Use AI to test if your technical documentation makes sense to someone unfamiliar with the project.

1. Copy the documentation, design doc, or technical explanation you've written into ChatGPT or Claude. 2. Ask the AI to pretend it's a new team member who just joined and has never seen this project before. Tell it to read your document and list anything confusing, missing, or unclear. 3. Review the AI's feedback. It will often catch jargon you forgot to explain, steps you skipped because they seemed obvious to you, or sections that jump around without clear transitions. 4. Ask the AI to suggest simpler ways to explain the confusing parts. You can also ask it to rewrite specific sentences or paragraphs in plainer language. 5. Update your document with the improvements, then run it through the AI one more time as a final check. Ask it to confirm whether the updates make sense now. 6. Share your improved document with confidence, knowing it's much clearer for anyone reading it—whether they're experienced teammates or people outside your immediate team.

October 22, 2026