I’ve never been a great writer. I’ve struggled with it ever since I was a kid. English wasn’t my first language, and I learned mostly by looking at pictures and talking to people. When I speak, though, I’ve always been verbose and eloquent, and that’s allowed me to build a strong career. My communication skills have carried me far. I can connect with people, train them, and I’ve had a long and successful career, all while being a terrible speller and constantly fighting to write grammatically correct sentences.
Throughout my career, I’ve always looked for new tools to help me improve. Early on it was Microsoft Word and its writing tools. Later it was grammar assistants like Grammarly and others. They’ve improved a lot over the years, and like anything you do over a long period of time, I’ve gotten better too. But it was never to the point where I felt comfortable putting out posts or writing about myself. The thought of publishing a long article always made me self-conscious.
What helped was my problem-solving side. My background in programming has, in a roundabout way, made me a better writer. And when I talk about things I’m passionate about, that barrier of discomfort tends to come down quickly. You push through it the same way you push through anything that makes you uncomfortable.
Then LLMs came along. At first I used them the way many people do, asking the tool to write things for me. But you start to sound like a robot, or you get text that doesn’t match what you actually meant, or it quietly hallucinates an answer and you don’t catch it. I grew increasingly uncomfortable with that. The tool I’d hoped would help me wasn’t quite there yet.
The one that really changed things for me is Wispr Flow. When I discovered it, it helped me break out of my shell and feel comfortable sharing my thoughts. Now I can speak, get my thoughts out, and write them down. I’d tried other voice-to-text tools before, but they never got it right. They never captured what I was actually trying to say. Wispr Flow was different. I found it phenomenal how accurately it captured my words and how well it helped me put them into the right context.
On top of that, I can now take what I’ve said into something like Claude or GPT and have it checked further, making sure I’m not writing run-on sentences and that my train of thought actually comes through. So now the world has to suffer through my thoughts, and I’m genuinely excited to share some of my ideas.
I’ve started a couple of new series on LinkedIn, and I’m beginning my journey here too. I’ve always loved teaching and helping people understand complex topics like AI, and now I finally have a place where I can use my voice. That barrier I always felt around writing is much smaller now, and I can actually put out what I want to say. I’ve always been a fan of lifelong learning, so as I learn and as I teach, I’m hoping you’ll follow along and see what I’ve been discovering.