Lesson Content

Adapting content for different audiences.

"Here is content written for [original audience]: [paste]. I need to adapt this for [new audience â€" expertise level, relationship to topic, what they need]. Keep the core information intact. Adjust vocabulary, assumed knowledge, and examples. Do not condescend or oversimplify â€" aim for appropriate calibration, not dumbing down."

The "appropriate calibration, not dumbing down" distinction.

Simplified language is not simplified thinking. "The cardiac event resulted in ischemic damage to the myocardium" and "the heart attack damaged the heart muscle" communicate the same fact at different calibrations â€" neither is condescending; both are accurate.

Preserving your authentic voice.

ChatGPT has recognizable default patterns: long subordinate clauses, formal vocabulary, frequent hedging. If this is not how you write, readers will notice.

To preserve voice:

• Provide examples: "Here is an email I wrote recently: [paste]. Match this tone."
• Specify the difference: "I write in short sentences. I am direct. Remove anything that sounds like a committee wrote it."
• Edit always: Your personal edits are what make AI-assisted writing authentically yours.

Translating technical content.

"Here is technical content for specialists: [paste]. Translate this for [audience] with no background in this field. Use everyday analogies. Preserve accuracy while making it genuinely accessible."

Follow up: "Does the simplified version sacrifice any accuracy for accessibility? Flag those places."