How to make your AI content sound more human (part 1)

Hello dear AI enthusiast!

Do you sometimes read something and think: ‘Why does it sound like a robot wrote it?’. Yep – me too!

So in today’s issue, I’d like to talk to you about how to make AI-generated content sound more human. Because let’s be real – ChatGPT has been around for a while now, people are using it en masse, and it’s super easy to tell when something was written by AI.

🎥 If you’d rather watch the detailed tutorial video, watch it on my YouTube channel here.

💡You can use the tips and prompts below with ChatGPT or any other AI tool you have access to.

Something I have learnt over the years, both in my corporate career in content design and whilst building and running my online education business, is the importance of plain English. 

I usually do this at the prompt stage and then again when I’m reviewing the text once it’s been generated by ChatGPT or another tool. So my prompt normally includes:

✏️ ‘Write it in plain English.’

Once the content has been generated, I review it to see if anything can be simplified.

👩🏻‍🏫 I demonstrate how to do this exactly and show you some screen recordings in my video tutorial on my YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe!  

If you have used ChatGPT or another AI tool before, I’m sure you’ve noticed that there are certain words and phrases that come up a lot in the output. Words like: leverage, elevate, delve, cutting-edge, digital age, embark on a journey, unlock, take a dive into.

To make your AI generated content sound more like it was written by a human, you want to avoid those clichés or replace them. 

So you can do this at prompt stage (by including a list of clichés to avoid), or when reviewing your content. 

👩🏻‍🏫 I show you how to do this in my video tutorial on my YouTube channel. Don’t forget to subscribe!

⭐️ Bonus tip: One thing I sometimes include in my prompts is ‘use an understated British tone of voice, not American English’. It tones the content down a bit.

This point links back to the first tip I shared with you in this issue, and it’s about writing like you’re writing for a 9-year-old. Or a 5-year-old. Or a PhD student!

Specifying your audience’s reading age in your prompt is a great idea. Writing for a lower reading age makes your content easier to understand, not just by children but by everyone.

And PhD students perhaps need a slightly different language so if you’re writing for them then specify that in your prompt too.

🎥 If you’d rather watch the detailed tutorial video, watch it on my YouTube channel here.

I’ll be back next week with part 2 of how to make your AI-generated content sound more human. Take care!

Aga