Recently, my blog writing style has completely shifted to voice input.
Before, I used to sit at my keyboard and write, but now I have transitioned to a flow of speaking with Aqua Voice and having Gemini edit it.
Since switching to this method, my writing efficiency has dramatically improved.
To be specific, it used to take me over 30 minutes to write an article of 1000-2000 characters, but now I can finish around 1000 characters in about 10 minutes, and with 30 minutes, I can complete a long-form article of 5000 characters. By simple calculation, it feels like my productivity has increased 5 to 10 times.
This time, I will introduce the specific details of this lightning-fast output method that I practice.
1. The Input Revolution: Aqua Voice Is Not Just Voice Input
First, what I use in the input phase is Aqua Voice.
Aqua Voice - Fast and Accurate Voice Dictation for Mac and Windows
You might think, if it is just voice input, why not use the standard features from Google or Apple? However, Aqua Voice has a decisive difference.
That is the ability to apply real-time preprocessing and reconstruction by an LLM (Large Language Model) to the voice stream.
It does not simply convert voice to text. By giving instructions in advance such as fix unnecessary sentences or delete redundant repetitions, it cleans up the noise and contextual disorder unique to spoken language at the input stage. Even if you blurt out something extra or stumble over your words, by the time it is converted to text, it has already been reconstructed into readable sentences.
Currently, I feel that Aqua Voice is the most excellent tool that can do stream voice input and utilize LLM at such an advanced level.
2. The Proofreading Revolution: Making Gemini a Ruthless Editor
Once Aqua Voice produces reasonably organized text, I then throw it to Google Gemini. What is important here is not simply asking it to clean up the writing, but having it point out flaws as an editor.
The actual prompt (instruction) I use is as follows:
I prepared a blog article draft using voice input.
- Since it is voice input, there may be parts where the conversion is incorrect. Please interpret while filling in the gaps.
- Please point out any structural flaws or deficiencies.
- After interpreting what I want to convey, please restructure it.
- Please prepare the text as a blog draft.
The key to this prompt is that it asks for pointing out flaws and deficiencies before requesting structuring. Especially when you include this, you get incredibly sharp critiques.
ChatGPTの「良い人フィルター」を外して本音を引き出してみた - Qiita
For example, while writing this article, I received the following sharp feedback from Gemini:
- The superiority of Aqua Voice (differences from other tools) is not explained.
- The prompt remains a black box. Readers cannot reproduce it.
- The quantitative basis for became 5 times faster is vague.
These are very accurate critiques. By receiving this feedback and adding supplementary information verbally, it prepares a high-density article with no logical gaps.
3. Finishing: Fine-tuning in the Editor
Finally, I paste the draft that Gemini outputs into note and make fine adjustments to match my own writing style. This is important. If you do not adjust it yourself to match Shossan style, you end up with text that obviously looks like AI wrote it. Even though you packed in all your essence, it feels like your heart is not in it.
That said, since the structure and logical development have already been completed through back-and-forth with Gemini, here I usually just need to adjust particles and nuances of sentence endings.
Summary
- Aqua Voice: An input device that turns thoughts into organized text in real-time
- Gemini: An editor that fills logical gaps and organizes structure
By combining these two, I was able to eliminate the bottlenecks of writing - typing and struggling with structure - all at once.
If you are spending too much time writing, please try this voice input flow with an LLM as your partner. By continuing to speak into the microphone, you can train not only your writing ability but also your speaking ability at the same time.
I seriously feel like I have gotten better at speaking recently.
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