The Blueprint for AI Writing That Actually Sounds Like You

You're already using AI to write. But if you haven't given AI a blueprint for how you sound and think, you're likely sending out communications that feel like they could have come from anyone. That's a problem.

Fortunately, it's an easy one to fix in under 10 minutes.

Your engagement rates, customers, and colleagues will thank you.

You Need a Personalized Writing Style Guide

A personalized writing style guide is exactly what it sounds like: a documented blueprint of your unique writing "voice" inclusive of your tone, syntax, grammar, structure, word choices, and beyond.

It essentially is a complete composite of the unique textures and nuances of your writing style: the way you open a sentence, the way you close a negotiation, the way you sign off on emails to colleagues vs. partners.

When you give that tailored blueprint to AI, you get back a ton:

Cold outreach suddenly feels warmer to the recipient. Follow-ups feel like you actually wrote them. And your internal comms match not just your style and tone, but even your thinking patterns - helping carry your point of view in a way that's polished but patently you.

That's why having a personal writing style guide is essential. You can finally have AI write in your voice, not a general, out-of-the-box one.

Crafting your Own Style Guide

You don't have to reverse-analyze your writing or hire-out to build your style guide. This is something AI excels at. I've crafted a prompt that works well for exactly this - sign up below to receive your free guide.

It takes a few samples of your (actual) writing and reverse-engineers the patterns: sentence mechanics, rhythm, vocabulary preferences, what you avoid, sentence and logic structures, and far beyond.

The whole process takes at most 10 minutes: 5 minutes to gather the right samples and then another 5 to generate and save the resulting style guide so that you can easily reference and include it in your AI(s) of choice.

In many ways, the output will become part of your AI's operating system - Project files, Instructions, etc. - ensuring your voice is present on every piece of AI writing that follows.

The prompt guide is free - I've included it in the form here:

How to Use the Prompt

Use the prompt provided with your AI of choice (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.).

Give it 2 or 3 pieces of writing you're proud of and let it work.

Then save the resulting Personalized Writing Style Guide as a document and include that in your AI's project files, instructions, or with individual prompts to get clear, personalized, and unmistakably "you" writing outputs from AI each time.

The Consistency and Conversion Problem It Solves

Think about how many types of writing you do each week and how many touchpoints they span: Emails, chat messages, LinkedIn posts, client proposals, strategy briefs, internal memos, etc.

Every one of those is a signal about who you are and how you think.

Without a style guide, those touchpoints are inconsistent at best - AI might have the context, but it doesn't (fully) have the blueprint to your thinking and writing.

With one, AI can craft messaging that feels distinctive, consistent, and sharp - across each channel and moment.

Even with writing generated entirely by AI, you can keep your voice, keep your precision, and - most importantly - keep the texture that makes people feel like they're actually hearing from you and not a very competent, polished assistant.

That's the difference between AI-generated communication and AI-powered communication that actually lands.

Ready to Go Even Further?

Consider building an agent trained on your style guide that runs over your inbox and messages, diligently drafting context-aware responses for you to review, finalize, and/or send as needed.

Reach out if you're interested in learning more and setting up your own AI agent to do just that.

Thanks for Reading

I look forward to your thoughts on the prompt guide and how your AI writing improves with it in place.

Always feel free to send me a note with your findings - and if you've discovered other ways to make AI writing sound more personalized, I want to hear those too.

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