Tone: Making AI Sound Like You
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Tone: Making AI Sound Like You
AI setups succeed when the output sounds like something you’d actually say. They fail when every email, proposal, and social post reads like it came from the same generic robot.
But there’s a critical challenge: AI-generated content can sound generic, indistinguishable from everyone else’s AI output. This “AI slop” problem undermines trust, damages your reputation, and signals lazy thinking to your clients.
Know your own style first:
How risk-tolerant are you? If you prefer to test things quietly before going public, build that into your AI workflow — draft internally first, review carefully, then publish. If you move fast and iterate, your AI setup can match that pace.
How do you communicate? Formal proposals and client reports need AI that matches a professional register. Casual emails and social posts need AI that sounds like you on a good day, not a corporate brochure.
How quickly do you adopt new tools? Be honest with yourself. If you’re the type who needs to sit with something for a week before committing, don’t force yourself into a “try five tools this weekend” approach.