The Human Touch Principle — the complete system (+ checklist inside) 🐾
Draft, Personalize, Read Aloud. The 3-step framework + the 5-point checklist for any personal message you'll ever write with AI. Save this one.
This week has been the most personal one we’ve done together. A real story on Sunday. Three real messages on Tuesday. Real reader scenarios on Wednesday. And today — the complete framework that ties it all together.
The Human Touch Principle. Three steps. Save this post and use it every time you write a personal message with AI.
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The Three Steps
📌 Step 1 — DRAFT (The Setup Prompt)“I need help writing a personal message to [relationship]. Here is the situation: [explain]. Here is what I want this message to accomplish: [goal]. Here is what I don’t want it to do: [avoid]. The tone should be [warm / gentle / honest / brief / direct]. Please write a first draft. I will edit it to sound like me before sending.”
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Step 2 — PERSONALIZE: The 5-Point Checklist
🐾 Run This Checklist Before You Move to Step 3
Does the opening sound like how I actually talk to this person?If you’d normally use a nickname, a joke, or a casual opener — AI probably didn’t include it. Add it.
Is this message more about me or more about them?Count the “I feel” and “I realize” sentences. If there are more than two in a row, rebalance toward the other person.
Is there anything only I could have written?A memory. A detail. An inside reference. Add one specific thing only you could know about this person or this relationship.
Does the closing give them space or put pressure on them?“Whenever you’re ready, I’m here” gives space. “I hope we can talk soon” creates pressure. Choose the right one for this person.
Is there anything here I wouldn’t actually say out loud?If you’d feel embarrassed reading it aloud, it doesn’t belong in the message. Cut it or soften it before moving on.
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Step 3 — READ ALOUD
Read the entire message out loud in your own voice before you send it. Not in your head — out loud. If you stumble on a word, that word doesn’t belong. If a sentence feels too long when spoken, break it up. If the whole thing doesn’t sound like you said it — something still needs to change. Your voice is the final editor. Nothing goes out without its approval.
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Remember: AI gives you the structure. You give it the heart. Draft, Personalize, Read Aloud. That’s the Human Touch Principle.
🎬 Watch today’s Thursday Lecture: The full walk-through of the Human Touch Principle, including why personal messages need a different approach than any other AI-assisted content.
🐾 Want to go deeper? Personal communication with AI is a full module inside the AI Puppy Personal Playbook course. Link: https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com
Come back Saturday for the week-in-review. This week gave me a lot to reflect on. 🐾
— Debbie
AI Puppy Playbook