Use AI to reverse-engineer your own writing and reveal exactly how it actually sounds to your reader.

You've written something important — a proposal, a tough email, a recommendation — but you're too close to it. You know what you meant to say, but that doesn't mean your reader will hear it the same way. Instead of guessing how it lands, ask AI to read it back to you from the other person's perspective. Tell AI who your reader is, then ask it to paraphrase what your message is really saying — not what you hoped it said, but what someone speed-reading it will actually take away. You'll instantly see where you buried the point, where the tone feels off, or where you assumed context the reader doesn't have. This works especially well before sending anything high-stakes: a request to your boss, a message to an unhappy client, or a proposal where you need buy-in. Once you see the gap between what you wrote and what they'll hear, you can close it before you hit send.

February 26, 2026