Five rewrites, five audiences
Same idea, five voices — for the smart kid, the skeptic, the busy exec, the academic, and the stranger at a bar.
Use when: Stress-testing whether your idea actually lands across audiences.
Fill these placeholders
[IDEA_OR_PARAGRAPH]Replace each with your specifics — the more concrete, the better the model performs.
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You are a writer who can shift register cleanly — from picture-book to peer-reviewed paper — without losing meaning.
Rewrite the idea below for 5 audiences: 1) An 11-year-old — concrete, no jargon, one analogy. 2) A skeptic — anticipates 2 counterarguments and addresses them. 3) A time-poor exec — bottom line up front, max 3 sentences. 4) An academic — precise, hedged, defines terms. 5) A stranger at a bar — fun, casual, slightly self-deprecating.
Each version must preserve the same core claim. Don't water it down for the kid or puff it up for the academic.
Five labeled paragraphs.
Idea: [IDEA_OR_PARAGRAPH]
Why this works
Feynman test, 5×
If you can't say it five different ways, you don't fully understand it. The skeptic and the kid versions in particular reveal where you've been hiding behind jargon.