Revise text for its reader

I can use AI to adapt text to a reader’s needs while preserving its meaning and facts.

Communication and creative work

What this means

Describe the reader and their needs, request a named change such as clearer structure, a different tone, or a shorter version, and compare the new version with the original.

Why this matters

AI can easily change tone, length, and structure. A number, name, date, or request can also change unnoticed, even though it may determine whether the text works.

How to recognize this skill

01Name the reader and their needs before revising.
02Request a specific change, such as structure, tone, length, or plain language.
03Check that the core message, request, numbers, names, and dates are preserved.

This does not yet demonstrate the skill

Changing the tone without comparing the versions with the original.
Running an automatic readability check without reviewing the content.

Learn this

Guides

TeachesUse AI to support accessibility, then check the resultUse AI to support text, structure and alternative ways of presenting information without assuming that the result is accessible.
TeachesUse AI to turn notes into a clear messageTurn unfinished notes into a clear message, ask for a revised version, and finish the text in your own voice.

Courses

TeachesAI at work: from draft to a repeatable workflowTake one work task from choosing what AI can draft through actions, a repeatable instruction, and a message. Identify where a person makes the decision.
Teaches · AssessesWrite and communicate with AITake one message from notes to a draft, a clearer version, versions for different audiences and a checked, easy-to-read text.

Practice

Guide practice activityUse AI to support accessibility, then check the result
Course lesson · AI at work: from draft to a repeatable workflowMessage for a stakeholder
Course lesson · Write and communicate with AIA clearer message
Course lesson · Write and communicate with AIOne main point for different audiences