12 AI SKILLS FOR WRITING AT WORK
AI HAS ARRIVED AT THE WORKPLACE
If you write emails, presentations, or any of a thousand deliverable documents at work, you've probably been introduced to an AI Assistant. If not, that assistant may have arrived on your computer without notice (or training).
When there's an Assistant on board, expectations are likely to change.
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That familiar triangle gets stretched at every writer’s desk. In many workplaces, the words have changed to “More and better, Quicker, Using AI.” Writers rightly wonder how that can be done without losing their voice. They want to know whether AI can help without taking over authorship or producing a word salad for management review. |
Training and coaching for workplace writers
THE AI ASSISTANT AND THE WRITER
It begins when the writer has ideas for a project, a memo, or an article.
IF PROMPTED, AI CAN EXPAND THE SCOPE OR FOCUS IN ON DETAIL.
→ But the writer has notes and many more ideas than needed.
AI CAN SORT THROUGH AND FORM THE IDEAS INTO AN OUTLINE.
→ The writer edits the outline and prompts for paragraph form.
AI RETURNS A DRAFT WITH WAY TOO MUCH REPETITION AND AN ABUNDANCE OF EM DASHES.
→ The writer edits and rephrases, prompting for a critique.
AI RECOMMENDS ADDITIONS, REVISIONS, AND DELETIONS.
→ After further edits, the writer brings a human voice into the draft.
THE PROCESS REPEATS AS NECESSARY.
Great writing yesterday, today, and tomorrow comes from human ideas, skill, and insight. AI is a power tool that can provide an edge.
