Let’s face it, AI is everywhere now from writing emails and social media posts to brainstorming ideas for your blog or presentation, summarising articles, etc. The machine seems to have taken the wheel of everything.
But here’s the main thing: if you’re someone who actually cares about your tone of voice, your creativity and perspective, and the way your words feel to others, handing over the pen to a machine can feel a bit anxious. Of course, it gets the job done, but at what cost?
So the real question is: how do I use AI without sounding like a robot? Because we are not questioning whether we should use AI, it is already a huge part of our lives and will keep evolving. What can you do without sounding like everyone else using the same prompt in ChatGPT?
So this article is for you if you tried using AI and rewriting everything. If you want to save time but not at the expense of your identity and personal tone of voice. If you’re interested in how to make it work for you, not instead of you here’s how to use AI for writing and still sound like yourself.
Let’s begin with clarification. AI isn’t your copywriter. It’s not supposed to replace you. Think of AI as a super helpful tool or a person who never sleeps and doesn’t get tired, who is always ready to come up with creative ideas, and just waits for you to give them a question or prompt.
Before you open a blank document to type a prompt like “Write me a post about X”, instead ask AI for an outline of ideas, not the whole text. Write a prompt like: “Give me different angles about this situation” or: “What are some objections readers might have?”
Use AI like a whole brainstorming team, and let it be your guide to see different options you can use in your task. The main idea is to use it for suggestions, not for making decisions for you.
Of course, if you’re running out of time, it’s very tempting to just use the text written by the machine. Especially if you asked for a short blog post or email draft. It seems structured, and grammatically clean, so why not just publish it?
The thing is, your text will sound like AI. And people often see that. They realise you didn’t put any effort into creating something individual or personal. Sometimes the tone of AI seems too boring or too neutral, and it doesn’t even make the person who reads it feel anything.
So don’t copy-paste the whole text you get. Use it as a draft and add your own thoughts. Add quotes. Rearrange it. After rewriting, then you can actually send it. A good tip is reading the text out loud and seeing what feels unnecessary.
Here’s a trick that a lot of people miss: AI gets better the more you teach it.
If you want the machine to write like you, show it how you write. Explain how you want your text to sound. Give it some samples written by yourself, for example, your blog posts, captions for Instagram, or emails, and then write a prompt like:
“This is an example of how I usually write. Can you help me rewrite the text in a similar tone of voice?”
Once the machine understands your vibe and your style, it’ll do it much better for you, because it will do everything already considering your personality and your tone.
The more real you are, the better results you’ll get. Don’t give dry commands like you’re talking to a robot. Try something more relaxed and human. Talk more about yourself and your feelings about the upcoming task.
Imagine that you’re talking to a friend and asking them for help. If you have a specific tone of voice for speaking to your team members, imagine this is your colleague or assistant and behave the same way as if it were a real person in front of you.
Once you get something to work with from AI, a draft, an outline, or just several ideas, this is your time to hit the stage and add your ideas and creative thoughts.
You need to add your favorite phrases. You need to cut anything that feels “not like you” or too cliché. You need to add exclamations, jokes, and other features that make it sound like you. Even if you end up rewriting 80% of the text that’s okay, because the draft is not how it should look in the end.
Anyone using AI doesn’t have to create content with the help of the machine only. Especially if you’re trying to build a personal brand and grow a global audience, or score a good grade, people must care about what you write.
You can’t outsource everything. Your goal is not to let AI do your job but to make your job faster and easier so you can show up more consistently as an author. An AI essay writer by WriteMyEssay, for example, can help you generate a well-structured paper without losing your voice.
Here are the main tips to consider:
At the end of the day, the text must sound like you
Sometimes AI produces something really strange, and it seems like you don’t get the outcome you need. That’s okay. Just say: “It’s not what I wanted, try again please.”
Editing is your key skill. And using AI is just a helpful tool like Grammarly or Google that can make a big difference. Do not give AI the power to control and guide you. Don’t settle for things you don’t like to ask again.
AI can recreate your style, structure, and tone of voice but it cannot replace your original ideas and your point of view. Because you have the unique experience life gave you. You have your values and beliefs. You have your style and taste, your sense of humour and that’s your superpower.
So use AI and have fun with it. Let it help you and get you out of writer’s block. But don’t let it replace you. Writing is a personal process, and your voice matters very much in it. You don’t have to choose between creativity and efficiency. You just have to lead the way and let AI follow.
AI is your assistant, you are the author. Remember that.
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