1JOB — Choose what this piece must do
Do not start with “write me something.” Name the communication job. A three-line bio and a release story can express the same identity but need different structures.
Asset: _____
Audience situation: _____
Message: _____
After reading, they should: _____
2SHAPE — Give the job a useful structure
Decide what must be present before drafting. Structure protects the message from being buried by polished filler.
Opening: Why should they care now? _____
Middle: What must they understand? _____
Proof / detail: What makes it specific and credible? _____
Close: What should happen next? _____
3DRAFT — Use AI as a collaborator, not the source
Give AI the identity, audience, message, job, structure and constraints you already chose. Ask for options, organization or revision—not a replacement worldview.
Useful instruction: “Using the identity, audience and message below, draft three versions of this [asset]. Preserve these facts and boundaries. Do not invent biography, proof or claims. Keep the central message unchanged.”
4EDIT — Review for recognition and usefulness
Grammar is only one test. Remove language you would never use, unsupported claims, generic AI filler, repetition and sentences that sound impressive but do no work.
Recognition: Would this plausibly come from this creator?
Clarity: Is the main message obvious?
Specificity: What could only belong to this project?
Truth: What needs proof, qualification or removal?
Action: Is the next step natural?
5REUSE — Save the context that worked
Do not restart from zero next time. Save the stable inputs that should travel across formats while allowing tone and length to change.
Creator / artist: _____
Recognizable traits: _____
Audience situations: _____
Point of view: _____
Message themes: _____
Language / boundaries: _____
Facts and proof: _____
The old Find Your Voice method still matters
The legacy sequence—Voice → Idea → Reader → Meaning → Message → Draft/Edit → Foundation—is preserved, but its decisions now live in clearer places: Identity in Module 5, Reader/Meaning/Message in Module 6, and job/format/drafting/editing/reusable foundation in Module 7.