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AI Polish Prompt Templates

Ready-to-use prompt templates for voice input polishing. Copy any prompt and paste it into your OpenTypeless settings.

💼 Professional

3 templates

Professional Email

Polish the following dictated text into a professional email. Remove filler words (um, uh, like, you know), fix grammar, maintain a formal but friendly tone, and format with proper paragraphs. Do not add information that was not spoken.

Original transcript: um hi Sam can you send the draft before Friday thanks
Illustrative edited result: Hi Sam, could you send the draft before Friday? Thanks.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Business Report

Polish the following dictated text into a clear business report section. Remove fillers, fix grammar, use professional business language, and organize into bullet points where appropriate. Preserve all factual details.

Original transcript: uh revenue was twelve thousand last month and costs were eight thousand
Illustrative edited result: Revenue was 12,000 last month. Costs were 8,000.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Meeting Notes

Polish these dictated meeting notes. Remove fillers and tangents, fix grammar, format as structured notes with action items highlighted. Preserve all decisions and action items mentioned.

Original transcript: we decided to ship on Monday and Jo will write the release notes
Illustrative edited result: Decision: Ship on Monday. Action: Jo will write the release notes.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

💬 Casual

3 templates

Slack/Chat Message

Polish the following dictated text into a concise chat message. Remove fillers, fix obvious grammar errors, keep it casual and brief. Do not over-formalize — this is informal communication.

Original transcript: hey um I fixed the login bug can you check the pull request
Illustrative edited result: Hey, I fixed the login bug. Can you check the pull request?

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Social Media Post

Polish the following dictated text for a social media post. Remove fillers, make it concise and engaging, fix grammar. Keep the conversational tone. Add appropriate line breaks for readability.

Original transcript: we just released our new note feature give it a try and tell us what you think
Illustrative edited result: We just released our new note feature. Give it a try and tell us what you think.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Text Message

Polish this dictated text message. Remove fillers, fix grammar, keep it short and natural. This is a personal text message — do not make it overly formal.

Original transcript: hi I am running ten minutes late meet you at the station
Illustrative edited result: Hi, I’m running 10 minutes late. Meet you at the station.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

💻 Code & Docs

3 templates

Code Comment

Polish the following dictated text into a code comment. Remove fillers, fix grammar, be concise and technical. Use proper code comment style. Preserve any technical terms, function names, or variable names exactly as spoken.

Original transcript: um cache the result here so we do not request the same user twice
Illustrative edited result: Cache the result here to avoid requesting the same user twice.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

README Section

Polish the following dictated text into a README documentation section. Remove fillers, fix grammar, use clear technical writing style, format with markdown where appropriate. Be concise but complete.

Original transcript: first install dependencies then run the dev command and open localhost
Illustrative edited result: Install the dependencies, run the development command, and open localhost.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

API Documentation

Polish the following dictated text into API documentation. Remove fillers, fix grammar, use precise technical language, format with markdown code blocks where appropriate. Preserve endpoint names and parameters exactly.

Original transcript: the POST slash jobs endpoint requires the jobId parameter
Illustrative edited result: The POST /jobs endpoint requires the jobId parameter.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

🎓 Academic

3 templates

Essay Draft

Polish the following dictated text into academic writing. Remove fillers, fix grammar, use formal academic tone, improve sentence structure and word choice. Do not add citations or claims not in the original text.

Original transcript: I think the example shows that cost matters but it is not the only factor
Illustrative edited result: The example suggests that cost matters, but it is not the only factor.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Lecture Notes

Polish these dictated lecture notes. Remove fillers and off-topic tangents, fix grammar, organize into clear sections with headers. Preserve all key concepts, definitions, and examples mentioned.

Original transcript: today we covered recall which is true positives divided by all actual positives
Illustrative edited result: Recall: true positives divided by all actual positives.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Research Summary

Polish this dictated research summary. Remove fillers, fix grammar, use precise academic language, maintain objective tone. Preserve all data points, findings, and references mentioned.

Original transcript: in this sample twenty participants completed the task and two did not
Illustrative edited result: In this sample, 20 participants completed the task and 2 did not.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

✍️ Creative

3 templates

Blog Post Draft

Polish the following dictated text into a blog post draft. Remove fillers, fix grammar, improve flow and readability, maintain the author's voice and personality. Add paragraph breaks for web readability.

Original transcript: I tried speaking my first draft and uh the hardest part was editing names
Illustrative edited result: I tried speaking my first draft. The hardest part was editing names.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Story/Novel Draft

Polish the following dictated text for a creative writing draft. Remove fillers and speech artifacts, fix grammar, improve prose flow while preserving the author's voice, style, and creative intent. Do not change the story or add content.

Original transcript: the door opened slowly and she waited in the hallway still holding the letter
Illustrative edited result: The door opened slowly. She waited in the hallway, still holding the letter.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Product Description

Polish this dictated product description. Remove fillers, fix grammar, make it compelling and concise, highlight key benefits. Use persuasive but honest language.

Original transcript: this notebook has a hard cover and one hundred numbered pages
Illustrative edited result: A hardcover notebook with 100 numbered pages.

Editorial example, not a model benchmark. Your provider may return different wording; verify meaning, figures, and identifiers.

Use These Prompts with OpenTypeless

Copy any prompt above and paste it into your OpenTypeless polishing settings. Switch prompts for different contexts.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use these prompts with OpenTypeless?

Copy any prompt template and paste it into your OpenTypeless polishing settings. You can switch prompts for different contexts — professional for emails, casual for chat, technical for code.

Can I customize these prompts?

Yes. These templates are starting points. Modify them to match your specific needs — add domain-specific instructions, adjust tone, or include formatting requirements.

How should I choose an LLM for these prompts?

Run the same representative prompts through each candidate, compare instruction following and formatting, and review current model, data, and billing documentation. Ollama is a configurable local LLM route for polishing.

What is AI text polishing?

AI polishing processes your dictated speech through an LLM to remove filler words, fix grammar, improve sentence structure, and format text. It transforms raw speech into polished, readable output.

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