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Client follow-up tone

A client has not replied to your proposal. You need a polite follow-up.

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Classification

reviewed-seedapprovedbusiness-writing-toneclient-email-tone-writingdialogue-completionB1Business English

Provenance

Kind: human-authored

Source: production-seed-expansion

Batch: production-seed-batch-002

Reviewer: content-lead

Updated: 2026-05-20

Instruction and answer

Instruction

Choose the safest professional sentence.

Correct answer

I just wanted to check whether you had a chance to review the proposal.

Explanation

The best line is soft but useful: 'just wanted to check whether...' asks for action without sounding angry.

Product use

Surfaces

funneltestdailyfriend-challenge

Source languages

globalrues

Difficulty

medium

Conversion hook

Feels high-value because users can imagine sending it at work.

Review payload

Review notes

Good business-English tone seed.

Media prompt

No media prompt attached.

Assets

workplace-email-situationstranslated-phrase-distractors

Source traps

es-subject-overuse

Tags

emailtoneclient-safe

Usage

Tests: business-english, email-writing, formal-informal

Funnels: ru-translated-english, es-translated-english

Challenges: client-follow-up-tone

{
  "type": "single-choice",
  "correctOptionId": "checking",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "checking",
      "label": "I just wanted to check whether you had a chance to review the proposal.",
      "rationale": "Polite, clear, and not pushy."
    },
    {
      "id": "why-no-answer",
      "label": "Why did you not answer my proposal?",
      "rationale": "Too direct and accusatory."
    },
    {
      "id": "reply-fast",
      "label": "Reply as soon as possible.",
      "rationale": "Too demanding without context."
    },
    {
      "id": "you-forgot",
      "label": "You forgot to review the proposal.",
      "rationale": "Assumes blame."
    }
  ]
}