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How to write LinkedIn posts in your own voice with AI

Give the AI two things separately: examples of how you write, and facts it may use for this post. Then review the draft for accuracy, useful detail, and phrases you would actually say. A tone instruction alone cannot supply your experience.

Build a small voice brief

Choose three to five examples you wrote and still like. Remove confidential client details. Include a short post, a longer explanation, and a natural reply if available, so the examples do not all have the same structure.

Audience: whose problem are you explaining?
Vocabulary: which words do you use, and which feel unnatural?
Rhythm: short sentences, longer explanations, or a mix?
Perspective: what do you believe about the work, and why?
Boundaries: claims, client information, or personal details you will not publish.

A service-business founder might use plain descriptions from delivery work. A consultant might explain a recurring decision clients face. An agency owner might show how to improve a brief. Start with material you can stand behind.

Separate evidence from style

A style example may contain an old result or a different client’s story. Tell the AI not to import those facts into the new post. Write a short source note listing the observations, numbers, and examples that are allowed for this draft. Mark anything uncertain.

Write a LinkedIn post for [specific buyer] about [one problem].

Use the writing examples only for style.
Use the source notes below as the only factual basis.
Do not invent clients, results, quotes, numbers, or events.
If an important fact is missing, ask me or leave it out.

Make one useful point and include a concrete explanation.
Avoid phrases listed in my voice brief.
Return the draft and a short list of claims I should verify.

Voice brief: [paste]
Writing examples: [paste approved examples]
Source notes for this post: [paste]

A worked example

Fictional writing exercise, not a customer result or a claim about Authos.

Source note: “When I review an agency brief, I ask who signs off, what decision the page needs to support, and what content already exists. I want to explain why those questions come before a design discussion.”

A weak draft: “We transformed hundreds of brands with our revolutionary three-step framework.” That adds scale and outcomes the note never supplied.

A grounded draft: “Before I discuss a website’s design, I ask three questions: who signs it off, what decision should the visitor make, and what content already exists? The answers tell us what the brief still needs. Choosing a visual direction is easier when those decisions are clear.”

The second draft has a source you can check. Its wording still needs your review; accuracy and voice are separate judgments.

Review in three passes

Facts: can you trace every specific claim to a source you provided? Remove any invented certainty.
Usefulness: does the reader learn how to make a decision or do something differently?
Voice: read it aloud. Replace phrases you would not use in a conversation with a client.

Save corrections as examples for future drafts. Keep track of what changed and why: a word choice, an unsupported assertion, or a missing explanation. Do not treat a polished first draft as proof it sounds like you.

Where Authos fits

Authos’s launch offer uses writing examples, business context, and feedback to prepare posts in your voice, with editable drafts and a content calendar. It also connects content with lead capture and conversations, which matters if your goal is business development beyond publishing.

Reservations are open for planned access in mid-November 2026. See the product overview. If you only need a one-off draft, the brief above can also be used with a general AI assistant.

When a post starts a relevant conversation, use the follow-up system to record what you agreed to do next.