Use AI to translate your technical explanation into plain language your non-expert audience will actually understand.

You know your work inside and out, but when you try to explain it to someone outside your department, their eyes glaze over. You use acronyms they've never heard, assume context they don't have, and pack in details that don't matter to them. The result: confusion, follow-up questions, and wasted time for everyone. AI can act as your translation layer, turning your expert-level explanation into something clear and accessible for any audience. **Step 1:** Write out your explanation exactly as it comes to mind, using all the terminology and detail you normally would. Don't edit yourself—just get it out. **Step 2:** Paste it into ChatGPT and tell it who your real audience is: executives who don't know the technical details, clients unfamiliar with your industry, new hires on their first week, or stakeholders outside your department. **Step 3:** Ask AI to rewrite it in plain language that audience will understand, removing jargon, simplifying concepts, and focusing only on what matters to them. **Step 4:** Review the rewritten version. If any part still feels unclear or assumes too much knowledge, ask AI to simplify that section further or add a brief analogy. **Step 5:** Use the translated version in your email, presentation, or report. You've just saved your reader from confusion and yourself from a chain of clarifying emails.

March 3, 2026