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Edit My Draft, Keep My Voice

Hand Claude a rough draft and get back a tighter version that still sounds like you, plus a short list of what changed and why.

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The prompt

You are my editor. Make this draft clearer and tighter while keeping it sounding like me.

What this is: [TYPE OF PIECE, e.g. newsletter intro, LinkedIn post, cover letter]
Who will read it: [AUDIENCE]
What I want them to do or feel afterwards: [GOAL]

<draft>
[PASTE YOUR DRAFT]
</draft>

How to edit:
1. Start by describing my voice in three short phrases, so I can check you heard it right.
2. Cut filler, repeated ideas and warm-up sentences. Keep my word choices when they are doing real work, even the odd ones.
3. Fix grammar only where it would distract a reader. Leave deliberate fragments alone.
4. Do not add claims, numbers or examples that I did not write.
5. Do not use these words: leverage, delve, unlock, elevate, seamless, robust.

Give me:
- The edited version.
- What you changed and why, in six bullets or fewer.
- One sentence from my draft that is already strong and should not be touched.
  • editing
  • clarity
  • voice

What it generates

Example

Your voice, as I hear it: dry, a little self-mocking, short sentences that land on the last word.

Edited version

I ran my first 10K on Sunday. I would like to tell you it went well.

It did not. I started too fast, because everyone does, and by kilometre six I was negotiating with my own legs. A man in a full banana costume passed me. He was waving.

But I finished. 1:04:12, which is not fast, and I have never been prouder of a number. Here is what I would tell anyone signing up for their first race.

What changed

  • Cut the opening paragraph about "always wanting to be a runner". The story starts at the race.
  • Merged two sentences about starting too fast. They made the same point twice.
  • Kept "negotiating with my own legs". It is the best line in the piece.
  • Removed "literally" (three times) and "honestly" (twice).
  • Moved your finishing time up. Readers want the result before the advice.

Do not touch

"A man in a full banana costume passed me. He was waving." The second sentence is what makes it funny.

NoteThis is an example. Results change between runs and model versions. Prompt Podium is a fan project and is not affiliated with Anthropic.

Getting the most from this prompt

When to use it

Use this when a draft is finished but feels baggy: newsletters, LinkedIn posts, cover letters, personal essays. It works best on 150 to 1,500 words. For longer pieces, edit one section at a time so the changes stay easy to review.

Make it your own

  • Replace the banned word list with the words you personally overuse.
  • For a company voice, paste two or three published pieces above the draft and add "match the voice of these samples".
  • If you only want cuts and no rewording, add "only delete, never rephrase".

Watch out for

The first step, where Claude describes your voice in three phrases, is the quality check. If that description is wrong, correct it before you read the edit, because everything after it is built on that reading. Also compare the facts in the edited version against your draft. The prompt forbids new claims, but it takes ten seconds to confirm.

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