Hi Reader,

Last month, a client sent me her AI draft. On paper, it was flawless and the grammar was perfect. It had a clean flow, and if you've ever used a GPT to write your draft, you'd have noticed it wrote in short, punchy sentences.

When she read it aloud… she sounded like a robot. You could 'tell' it wasn't written by a human.

Here’s why: it was stripped of emotion and because she was clinging to perfection—every word had to be flawless, and every sentence had to be “just right,” she didn't notice. That attachment to perfection stripped her delivery of energy, warmth, and presence.

Here’s how we broke through—and how you can too:

1. Read it out loud. If it doesn’t sound like you, it won’t land. Rewrite it until it feels like a conversation.
2. Go lean, I like to say. Cut all the extra fillers. AI loves words. Trim it down until your message feels sharp and repeatable.
3. Add quirks and personal stories. Use your phrases and your anecdotes. (That’s the difference between telling and showing—you want the latter)
4. Match to what your audience needs not what you WANT them to need. AI can’t anticipate how the audience will arrive or react like, only you can. So, adjust your pace, tone, and emphasis to react in the moment, in real time.

By the end, my client went from chasing perfection to connection. (I sat in on her live online presentation ) She captivated her audience from beginning to end.

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Adventure on,

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