Why this matters

The version of you that talks is usually more interesting than the version that writes. Start there and edit afterwards.

The 20-minute experiment

1. 1Record five minutes talking about something you have a view on. Speak as if to one person you like
2. 2Transcribe it and paste it into Claude with the prompt below
3. 3Read the draft aloud. Cross out anything you'd never say
4. 4Rewrite those lines yourself. That's the post

Here is a transcript of me talking. Turn it into a first draft post. Keep my phrasing and rhythm. Do not smooth it into corporate English.

• Five minutes recorded
• Draft produced from the transcript
• You read it aloud and marked the false notes
• Final version contains at least three phrases lifted straight from your speech