Refining Your Story with AI (Part 2): My Favorite Prompt

In my last article, I shared why AI can help refine your story—but only if you start with your real experiences. Now, let’s talk about how to actually use it to make your stories land.

Here’s one prompt I love when I’m fine-tuning a story for a presentation:

“Replace jargon with conversational language. Make it sound like I’m talking to a friend.”

Why? Because we speak this way without thinking—but when we present, we slip into ‘business mode.’ We say things like ‘leveraging key synergies’ instead of just ‘working together.’ And the problem? It doesn’t connect.

This prompt forces ChatGPT to strip out the corporate-speak and make your words more natural, more human, and more engaging. It helps your audience actually hear you—not tune you out.

Try it out next time you're working on a talk—and let me know how it goes!