“Make it more professional” is a familiar request. It leaves an AI assistant with several possible jobs: remove slang, shorten the introduction, clarify the action, or make the tone more formal.
Those changes can produce very different drafts. Before asking for a rewrite, turn the feedback into a small set of proposed edits.
Start with the reader’s task
Suppose a workshop announcement feels too casual. The reader needs to understand who the workshop is for, what it covers, and how to register.
Adding formal vocabulary may do little to improve those three things. Moving the practical information higher in the draft may help more.
Use this prompt:
Review the draft and feedback below. Before rewriting, propose up to three concrete editing actions.
For each action, identify the passage affected, explain the intended effect, and show a short example of the change.
Distinguish an explicit requirement from your interpretation of vague feedback. If two interpretations would produce materially different results, ask one focused question.
Preserve names, dates, prices, qualifications, and commitments. Flag any proposed change that would alter meaning.
Wait for me to choose the actions before rewriting the full draft.
Make the proposal inspectable
For a draft beginning “Hey everyone, we’re super excited to bring you an amazing session,” a useful proposal might be:
“Replace the opening with a sentence naming the workshop topic and audience. This gives readers the information sooner.”
That is specific enough to accept or reject. “Improve the professionalism” simply repeats the original ambiguity.
You can explore AI123 prompt examples while developing instructions for your own writing tasks. When adapting a prompt, describe the change you want readers to notice.
Review one revision at a time
Choose the edits that serve the document’s purpose. Then ask the assistant to apply only those actions and provide a brief change summary.
Compare the result with the original. If the draft is clearer but now sounds distant, adjust the tone separately. Keeping the editing decisions visible makes it easier to understand why a revision improved—or weakened—the text.
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