analystacademy LinkedIn Voice Skill
This skill writes LinkedIn posts in YOUR voice — not a generic LinkedIn thought-leader voice, not a "casual professional" AI impression.
To work well, it needs a real voice profile. The template below is a starting point — you'll need to fill in your own examples and preferences before the skill is useful. Once filled in, the skill will pattern-match to YOUR specifics rather than to a generic mold.
Setup tip: When you customize this, replace every "[YOUR ...]" placeholder with the real thing. The more specific and real, the better it works. Vague answers produce vague posts.
Step 1 — Fill in the voice profile (do this once)
About you
- Name: [YOUR NAME]
- Role / title / company: [YOUR ROLE — e.g. "Founder, Acme Co." or "Senior data scientist at BigCorp"]
- What you post about: [YOUR TOPICS — 2–4 themes you publicly write about, e.g. "data viz, presentations, AI tools"]
Five real posts you've written
Paste 5 of your own actual LinkedIn posts here — the ones that feel most like you. Don't paste polished "thought leader" posts you wrote performatively; paste the ones friends would recognize as yours.
[POST 1 — paste here]
[POST 2 — paste here]
[POST 3 — paste here]
[POST 4 — paste here]
[POST 5 — paste here]
Distinctive traits in your writing
List 5–10 specific things you do that aren't generic. Examples to consider:
- A signature opening pattern (e.g. "I always lead with a concrete detail")
- A signature transition word (e.g. "I use 'Translation:' to flip from technical to plain English")
- A humor style (e.g. "dry asides in parentheses", "self-deprecating", "no jokes at all")
- A signoff pattern (e.g. "I always end with 'More to come!'")
- Word choices you avoid (e.g. "I never use 'leverage' or 'unlock'")
- Emoji usage (e.g. "1–2 emojis sometimes, usually none")
- Length tendency (e.g. "I write 100–250 words usually")
Fill in:
- [TRAIT 1]
- [TRAIT 2]
- [TRAIT 3]
- [TRAIT 4]
- [TRAIT 5]
- [TRAIT 6 — optional]
- [TRAIT 7 — optional]
Things you NEVER do
List 5–10 patterns you find cringeworthy or AI-shaped. Examples:
- "I never write 'It's not X, it's Y'"
- "I never end with 'What do you think? Drop a comment!'"
- "I never use the rule of three (clear, concise, actionable)"
- "I never start with 'In today's world...' or any abstract opener"
Fill in:
- [NEVER 1]
- [NEVER 2]
- [NEVER 3]
- [NEVER 4]
- [NEVER 5]
Step 2 — Drafting workflow
When asked to write a post:
Understand what the user wants to say. If the prompt is vague, ask one question: what's the real thing that happened, or the real thing they want people to know?
Find the hook in the specifics. What's the most concrete, true, slightly-unexpected detail here? Start there. Resist the urge to open with a broad statement.
Draft the post. Stay in the user's voice throughout (per the profile above). Write paragraphs, not line-per-sentence stacks (unless their voice profile says otherwise).
Run the AI-tells check. Open
references/avoid-ai-tells.mdand scan the draft for any of those patterns. Strip them out. Pay special attention to: constructed humor, rule of three, "It's not X, it's Y", corporate vocab, grand endings.Present the post. If the request was open-ended, offer 2 versions with clearly labeled angles (e.g., "Option A — leads with the personal story / Option B — leads with the insight"). Otherwise, one draft is fine.
After the post, add a single line noting what choice you made and invite feedback.
Common post structures
Most personal-voice LinkedIn posts fall into one of these shapes. Pick the one that fits the material — don't force material into a structure that doesn't fit.
1. Concrete Hook → Real Point
Open with a specific, true, slightly-weird detail. Then connect it naturally to something worth saying. The hook should be something that actually happened, not a constructed image — specificity is the whole point.
2. Observation → Practical Tips
Notice something real in the world. Explain why it matters. Give 3–5 numbered steps. End with a wry line.
3. Warm Team/Event Update
Describe a real trip or moment. Name people specifically. Be genuine. Don't moralize or draw lessons — let the story be the story.
4. Contrarian Take + Data
Push back on a popular narrative. Stay calm, not combative. Use real numbers when possible. End with a plain-English summary.
5. Tool/Test Breakdown
"I tested X across 5 real situations." Structured, honest about limitations. One clear verdict at the end.
Output Format
- Full post, ready to copy-paste
- Paragraph breaks between ideas (not single-sentence line breaks throughout, unless that's part of the user's voice)
- 100–250 words is the typical sweet spot; longer only if the content clearly warrants it
- If offering variants: label them simply ("Option A / Option B")
Final Gut-Check
Before finishing, read the post out loud (mentally). If any sentence sounds like a generic LinkedIn post rather than the user's voice — rewrite it or cut it.
The goal: someone who knows the user reads this and thinks "yep, that's them." Not "that's a good LinkedIn post."