How to Make ChatGPT Sound More Human

Introduction

• Tested 67 prompts to improve human-like responses from ChatGPT.
• Eight prompts became effective tools for humanizing content.
• Categories of prompts:
  • Personas
  • Personal Experience
  • Fact Insertion
  • Perplexity
  • Burstiness
  • Unflu (fluff removal)
  • Flavor
  • Audience Targeting
• Download prompts at digitymarketing.com/slh/humanizing-prompts

Background of the Speaker

• Matt Digy: Founder of multiple SEO businesses and influencer in AI content creation.
• Involved in the development of the Surfer AI tool.

Testing Methodology

• Graded content for human-like qualities using a team of 30 viewers.
• Rated on a scale from 0 (AI-like) to 10 (human-like).
• Example tested: "Beginner's Guide to SEO" rated 1.3 by testers, indicating clear AI traits.

Effective Prompts

1. Persona Prompts

• Train AI to write like a specific person.
• Example Prompt: Analyze a provided article to understand tone, structure, vocabulary, etc.
• Write new content based on the learned style; rated 6.9 on the human scale.

2. Personal Experience

• Add personal stories to enhance uniqueness.
• Example: Share your About page and personal opinions for context.
• Resulting content rated 8.2 for incorporating personal experience.

3. Fact Insertion

• Include up-to-date facts in the content.
• Example: "The average salary for an SEO specialist in 2024 is $62,000."
• Resulting content rated 8.3 for factual density and relevance.

4. Fluff Removal (Unflu)

• Ensure every sentence adds value; avoid fluff.
• Prompt: "Do not include any fluff; provide actionable advice."
• Improved content from a poor initial draft; rated 7.1 by testers.

5. Flavor Prompts

• Encourage a conversational and engaging writing style.
• Use idioms, metaphors, and humor.
• Example: "Diving into SEO is like learning to swim in the ocean..."
• Rated 7.8 for engagement.

6. Audience Targeting

• Tailor content for a specific audience.
• Define demographics, tone preferences, and reading level.
• Result rated 6.0 for audience alignment.

7. Perplexity and Burstiness

• Avoid repetitive, unnatural phrases.
• Encourage variability in sentence and paragraph lengths.
• Perplexity prompt avoids clichéd wording; burstiness ensures varied sentence structure.
• Rated 6.5 for perplexity and 5.5 for burstiness.

Integrating Prompts for Best Results

• Combining all prompts leads to highly human-like content.
• Surfer AI can streamline the process by extracting facts and audience data.

Conclusion

• Analyze top-ranking articles for tone, audience, and relevant facts.
• Surfer AI assists in creating humanized and SEO-optimized articles.
• Claim $100 worth of Surfer AI credits at Surferseo.com/slat/digity.