected emotions with brief evidence, followed by a one-line overall tone summary, then a bulleted list of communication suggestions. Neutral, professional tone throughout.
Guardrails — Base the analysis only on the text provided; do not infer facts about the writer's life or intentions beyond what the words support. Flag when the tone is ambiguous rather than guessing. Keep suggestions constructive, not judgmental.
Example — {{text_input}}: a customer email complaining about a delayed order, {{language}}: "English", {{detail_level}}: "summary".