Humanizing My Text

During their work as online proofreaders, editors, and humanizers, the experts at Editly have mastered the art of humanizing AI text. In the series, “How to Humanize AI Text,” they tap into their experience to provide insights into how to humanize an AI text. In this post, we set our sights on a question posed by our clients every day—“How do I humanize my text?”.

ChatGPT Text Response to “How Do I Humanize My Text?”

Humanizing your text to make it sound more engaging and natural involves adopting several techniques that add personality, warmth, and relatability. Here are some practical steps to help you humanize your text effectively:

1. Use a Conversational Tone

• Talk Like You Speak: Write as if you're having a conversation with someone. Use contractions such as "you're," "it's," and "can't" to make the text sound more relaxed and friendly.
• Simplify Language: Avoid complex jargon and technical terms. Use simple, straightforward language that's easy to read and understand.

2. Inject Personality

• Add Personal Anecdotes: Sharing personal stories or experiences can make your text more engaging and relatable.
• Reflect Your Unique Voice: Let your personality shine through your writing. Whether it’s humorous, serious, or somewhere in between, a consistent voice helps connect with readers.

3. Vary Sentence Structure

• Mix Sentence Lengths: Use a combination of short, punchy sentences and longer, more descriptive ones. This variety mimics natural speech patterns and keeps the reader engaged.

4. Show Empathy and Emotion

• Acknowledge the Reader's Feelings: If you’re addressing problems or pain points, show understanding and empathy. This helps establish a connection with the reader.
• Use Emotional Language: Carefully chosen words can evoke specific emotions, helping the reader feel more connected to the material.

5. Engage the Reader

• Ask Questions: Pose questions throughout your text. This invites the reader to think actively about the content and engage on a deeper level.
• Invite Interaction: Encourage readers to comment, share their views, or take action. This turns passive readers into active participants.

6. Use Sensory and Descriptive Language

• Appeal to the Senses: Describe how things look, sound, smell, feel, or taste to enrich your descriptions and help the reader visualize your narrative.

7. Incorporate Humor and Wit

• Light Humor: Where appropriate, a bit of humor can make your text more enjoyable and memorable.
• Witty Remarks: Clever and quick remarks can add a spark of brightness, making your writing more lively.

8. Proofread for Naturalness

• Read Aloud: Reading your text aloud is a great way to catch unnatural phrases or awkward constructions. If something doesn’t sound right when spoken, it likely needs to be rephrased.

9. Seek Feedback

• Get External Opinions: Having others read your text can provide insights into how it comes across. Feedback can help you refine your style to make it more appealing and human-like.

By applying these techniques, you can effectively humanize your text, making it not only more enjoyable and engaging to read but also more effective in communicating your message and connecting with your audience. (422 words)

Human Rewrite of the ChatGPT Text

Humanizing your text to make it more engaging and natural involves several practical techniques that add personality, warmth, and relatability.

1. Use a Conversational Tone

• Write Like You Speak: To make the text sound more relaxed and friendly, write conversationally and use contractions.
• Simplify Language: Utilize simple, straightforward language that's easy to understand instead of complex jargon and technical terms.

2. Inject Personality

• Add Personal Anecdotes: Share personal experiences to make your text more engaging and relatable.
• Reflect Your Unique Voice: Let your personality shine through your writing to connect with readers.

3. Vary Sentence Structure

• Mix Sentence Lengths: Intersperse shorter and longer sentences to mimic natural speech and keep readers engaged.

4. Show Empathy and Emotion

• Acknowledge Emotions: Show understanding and empathy to help establish a connection with the reader.
• Use Emotional Language: Carefully chosen words can evoke emotions to establish a bond between readers and the material.

5. Engage the Reader

• Ask Questions: Pose questions to invite the reader to think actively about the content and to engage more deeply.
• Invite Interaction: Encourage readers to comment, share their views, or take action.

6. Use Sensory and Descriptive Language

• Appeal to the Senses: Appeal to the senses to help the reader visualize your narrative.

7. Incorporate Humor and Wit

• Light Humor: A bit of humor can make your text more enjoyable and memorable.
• Witty Remarks: Clever and quick remarks can enliven your writing.

8. Proofread for Naturalness

• Read Aloud: Reading your text aloud allows you to catch unnatural phrases or awkward constructions.

9. Seek Feedback

• Get External Opinions: Reader feedback can help you refine your style to make it more appealing and human-like.

By applying these techniques, you can effectively humanize your text, making it not only more enjoyable and engaging to read but also more effective in communicating your message and connecting with your audience. (307 words)

The AI Text vs the Humanized Text

Renowned author William S. Burroughs once remarked that “You do an awful lot of bad writing in order to do any good writing. Incredibly bad.” While Burroughs undoubtedly had something else in mind, this quote strikes me as a pretty fair description of the current state of affairs. That is, ChatGPT first takes care of the large amount of bad writing—including our response to “How do I humanize my text?,” which measures an astounding 422 words—so that the humanization process can subsequently bring out the good. 

Indeed, our humanized text is only 307 words—or more than 27% shorter than the AI text. To achieve this significant reduction, we eliminated the repetition of language and ideas that permeates the original AI text, even as we checked textual accuracy and simplified language.

The Takeaway

You, too, can practice the above skills and become proficient at humanizing AI texts. But, if you would like an experienced helping hand, then don’t wait to get started on Editly.