Writing & Editing with Gen AI

In this workshop, participants learn a proven framework for writing and editing their work—with help from generative AI. We’ll follow the outline of our most-requested signature workshop, with guidance at each step on how to work effectively with gen AI as a planning, drafting, and revising partner.

This training is appropriate for attendees who are actively using AI or experimenting for the first time during the session. In this hands-on workshop, participants will practice prompting, adjusting tone of voice, and creating effective drafts with gen AI. We will focus our sentence-level edits on stylistic hallmarks of AI-generated copy.

Inside the Workshop

1st part

Ground rules for writing with gen AI • Ethics, accuracy, and privacy.

Prompt engineering • Useful prompts are a paragraph, not a couple of words; learn two approaches to prompting for better gen AI output.

Information design • Only in our signature workshops: format your writing to keep readers engaged.

2nd part

Signs of AI-generated copy • Learn the linguistic habits that plague both wordy humans and AI output; revise for specific signs of AI-generated copy.

Voice and tone analysis • Use gen AI to analyze the style of a person or brand.

Testing, editing, and proofreading • The best tools for self-editing, and when and how to use them as an adjunct to gen AI’s editing capabilities.

The workshop is highly interactive. With Zoom as our preferred platform, we use polling, chat, discussion, breakout rooms, and application to keep participants engaged and on their toes. Participants bring a piece of their own writing and work on it during the workshop.

After the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Create effective prompts for different writing tasks

  • Use generative AI to analyze and reproduce specific voices and styles

  • Improve usability and formatting when editing drafts

  • Understand where human oversight remains essential in the editorial process

  • Consider privacy and accuracy implications

  • Edit for signs of AI-generated copy

  • Use tools for style, grammar, and proofreading

Participants will receive:

  • The AI-Assisted Writing & Editing workshop checklist

  • Bold Type’s guide to “10 Types of Clutter to Cut From Your Sentences”

  • The training deck packed with before-and-after examples

Delivery Details

  • 3 hours of instruction

  • Three 90-min sessions recommended

  • Up to 15 participants

  • Delivered virtually

  • Workshop customized with writing samples from your team, if provided.

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“Bold Type facilitated their Writing and Editing training for 30 of our staff members. Both Casey and Grace were incredibly easy to work with, and they intentionally catered the workshop to our needs. Several months later and our staff is still actively using the strategies learned in their daily communication to our partners and program participants.”

- Cameron Ford, Senior Program Officer American Councils for International Education