WRT-03 · SEC. 05 Content & Writing

Strip the AI Voice Out of a Draft

Edit AI-generated copy to cut filler, hedging, and generic AI phrasing without losing meaning.

FORMAT: prompt
DIFFICULTY: beginner
TIME: 5 min
TOOLS: universal
MODELS: any
COPIES: 0 so far

When to use this

You have a draft, AI-written or human-written, that reads bloated or generic. You need it tightened before it goes out, without changing what it actually says.

The pattern

Pastes as plain text

Edit the text I paste below for concision and voice. Do not change the
meaning or remove any factual claim.

Cut:
- Filler openers like "In today's world" or "It's important to note that"
- Hedging like "could potentially" or "may help to" when the writer
  actually means something will happen
- Corporate padding: "leverage," "delve," "robust," "seamless,"
  "unlock," "elevate"
- Em dashes and en dashes, replace with commas or periods
- Any sentence that restates the previous sentence in different words

Keep:
- Every specific claim, number, and example
- The original point of view and sentence rhythm where it's already good
- Technical terms that are actually necessary

Return the edited text only, then a one-line list of what you cut.

Paste the text below this line:

Real example output

"Our platform helps you leverage data to seamlessly delve into customer insights and unlock robust growth." became "Our platform turns your data into customer insights you can act on."
Cut: leverage, seamlessly, delve, unlock, robust, restated clause.

Why it works

Naming the exact banned words instead of saying "sound more human" gives the model a concrete filter instead of a vibe, which is why it actually removes the words instead of just rephrasing them into synonyms.