How to create a persona for word-for-word emails

Last updated: April 23, 2026

If you’d like to configure a word-for-word prompt, follow these steps:

1. Go to the persona questionnaire: https://app.aisdr.com/personas/new

2. Select the Custom template.

3. Paste your preferred email structure into the provided field.

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4. Fill in the remaining details as usual > hit Create persona > wait for your persona to be generated.

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5. Once the persona is ready, open it and click Edit.

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6. In the Context tab, find Custom instruction section

Add your rule there, for example:
ALWAYS FOLLOW "Email style example" SECTION WORD-FOR-WORD.

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Under Email Style Example, you will see the template you originally added during setup. Remove "USE THIS EXAMPLE ONLY AS A REFERENCE FOR TONE, STRUCTURE, AND FLOW. THE FACTUAL DATA HERE IS ILLUSTRATIVE." sentence.

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8. Feel free to add a similar rule in the Mandatory Follow-Up Email Rules section, for example: ALWAYS FOLLOW "follow-up_email_examples" WORD-FOR-WORD

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You can also update the follow-up email examples under Follow-Up Email Examples section.

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9. Save your changes.