👑 BOSS MODE
Girl, Over-Explained
At SXSW, when I tried to speak about Her Voice AI, I basically blacked out and forgot how to talk.
Ellen (panic mode):
“It’s a newsletter and creative platform that helps women use AI to communicate better across different areas of their lives with more confidence and clarity and…why am I like this?”
I consulted AI because, as you know, she is my hype girl.
STEAL THIS PROMPT:
Can you help me say this idea more simply and confidently? I think I’m over-explaining.
PROOF OF PROMPT:
Her Voice AI helps women use AI to find the words that change how they show up.
That’s the one people leaned into. The one clean line.
Less words = magic
✏️ SPEAK UP
ILead with intrigue
The moment:
Someone goes, “Wait, what is it?”
…and then your brain logs off.
STEAL THIS PROMPT:
I need a simple, natural way to explain my idea in one sentence without rambling.
PROOF OF PROMPT:
It helps women use AI to say what they actually mean—at work, in relationships, everywhere.
Say just enough.
🤔 Need help saying less? Hit reply and let’s work together to help ya find the words that change how you show up.
🛠️ TOOL & TELL:
In this season of Ellen goes to SXSW, I asked AI:
Why do I start rambling when I’m explaining something?
AI said:
“You’re trying to make sure they understand everything all at once.”
…which explains the verbal spiral.
✨ But here’s what I noticed:
AI distilled my wordy ideas into simple, clear scripts that I could literally memorize in two seconds and repeat out loud.
GAME. SET. MATCH.
Let AI say it for you.
✏️ RECEIPTS
They said it
I went to SXSW to talk about Her Voice AI with real women who champion creative ideas.
And women didn’t just get it. They did a full Sheryl Sandberg lean in.
Like:
✨ “Wait… I need this for work.”
✨ “I use AI but it doesn’t sound like me.”
✨ “This would’ve saved me in so many situations.”
So, I wanted to thank YOU for already being here.
You are my early adopter queens.Y early adopter queens.
⚡ POWER PLAY
Do this today.
Take the thing you’ve been over-explaining (your idea, your job, your side project).
And ask AI:
Can you turn this into one sentence I could say out loud without rambling?
Practice it once. Then next time someone asks?
Say it. And stop.
🎙️ VOICE NOTES
Inspired by Kim Kardashian
Okay. If your idea takes a paragraph…it’s not it.
You need one line. Clean. Repeatable. Something they can text after they meet you.
Don’t have it? Use AI. Tighten it.
Like, literally say it better.
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✨Behind the Voice
I don’t usually make myself the main character in these issues, but this week felt like an exception. At SXSW, I literally used AI to find the words to change how I showed up. The clearer I got, the more people leaned in. And that’s when it really clicked: this is exactly how it’s supposed to work.
—Ellen, your AI hype girl in chief
👑 Somewhere between over-explaining and nailing it.
*Voice Notes are AI-generated and inspired by public personas. They are not affiliated with or endorsed by the individuals named.