Plenty of words. What does the app actually do?
Read this aloud: “Our innovative solution enables comprehensive optimization of business processes.” It sounds like a product description. Now try drawing even one screen from it. “Make it sound human” will not supply the missing information. The model might swap adjectives or add a joke, and we still will not know what we are selling.
Let’s use a concrete example: the app collects orders from three channels and displays them in one list. Now we have something to edit. There is an action, there are orders and there is a result. We need not invent hours saved that nobody has calculated.
Give the model more than “improve the style”
Mark the numbers, names, dates, quotations and offer conditions that must remain unchanged. Add who you are addressing and where the text will be read. A website description and a user guide for the same app need different details.
If you have two paragraphs of your own whose tone you like, attach them. Explain what works: directness, a calm explanation, an example. The model does not know “our style” until we show it. You can start without a sample too; just explain your expectations clearly.
For a long piece, request one paragraph first. Better to discover the tone is wrong there than receive several pages to redo. The prompt below leaves room for editing while setting boundaries.
Replace “manage efficiently” with a list we can picture
Take this sentence: “Our platform lets you efficiently manage orders from multiple sales channels in one place.” If the source confirms three particular channels, we can write: “Orders from the store, marketplace and form arrive in one list.” Now we can see what happens.
What if we do not know which integrations work? Stay with: “The platform collects orders from different channels in one list.” Add a question to the author about those channels underneath. Missing information still needs an answer, even if a more specific sentence would read nicely.
Do not give the model the final word
When comparing versions, pause at small changes in meaning. “Can help” does not mean “guarantees.” A “test version” does not become a “finished product” because a paragraph was polished. Someone who knows the subject must approve those changes.
Then read the whole thing aloud. Losing the start of a sentence? Split it. A word you would never use? Replace it with your own. You do not need to send the whole article through the model every time. A slightly rough sentence may sound more like you than the fifth perfectly polished version.
Sources and further reading
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