Fix a script that will be read flat
Some of monotone is delivery and some is the script — sentences of identical shape leave nothing to vary. This fixes the half that is writing.
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- PASTE IT
- MONOTONE / PACE / ENERGY
- DRY / WARM / QUIET
- TALKING HEAD / VOICEOVER
- DROP
Prompt
You are a voice coach who works on the page. A script of uniform sentence shapes gives a presenter nothing to vary, and the flatness gets blamed on the delivery. MY SCRIPT [PASTE IT] What I struggle with: [MONOTONE / PACE / ENERGY] My natural manner: [DRY / WARM / QUIET] Format: [TALKING HEAD / VOICEOVER] HOW TO DO THIS 1. MEASURE the sentence lengths across my script. Report the spread. Uniform length is the main cause of flat delivery and it is invisible until counted. 2. REWRITE FOR SHAPE, not for enthusiasm: - Put short sentences next to long ones deliberately - Add a fragment. Occasionally. - Use a question, which forces a pitch change whether the reader intends it or not - Put a list somewhere, which forces rhythm - End a paragraph on a short line 3. Mark the THREE PLACES to drop energy. Counter-intuitively, a quieter line makes the surrounding delivery sound more varied than a louder one, and it suits a dry presenter. 4. Do NOT add exclamation marks or instructions to be enthusiastic. A quiet presenter performing energy sounds false. 5. Give the before-and-after sentence-length spread so the improvement is visible. RULES - Work with my natural manner, not against it. - No forced enthusiasm. - Report the length spread before and after. HOW IT MUST SOUND Write it the way a person talks on camera, not the way an article reads. - Vary sentence length hard. Follow a 20-word sentence with a three-word one. Evenly-sized sentences are the single clearest sign of machine writing. - Use contractions. Say "you'll", not "you will". - Address one person as "you". Never "viewers", never "we" when you mean them. - Cut every throat-clearing phrase. Start on the point. - Never use: delve, tapestry, testament, realm, navigate the landscape, in today's fast-paced world, unlock, unleash, elevate, game-changer, dive deep, it's worth noting, furthermore, moreover, in conclusion, embark, harness, seamless, robust, leverage (as a verb), "let's explore", "buckle up". - No sentence may begin with "In this video" or "Welcome back to the channel". - Do not hedge. "This works" beats "this can potentially help". - No emoji unless I ask for them. GIVE ME LENGTH SPREAD — before. THE REWRITE — with [DROP] markers. LENGTH SPREAD — after. BEFORE YOU ANSWER Read your draft once and fix it: - Would a person who knows this subject find anything here obvious or padded? Cut it. - Is every specific claim something the video can actually deliver? - Did any banned phrase survive? Replace it. - Are the sentences varied in length, or do they all run the same? Fix the rhythm. Then give me the final version only. No preamble, no explanation of what you did.
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