How to Write a LinkedIn Post That Doesn't Sound Like ChatGPT

The LinkedIn version of AI writing

LinkedIn has its own AI style, and readers there are the quickest to spot it, because they scroll past dozens of these posts a day. It has a recognizable shape: a one-line hook, a line break after every sentence, a lesson, three bullets, and a closing line meant to make you stop and think.

None of these are wrong on their own. Together, they make a post look generated, and people scroll faster.

The patterns, and what to write instead

"I'm thrilled to announce..."

Also "I'm delighted to share" and "I'm humbled to". It is the most common opening line on the platform, and models love it.

Instead: lead with the news. "I joined Northwind as head of sales." The reader can tell you are happy.

The staged hook

"Here's the thing:" "Let's be honest:" "Here's what nobody tells you about hiring:"

Instead: start with the thing. If what follows is interesting, it does not need the announcement.

"It's not X. It's Y."

"Leadership isn't about titles. It's about trust." This shape is the single most recognizable AI sentence on LinkedIn.

Instead: tell the story that shows Y. One real example of trust beats the slogan.

Three fragments for emphasis

"No fluff. No filler. Just results."

Instead: one specific result. "We cut onboarding from 3 weeks to 4 days."

The dramatic closer

"Let that sink in." "Read that again." "That's the real lesson." "And that changes everything."

Instead: end on the fact or the question you actually want answered.

Every sentence on its own line

Short lines are fine on mobile. Every single sentence on its own line, for twenty lines, is the template.

Instead: group sentences into short paragraphs of two or three, and keep single lines for the one or two that matter.

Inflated significance

"A pivotal moment in my career." "A testament to the team." "Plays a crucial role."

Instead: say what happened and what you learned, in plain words.

Things that make a post sound like you

• One real number or name. The customer, the city, the week, the result.
• Something that went wrong. Models write success stories. People remember the mistake.
• Your own words for things. If you call it "the Monday call", call it that.
• A question you actually want answered, not "Agree?"

Check before you post

Paste the draft into our free AI slop detector. It names each pattern above and suggests a plainer line where there is a safe swap.

Presend also runs inside LinkedIn's post and message boxes in Chrome, the same way it does in Gmail and Slack. It underlines each tell, names it (Staged set-up, Model sentence construction, Dramatic closer, Inflated significance), and offers a Fix where it can. The video above shows six of the most common ones. For the general version of this guide, see how to avoid sounding like AI, and for the full phrase list, words that make writing sound like AI.