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You’re using AI to write content. But everything it produces sounds the same. Polished, safe, and nothing like how you actually talk.
You’ve tried better prompts. Told it to “sound conversational.” It improves for a sentence, then slides right back to robot mode.
The problem isn’t the AI. It’s that you never taught it who you are.
AI doesn’t have a voice. It has an average. The average of every voice it trained on. Without your rules, that average is all you’ll ever get.
Here’s the 3-step fix.
Step 1: Build your voice profile
Create a doc called “My Voice Profile.”
Four things go in it:
- 3-5 phrases you actually use
- 3-5 phrases you’d never say
- Your sentence style (short and punchy? longer and conversational?)
- One paragraph you’ve written that sounds exactly like you
One doc. Done once.
Step 2: Load it before you prompt
Attach your voice profile as a file in a Claude project. It loads automatically into every conversation.
(ChatGPT works too. Paste it into custom instructions, but you’ll hit a character limit.)
A coaching client did this. His LinkedIn posts went from “sounds like a robot” to “sounds like me on a good day.” The only change was front-loading the voice profile.
Step 3: Edit with a human filter
AI gives you 80%. The last 20% is yours.
Read the output out loud. If a sentence sounds like something you’d never say to a friend, rewrite it. If you see “leverage,” “landscape,” or “harness the power of,” cut it.
That’s where your voice actually lives. Not in the prompt. In the edits.
The shift:
You stop fighting AI to sound like you. You start with your voice already loaded. Every draft gets closer. Every edit gets shorter. And your audience starts recognizing your content before they see your name on it.
BONUS
Reply “VOICE” and I’ll send you my voice profile template you can use in Claude Projects or ChatGPT Projects.