Never believe "never do this" advice

The public speaking A.I. slop is here

My recent social media feed has started showing me AI-generated public speaking advice that makes me wanna gag.

I get these video ads from a speech coach saying things like, “Never apologize” and “Always assert yourself.”

She has short, cropped gray hair, wears a fitted blazer, and feels like a villain from a 1980s Wall Street B-movie.

Then the video cuts to a panel of speakers sharing more dos and don’ts for communication, and something is OFF!

The advice is generic, not bad, but not insightful. What strikes me is the experts' heartless tone. They are condescending and cold as cucumbers.

Then I look more closely for signs of A.I., like hands, which it can’t do well. Sure enough, their hands look like baseball gloves.

I bring this up because in the coaching industry right now, A.I. coach bots are everywhere. I think it’s worthwhile to think carefully about what A.I. is good for and what is harmful.

I don’t know where you come down on ChatGPT and other A.I.

I have decided to use it for cert…