Use AI to review your work from your audience's perspective and catch confusing parts you're too close to see.

You've been working on something for hours — a report, a proposal, an email, a briefing. You know it inside and out. But that's the problem: you're too close to it. What makes perfect sense to you might confuse someone reading it for the first time. Before you send it out, let AI read it as if it's your audience — someone who doesn't have your context, your expertise, or your assumptions. 1. Paste your draft into ChatGPT and tell it who will be reading this — your boss, a client, your team, an external partner, whoever. Be specific about their role and what they care about. 2. Ask AI to flag anything that would confuse, bore, or frustrate that specific reader. Tell it to point out jargon they won't understand, background information you assumed they know, or sections that drag on too long. 3. Review the feedback and rewrite the confusing parts. You're not letting AI rewrite it for you — you're using it to spot the blind spots you can't see on your own. 4. If the document is long, ask AI to tell you which section is most likely to lose the reader's attention, and tighten that part first. This takes two minutes and catches the unclear explanations, unnecessary details, and assumptive leaps that make your audience work too hard to understand you. You'll send clearer work, get fewer follow-up questions, and look more thoughtful.

February 19, 2026