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Teach your AI assistant to write like you
A personal style guide built from your own writing that you can reuse so every draft sounds like you, not like a robot.
When to use it
Set up once, update every few months
Step by step
Gather three samples
Pick three pieces you've written and like: an email, a post and something longer. Remove other people's names and private details.
Ask it to describe your style
Paste the samples into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyHere are three samples of my writing: [paste samples]. Analyse my style and write a voice guide I can reuse. Include: 1) tone in 5 words; 2) typical sentence length and rhythm; 3) words and phrases I use often; 4) words I never seem to use; 5) how I open and close pieces; 6) how I use humour, questions or lists; 7) 5 do's and 5 don'ts. Then rewrite this paragraph in my voice to test it: [a generic paragraph].Save the guide where you'll reuse it
Copy the guide into your notes app. In ChatGPT you can paste it into custom instructions, in Claude into a project's instructions, or in Gemini into a Gem, so it's applied automatically.
Correct it as you go
When a draft sounds wrong, tell the assistant what you'd change and ask it to update the guide.
What you get
Tone: warm, direct, a bit dry, practical, unhurried. Short sentences, often one-line paragraphs. Often uses 'honestly', 'here's the thing'. Never uses 'leverage' or exclamation marks. Opens with a small story; closes with one clear next step.
Tips
- If you use AI at work, check your company's policy before pasting work documents as samples.