Help! AI Tells Are Ruining My Reputation

Dear Chatty,

I have removed all em-dashes, emojis, lists, confident statements, and coherent structure from my writing after reading so many LinkedIn posts about AI tells.

Unfortunately, my posts are now unreadable. Please advise.

Signed,
Playing It Safe in Sarasota

Dear Playing It Safe,

Congratulations. You have successfully avoided AI and accidentally avoided communication.

Writing that works is clear, intentional, and shaped by a human point of view. That has always been the bar. The rest is social media noise.

Use the em-dash. Use the emoji. Use the list. Just have something real to say.

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Dear Chatty is an advice column for AI and content dilemmas from Kristen Kent at Evergreen Content Ops. Clear answers. No panic. No BS.