Hiiiii Reader ππ» β Is it just me... or is everyone starting to sound the same π A lot of my favourite creators and favourite newsletters are melting into a generic-sounding "voice". And it's because of AI content π¬ AI can sound "like you", but it doesn't necessarily feel like you. It uses characteristic phrases and sentence structures that I'm getting really bored of reading. ChatGPT is great. As someone who is easily stressed and struggles with planning and decision-making, it's so useful for organising my work + ideas. But it concerns me because I feel like I'm no longer reading people's honest, unfiltered thoughts. Sure, the AI content probably expresses the information the author wanted to share. It's just been polished and tidied to look all neat and stuff. But maybe... the "point" of content is not always to express information in a neat and polished way? Aren't we trying to build human-to-human connections with an audience so they can benefit from our work? You are the one who has the same lived experience as them. Feeling the same passion they have, feeling the thing they're struggling with, knowing what they need to hear. If you can put that into words, that's how people will know they were MEANT to connect with you. You can certainly use AI content to help with that. But please don't let it water you down and make you sound dull and unoriginal π₯ Use your own phrases, figures of speech, slang words, swear words!! Make it yours!! (That also doesn't mean you have to be good at writing or have a magic way with words. One of my favourite creators - Creative Hackers - successfully grew his audience of several thousand as a dyslexic writer before he ever started using AI-assisted content!) β If you'd like me to write some human content for you, you can apply to work with me here π€ β AND - I've got some slots for my new offer - 1:1 Wednesdays. Message me via Telegram to work stuff out, ask questions and get my thoughts on things. It's real-time support but no pressure to respond "on the spot"! 10am-4pm BST on a Wednesday of your choice. Currently we have 14th, 21st, or 28th May π β>>Click here to sign up!<<ββ Ok, that is all from me today! β Much love, Damon β π± Stuff I'm Doing Recently π±May Week #2 (Links with an * are affiliate) β Find me on: My Website | Instagram | TikTok | LinkedInβ β |
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