Digital Authority in practice

How Can I Use AI Without Losing My Voice?

By Tanya Smith, Digital Authority Strategist ·

Give AI your own thinking before asking it to write. Use AI to organize or edit that material, then review the result for accuracy, tone, and the judgment you want associated with your name.

What should I give AI first?

Start with one question a client asks and your spoken or written answer. Add a specific example you have permission to share, your point of view, and words you would not use.

You can speak a rough answer into a voice note without publishing a video. You can also write five bullet points. Choose the format that helps you think.

Use this source-first writing workflow

This is a suggested workflow you can adapt. AI should not fill gaps with invented client stories, credentials, quotes, or results.

  1. Choose one reader and one question.
  2. Write or record your own answer before opening an AI writing tool.
  3. Remove private client details and information you do not have permission to share.
  4. Ask AI to organize your answer into an opening, useful steps, and a next action.
  5. Read the draft aloud and revise anything you would not say.
  6. Verify every factual claim and link before publishing.

A prompt you can adapt

“Use only the notes below to draft a helpful answer to this question: [question]. Write for [audience]. Keep my point of view and use plain language. Do not invent examples, facts, quotations, or results. Flag missing information for my review. End with one useful step. My notes: [your notes].”

If the draft sounds generic, return to your notes. Add the choice you would make, why you would make it, or a mistake readers can avoid. More specific source material often gives you more useful material to edit.

Review these five things before you publish

  1. Truth: Can I support each factual claim?
  2. Voice: Would I say this in a real conversation?
  3. Judgment: Does the answer explain how I think?
  4. Privacy: Do I have permission to share each example?
  5. Usefulness: Can the reader take one clear next step?

Where does video fit?

Video can let people hear your explanation and see your manner of teaching. It is one option alongside articles, email, and audio.

If you use a recording as source material, check the transcript before turning it into an article. Keep the meaning of your original explanation and correct errors in names or terms.

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Recorded teaching from Tanya Smith CEO · Published

Tanya demonstrates how a clear brief and a maintained business reference document can give AI better context. She also describes correcting AI when it repeatedly inserted familiar frameworks that did not fit the question.

Ideas to put into practice

  • Provide the audience, situation, examples of your voice, and a specific request.
  • Keep a reference document with your positioning, approved stories, offers, and writing preferences.
  • Review whether the response fits the question, and verify factual claims before sharing.

This is a summary of the relevant teaching, not a full transcript. The recording may mention earlier offers or tools. See the current service pages for today's options.