Edit Your LinkedIn Drafts with ChatGPT in 5 Passes

Five editing passes for a LinkedIn draft you wrote: pick up your voice from 10 recent posts, rewrite in scannable creator style, add curiosity and momentum, sharpen it for founders and decision makers, then a final retention polish that keeps your voice.

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Phase 1 — Learn your voice from past posts

My last 10 LinkedIn posts:
[paste your last 10 posts]

My new draft:
[paste your new draft]

Task:
1. Study the 10 posts and find the patterns in tone, pacing, sentence length and structure.
2. Work out which of these patterns perform best.
3. List the 3-5 style rules you found, written so I can reuse them on every post.
4. Rewrite my new draft applying those patterns, keeping it simple and human.

If the past posts or the draft are missing, ask me to paste them before you start.

Phase 2 — Scannable creator style

My post: [paste your post]

Task: rewrite this post for an audience of high-performing creators.

Style:
- short sentences
- one idea on each line
- calm, confident voice
- a strong opening
- easy to read
- no buzzwords
- no long paragraphs

Before answering, check that every line can be skimmed in about one second.

If the post is missing, ask me to paste it first.

Phase 3 — Curiosity and momentum

My post: [paste your post]

Context: the post is correct, but it reads as boring.

Task: edit it using audience psychology:
- Opening (hook): raise curiosity with tension or surprise.
- Middle: keep the momentum with proof, an example or a contrast.
- Close: end on a lesson, takeaway or question that feels natural and earned.

Cut anything that is fluff: if removing about 30 percent of the text makes it better, remove it.

If the post is missing, ask me to paste it first.

Phase 4 — Senior voice for founders and decision makers

My draft: [paste your draft]

Task: rewrite this draft in the voice of a senior professional addressing founders and decision makers. It should sound credible, never corporate.

Style:
- clear thinking
- clean language
- easy to scan
- zero fluff
- swap vague words for concrete ones
- include one example

Final check: every claim is backed by an example; if it is not, remove the claim.

If the draft is missing, ask me to paste it first.

Phase 5 — Final retention polish in your voice

My post: [paste your post]

Task: this is the last editing pass. Polish the post for retention:
- make the hook sharper
- remove the weak lines
- improve the flow from the first line to the last
- keep my voice intact

Final check: the first 2 lines must make the reader want to read the next one.

Output: only the finished post, with no comments or explanations.

If the post is missing, ask me to paste it first.

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