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AI writing has a tell, and your LPs, brokers, and tenants have already learned to spot it. That's a problem when your firm's brand depends on sounding like a specific set of people rather than a language model with a real estate vocabulary.

This is a build session, not a lecture. Brad builds a Claude skill file live, working from a real firm's writing, then walks through the same process with attendees so everyone leaves the session with their own skill file already tested, not a set of notes to implement later.

You'll leave with a working voice skill file running against your firm's actual content types: LinkedIn posts, LP updates, deal memos, whatever you write most.

You'll learn how to

  • Build a Claude skill file live during the session, not from a template you fill in later

  • Break your own writing down into codable elements: vocabulary, rhythm, tone

  • Write instructions specific enough that Claude actually follows them

  • Test your skill file in real time against your firm's actual content, LinkedIn posts, LP updates, deal memos

  • Catch and fix the moments where output still reads as generic AI, on the spot

  • Leave with a maintenance process so the skill file gets sharper with use instead of going stale

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Instructor

Brad Hargreaves

Brad Hargreaves

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Thesis Driven

Brad Hargreaves

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Thesis Driven

Brad is the founder and editor of Thesis Driven (www.thesisdriven.com), a publication covering innovation in the built world. Over the past decade he has co-founded General Assembly and Common which generated a combined $500M+ in enterprise value.

The Workshop Will Cover

Why AI Writing Sounds Like AI

The specific patterns readers and LPs have learned to recognize:

  • Common tells: hedge words, uniform sentence rhythm, generic openers

  • Why this matters more for firms whose brand depends on a distinct voice

  • The gap between writing that's fine and writing that's yours

Live Build: Deconstructing a Voice

Brad builds a skill file from scratch, working from real writing samples:

  • Pulling real examples and separating vocabulary, rhythm, and tone into distinct elements

  • Deciding what's core voice versus personal quirk that doesn't need to travel

  • Attendees do the same with their own writing in parallel

Live Build: Writing the Skill File

Structuring the file for real, durable impact on output:

  • Writing instructions Claude actually follows instead of politely ignoring

  • Balancing consistency with flexibility, so you're not just trading one robotic voice for another

  • Attendees build their own file alongside Brad's, step by step

Testing Against Real Content

Getting it built is step one. Getting it to hold up is step two:

  • Running the skill file live against LinkedIn posts, LP updates, and deal memos

  • Diagnosing where it breaks down and adjusting on the spot

  • Setting up a feedback loop so it improves every time it's used

Tickets

Oct 5 (12-1:30 PM ET)

$199.00 /ticket

Instructor: Brad Hargreaves