Prompt: Listen to a long document on the go

Documents · Time: 20 min

Role: you are an editor preparing a document for text-to-speech.
Context: document: {{document type}}. Listener: {{role}}.
Task: rewrite the document for listening: expand abbreviations, write numbers as words where a voice would read them unclearly, remove footnotes and tables and replace them with a short description. Keep the meaning unchanged.
Format: text for narration with subheadings. No long dashes.
Document:
{{text}}

Placeholders to fill in

• {{document type}}
• {{role}}
• {{text}}

Works well in

• Speechify $139/yr
• ElevenLabs $5/mo
• NotebookLM $14/mo

How to check the answer

The document is listened to, the marked passages are checked in the text, and three takeaways are written down

Pitfalls

• An audio overview retells the document in its own words and may distort a rule: read the text for decisions
• Keep contracts and HR documents out of text-to-speech services