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Shorten writing without losing the point
Works with ChatGPT · Claude · Copilot
What you’ll be able to do
You can cut length while keeping the message and the important details.
The problem
Long writing loses the reader before the point lands.
What this skill does
Ask AI to trim by a target amount while keeping the key message.
When to use it
- When something is too long for the channel or the reader.
Juni’s tip
Shorter is a skill. Name what must survive the cut.
The prompt
Main prompt
Shorten the text below by about [percentage]. Keep the key message and any important details. Text: [paste text]
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Your prompt
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Weak vs. better
✗ Weak prompt
Make it shorter.
✓ Better prompt
Cut the text below by roughly [percentage] for a [audience] reader; keep the main point and any numbers. Text: [paste text]
Why this works
A target cut plus a kept-list tells AI what to remove and what is sacred.
Practice task
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Take a long message and ask for a version half the length.
Self-check
- The main point survives the cut
- Important numbers or names are kept
Common mistakes to avoid
- Cutting so hard the meaning is lost.
- Not saying what must be kept, so key details vanish.
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