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Lesson 2 of 5 5 min

Writing and editing

Draft faster, keep your own voice, and edit with AI as a second pair of eyes.

AI is at its best as a writing partner: it drafts, you decide.

Draft: give it your raw material

Bullet points beat a blank request. Paste your rough notes:

Turn these notes into a short email to the team. Friendly, clear, under 120 words. Keep my wording where you can.

  • project delayed 1 week, supplier issue
  • new date 14th
  • nothing needed from them, will update Monday

"Keep my wording" helps it sound like you, not like a robot.

Make it sound like you

Paste two or three things you've written before and say: "Match the tone of these examples." Save that instruction; reuse it every time.

Edit: use it as a second pair of eyes

  • "Point out anything unclear or too long. Don't rewrite yet."
  • "Make this 30% shorter without losing any facts."
  • "Check grammar and spelling only; list the changes."

Asking for a list of changes keeps you in control.

Tools for editing as you type

Grammarly checks writing in your email and browser as you go. For quick rewording of a paragraph, QuillBot offers several tones.

Arabic and English

Write in the language you think best in, then ask for the other: "Translate this to natural Gulf business English" or "to formal Modern Standard Arabic". Always read the result once yourself.

One rule

Never send AI text you haven't read. It's your name on it.

Key takeaways

  • Give it your rough notes and say "keep my wording".
  • Reuse a saved tone instruction with examples of your writing.
  • When editing, ask for a list of changes; never send unread AI text.

Try it now

Write five rough bullet points for a real message you need to send. Ask for a draft with "keep my wording", then ask: "Point out anything unclear."

Open ClaudeFree · paid from $20/mo

You've got it when: The final message sounds like you and needed only small edits.

Want feedback on your result?

Optional. Paste what you tried (your prompt and the answer you got). Don't include personal information.

0/4000

Quick check

Optional. Just for you; nothing is saved.

  1. 1. What helps AI drafts sound like you?
  2. 2. Why ask for a list of changes when editing?