# Send an intro using a saved template

Reuse a saved intro template to send a personalized email in one prompt. alfred_ resolves recipients, fills the body, and sets up CC and nudges.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/send-intro-template  
Updated: 2026-05-01

Works in: Chat, Text

## The prompt

- Send \[TEMPLATE NAME] intro to \[PERSON OR EMAIL]

This is one of the highest-leverage workflows in alfred_. Save an intro email template once, name it after the company or pitch, then send personalized versions of it forever with a four-word prompt.

## How it works end-to-end

1. **You save a template** with a name (e.g. "DeltaX intro," "Raven display intro"). See [Save an intro template](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/save-intro-template).
2. **You ask alfred_ to send it** to a specific person, `Send [name] intro to [person]`
3. **alfred_ personalizes**: pulls the recipient's first name, looks up your prior history with them if any, and adjusts tone
4. **alfred_ surfaces a draft** for your review before sending, your approval is always required

## Real prompts that work

The template is invoked by name. These all work:

- "Send DeltaX intro to <daniel.chacon@fluenceenergy.com>"
- "Send Raven intro to attached person" (when you've attached a contact / business card)
- "Send Zetic intro to this person" (when you're viewing their email)
- "Send intro email to Jeff at Bosch" (alfred_ resolves Jeff from your contacts)

## Adjusting tone for warm vs. cold

By default alfred_ writes intros as cold outreach. If you know the person, say so:

- "Send DeltaX intro to Mike, he and I have history, make it warmer than cold"
- "Since this is not a cold email, he knows me well, make it more warm"
- "He moved to Qcells from SK. I know him well so the email could be warmer"

alfred_ will reference shared history naturally without making it weird.

## Multi-recipient sends

You can fan an intro out to several people in one prompt:

- "Send DeltaX intro to those 3 people. Put changsup as To and the other two as CC."
- "Send Raven intro to Kurt and Jason, they might not remember me, it's been a while."

## Listing your templates

- "What intro templates do I have?"
- "Show me the Raven-RAM intro template"
- "How many clean intro drafts do you have?"

## The signature gotcha

If you use Gmail's auto-signature feature, your template body should NOT include your signature, Gmail will append it automatically when sending. If alfred_ is producing emails with a duplicate signature, the fix is to clear the signature from the template body. Tell alfred_:

> "Remove the signature from inside the template body. Gmail auto-appends so it duplicates."

## Related

- [Save an intro template](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/save-intro-template)
- [Draft a follow-up to a thread](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-follow-up)
- [Reverse contact lookup](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/reverse-contact-search)

## Variations

- Send DeltaX intro email to <changsup.moon@qcells.com>
- Send Raven intro to attached person
- Send Zetic intro to this person
- Send intro email to Jeff at Bosch
- Send DeltaX intro to those 3 people, put changsup as To and the other two as CC
- Use the Raven-RAM template for a personalized email to Chen Su, auto nudge on

## Best for

Repeat intro emails where you have a template you want to personalize each time, partnership intros, fundraising outreach, recruiting outreach, BD intros. Saves you from writing the same email 30 times.