When his 99-year-old father died, a blogger didn't ask ChatGPT to write the eulogy. He gave it his own stories and asked where each one fitted, what repeated and what sounded unnatural, which helped him group the memories into themes and tighten the speech while keeping it in his own voice.
I'm writing a eulogy for my [RELATIONSHIP, E.G. DAD] and I want it to sound like me, not like AI. Here are my memories and stories: [PASTE YOUR NOTES]. Don't write the speech for me. Instead, group these into 3-5 themes about who they were, suggest an order, point out anything that repeats, and flag sentences that are too long to say out loud. The speech should last about [MINUTES] minutes.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Write down your memories first, in your own words, before you open ChatGPT.
- Ask it to act as an editor: where stories fit, what to cut and what sounds awkward when spoken, rather than asking for a finished speech.
- Read every suggestion aloud and only keep the ones that still sound like you.
More writing use cases
Draft personalised thank-you notes from a spreadsheet with ChatGPT
Facing 50 wedding thank-you notes, a PCMag writer made a sheet with each guest's name, gift and a special memory, and had ChatGPT draft five notes first so she could approve the tone before it wrote the rest. She and her husband then edited every note, had some translated for non-English-speaking guests, and printed them into cards.
I need to write thank-you notes for [OCCASION]. I'm attaching a list with each person's name, what they gave or did, and a memory to mention. Draft the first five notes so I can check the tone: warm, [LENGTH, E.G. 3-4 SENTENCES], sounding like me rather than formal, and signed '[SIGN-OFF]'. Once I approve, do the rest in the same style.
Get unstuck on a personal book with Grok’s writing prompts
One user had spent five years thinking about writing a book about losing their mum to Alzheimer's. Grok's brainstorming and writing prompts helped them work out an outline and ideas to make it more readable, and they made more progress in a week than in those five years. They won't use it to write the book itself.
I want to write a [MEMOIR / FAMILY HISTORY / PERSONAL ESSAY] about [SUBJECT]. Don't write it for me. Ask me questions to help me remember key moments, then give me 10 writing prompts I can answer in my own words, and suggest a simple chapter outline I could build from my answers.
Reword emails professionally and get help with tricky account tasks
One everyday user says he gets ChatGPT to reword all his emails professionally. He even had a friend who couldn't work out how to delete his Amazon account use it for step-by-step instructions.
Rewrite this email so it sounds professional, friendly and clear, keeping it about the same length and keeping all the facts: [PASTE DRAFT]. Then give me a shorter version too.
Reference: Wheelchair John (blog)