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Write a speech that sounds like the speaker
Turn bullet points and a few samples of how someone talks into a speech in their voice, timed to the minutes they've been given.
When to use it
When someone in your organisation has a speech to give
Step by step
Collect their voice
Gather a transcript of a past talk, a few of their emails or a short voice note of them explaining the topic. This is what makes the speech sound like them.
Draft the speech
Paste the samples and your outline into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyWrite a [number]-minute speech (about [number x 130] words) for [name, role] to deliver at [event] to [audience]. Purpose: [what the audience should think or do afterwards]. Points to cover: [paste bullets]. Here are samples of how they speak and write: [paste samples]. Match their vocabulary, sentence length and humour. Open with a short story or moment, not a thank-you list. Use short sentences that are easy to say aloud, mark natural pauses with '...', and end with one clear line people will remember. Put thank-yous in a short separate block they can add or drop.Read it aloud and time it
Read it at a normal pace with a timer, or ask the speaker to. Mark any line that trips the tongue.
Polish the tricky lines
Paste the marked lines back and ask the AI for two simpler ways to say each.
What you get
Opening: Last October, a nine-year-old walked into our Westfield branch with a jar of coins... and asked if it was enough to help. It was. That's what this year has been about. [pause] Closing line: Small jars, big difference.
Tips
- Let the speaker make the final edits; a speech only works if they believe the words.
- Ask for a one-page bullet version they can glance at instead of reading every word.