AI Content Generation:
Upskill, Empower and Succeed

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we create, edit, and manage content. You've probably already seen it first-hand, within your own organization, amongst your competitors, or within your industry. Knowing how to use AI effectively, and ethically, can be challenging. It's also important that any guidance you follow is applicable to your particular situation.

I designed this section of my website to help you build the knowledge and skills you need to navigate AI-assisted writing with confidence.  Furthermore, I can offer this information thanks to first-hand experience in content generation.  More specifically, 30 years of experience as a technical writer in various science-based topics, industries and organizations.  Over the last two years, I've been doing deep dives into AI content generation, either on behalf of my clients, or because I simply wanted to understand what this new technology could and could not do. The whole point of this section is to share what I've learned, so that you don't have to go down quite as many rabbit holes as I have.

Whether you’re a business leader exploring AI for your content strategy, a writer or editor looking to enhance your workflow, or simply curious about the tools and terminology, you’ll find guidance here.

What You'll Find In This Section

I've created three different sub-sections' worth of AI content generation information.  The first two address the differing needs and priorities of the entities who commission content assignments, and the professionals who provide it.  The third is a list of downloadable materials, websites and other online sources of information, to provide extensive in-depth information for that "deeper dive" into the topic of AI content generation. 

Here is more detail on each:

For Businesses, Agencies, NonProfits and other Entities:
Learn what AI can (and can’t) do for your content, and how you can use it responsibly as part of your professional communications.

For Writers, Editors, and Content Managers:
Discover practical tips, tools, and techniques to integrate AI into your professional writing and editing processes.

AI Content Generation Resources:
Access glossaries, tool recommendations, and links to my self-paced classes, designed to help you master AI content generation on your own terms.

Each section is crafted to help you upskill, regardless of your job title.  My hope is that you can use these sections to help you navigate a successful set of practices and guidelines for AI content generation.  If executed well, any organization can harness the strengths of AI content generation while simultaneously minimizing the risks and weaknesses.

Prefer Structured Learning?
Interested In Professional
Development Classes?

While the above pages will provide a lot of good information, sometimes it's just not quite enough.  Sometimes you just need to look over someone's shoulder and see how they use AI content generation on the job.  Towards that end, I've created a set of three downloadable AI Content Generation classes.  Here's a very short list of what's included in those classes:

Class 1: Introduction to AI Content Generation for Writers
* How AI content generation really works, and how it's different from the more familiar search engines
* The Prime Directive for using AI effectively, while avoiding the pitfalls
* Three Golden Rules for when to use AI, and when to use more traditional writing methods
* How to write prompts that get precise, professional results (even when the goalposts move)
* The four most common AI content generation pitfalls, and how to avoid them like a pro

Class 2: A Day in the Life of a Freelancer Using AI Tools
* Seven real-world writing assignments, walked through step-by-step with AI
* Free tools vs. paid platforms, how to choose the right one for your workflow
* How to stay in control of your content while letting AI help
* Finding the Goldilocks balance between human input and “AI mode”
* Clever ways to match client voice and assignment goals on your first AI draft, consistently

Class 3: Legal & Ethical Issues in AI Content Creation
* The Top 20 legal and ethical risks freelancers face when using AI
* How to avoid, vet, and fix problems before they go out the door
* How these risks change depending on what you’re writing, from ad copy to academic articles
* How AI content generation impacts different industries
* How to become the expert in the room and help your team, clients, or organization get AI right

These are effective, clear, and actionable classes for people who work with words for a living. I built these classes to help, so you don’t have to figure this out alone.

Check out my AI content generation classes page for more information!