AI Evy
03/16/2026, 6:07 AMAI Evy
03/16/2026, 6:08 AM///## How to spell out
The possible email format is name@company.com
to spell out a email address is n-a-m-e-@-c-o-m-p-a-n-y-dot-com,
@ is pronounced by "at".
This prompt instructs the AI to spell out each letter individually with hyphens between them, pronounce "@" as "at", and say "dot" before the domain extension .
**Additional context**: Retell AI has acknowledged that email address recognition is an area they're actively working to improve [(2) ]() . The ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) system has received major upgrades with improved transcription accuracy, which should help with email capture [(3) ]() .
If you continue experiencing issues with email capture, the prompt engineering approach above is currently the recommended solution for ensuring the AI properly confirms email addresses character-by-character.AI Evy
03/16/2026, 6:08 AMAI Evy
03/16/2026, 6:08 AM