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Write in Your Voice at Speed

Updated 8/14/2025Reading time: ~9–12 min

Capture genuine voice in an hour. Edit lightly. Sound like you—clearer, sharper, faster.

Open with a warm‑up story, then prompts on belief, method, proof, objections. Short sentences; one reader in mind.
Collect 5–7 signature phrases. Keep them through editing to preserve cadence.
Structure → Clarity → Voice. Headings and order; verbs over adjectives; replace generic phrases with yours.

Voice‑true in 8 steps

  1. List audience, purpose, promise.
  2. Write three tone adjectives; ban the rest.
  3. Record a 10‑minute warm‑up story.
  4. Interview for belief, method, proof, objections.
  5. Transcribe; mark phrases that sound like you.
  6. Outline with those phrases as section anchors.
  7. Edit aloud; keep cadence; cut filler.
  8. Add one CTA per chapter.
Voice fidelity
Readers believe what sounds like you on your best day.

Do this next

  • ✔ Draft your three tone adjectives.
  • ✔ Capture a 10‑minute story.
  • ✔ Mark five signature lines to keep at all costs.

Capture judgment, not just words

Voice is more than phrasing. It’s which details you notice, which trade‑offs you make, which risks you tolerate. Good interviewing pulls out judgment. Ask for the moment you changed your mind. Ask for the decision you regret and why. Those answers create sentences no ghostwriter could invent—and readers believe them.

Editing without sanding off personality

Do three passes: structure, clarity, voice. In structure, order sections and add subheads. In clarity, shorten sentences and swap weak verbs. In voice, add back the signature phrases you marked earlier. Read aloud. If you smile because it sounds like you, keep it. If you wince, rewrite.

Voice tests

  • Could a colleague identify you as the author from a random paragraph?
  • Do readers quote lines back to you verbatim?
  • Does a stranger understand the first read without squinting?

Create a tone palette

Write three adjectives you will use (e.g., calm, direct, concrete) and three you will not (e.g., hypey, cute, vague). Add three signature phrases you want to keep verbatim across chapters. A tone palette speeds editing and helps collaborators write lines that still sound like you.

Rewrite example

Before: “Our AI‑powered platform leverages cutting‑edge technology to revolutionize your workflows.”
After: “A calmer incident model your team can adopt in a week.” The second line is shorter, more concrete, and easier to repeat in a meeting.

How to know you went too far

If the edit removes every distinctive turn of phrase, you’ve sanded off personality. Put two signature lines back. Voice fidelity is a conversion asset; keep it while raising clarity.

A five‑line warm‑up that works

  1. Tell me about a time the old way failed—and what it cost.
  2. When did you realize a calmer model existed?
  3. Explain your method in three steps a stranger could follow.
  4. Give me one case: situation, action, result.
  5. What’s the smallest step a reader can take today?

Editing checklist

  • Headings every ~150 words; lists for sequences.
  • Verbs over adjectives; cut filler; keep cadence.
  • Proof placed next to claims; one CTA per section.
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