You wrote something. It's fine. It just doesn't quite land.
Here's the fix: one prompt, two versions, under a minute.
**The skill**
Give the AI your message. Ask for two rewrites — one that cuts everything vague, one that makes it sound like a person wrote it. Pick the version that fits, or mix lines from both.
**Do it**
1. Open ChatGPT (chat.openai.com — OpenAI's free AI assistant), Claude (claude.ai — Anthropic's free AI), or Gemini (gemini.google.com — Google's free AI). Any of the three works.
2. Paste this prompt and swap in your own message at the bottom:
```
I'm going to give you a message I wrote. Rewrite it two ways — keep the meaning identical each time:
1. Clearer — cut anything vague or redundant; every word earns its place.
2. Warmer — keep it professional, but make it sound like a person wrote it.
Label each version. Don't explain your choices.
Here's my message:
[paste your text here]
```
3. Read both. Pick the one that fits your situation — or take the clarity from version 1 and the tone from version 2.
**The win**
Two sharper options in seconds. You'll never stare at a draft wondering "is this too long?" or "does this sound cold?" again.
A *prompt* is what you type to the AI — think of it as a clear instruction. The more specific you are, the better the result. You just ran your first editing prompt.
Run it on something real — an email you've been putting off, a Slack message that felt off, an update you have to send today. Then drop your original and whichever version you used in this week's **Drill Thread**. 👇
This is 1 of 3 drills Pro got this week. The other two: *Match the Tone You're Stuck On* (Wed in Pro) and *Cut a Long Doc to One Paragraph* (Fri in Pro).