Ask for edits that keep your voice, not a full rewrite
Tell the AI to fix and tighten your draft without changing how you sound, then list every change so you can accept or reject each one.
Make this better.
Edit the announcement below for a team newsletter. Fix grammar and typos, cut words that aren't pulling their weight, and smooth any clunky sentences. Keep my voice. Don't add new ideas, corporate phrases or exclamation points, and don't change the order of the paragraphs. After the edited version, give me a short list of what you changed and why, so I can undo anything I don't like. """ [paste your draft] """
Why it works
"Make this better" gives the AI permission to rewrite everything, so you get back text that sounds like a stranger wrote it. Saying what to fix and what to leave alone keeps the draft yours. The list of changes lets you review the edits in seconds instead of comparing two versions line by line.
Try it now
Click a highlighted part and type your own details. Press Enter to jump to the next one, then copy.
Edit the text below for [where it's going]. Fix grammar and typos, tighten wordy sentences and smooth anything clunky. Keep my voice. Don't add new ideas or change [anything you want left alone]. After the edited version, list what you changed and why. """ [paste your draft] """
Variations
Lightest possible touch
Only fix spelling, grammar and punctuation. Change nothing else, and show each fix as "original → corrected".
Just tell me, don't touch it
Don't edit this. Instead, point out the three sentences that are hardest to read and suggest a shorter version of each.
Hit a word limit
Cut this to under 200 words while keeping my wording wherever you can. List what you removed.
Based on: Google, "Prompt design strategies: constraints". Last checked October 3, 2026.
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