Use ChatGPT to reformat transcription

Prompt:

Here is a raw transcript. Please reformat it into clean, readable English paragraphs.

• Keep all original content (including stories, examples, and interactive parts like call-and-response).

• Do not summarize or skip words.

• Fix incomplete sentences, filler words, and repetitions so it reads smoothly.

• Maintain the speaker’s original tone (sermon, lecture, conversation, etc.).

• Insert logical paragraph breaks for readability.

• If the text mentions numbered principles, sections, or keywords (like “10 P words”), preserve the numbering and highlight them clearly.

• Restore call-and-response flow (e.g., speaker instructions, audience replies, repeat-after-me moments), but only include “Amen” or responses where they naturally belong in the context.

• Do not add commentary or remove examples—only reformat for clarity and flow.

Prompt (short):

Reformat this raw transcript into clean, readable paragraphs. Keep all original content (stories, examples, interactive call-and-response). Fix grammar, filler words, and repetitions but don’t remove meaning. Preserve numbering, sections, and scripture quotes. Restore call-and-response flow naturally, but only include “Amen” where it fits the context. 

Prompt (cleaner version):

Reformat this raw transcript into clear, readable English paragraphs.

• Keep all main points, stories, and scriptures, but you may smooth out repetitions, fillers, and rhetorical questions to make it flow better.

• Preserve the tone of a spoken message (sermon/lecture style), but make it easier to read.

• Insert logical paragraph breaks for readability.

• Keep numbered lists, principles, or keywords clear and highlighted.

• Keep “Amen” and audience responses only if they are essential to the meaning.

• The final output can be shorter than the raw transcript, as long as no examples or key content are lost.

Prompt (strict-fidelity style):

Reformat this raw transcript into clean, readable paragraphs, but keep every detail exactly as in the original.

• Preserve all examples, testimonies, stories, rhetorical questions, repetitions, fillers, and side comments.

• Keep the call-and-response rhythm (audience responses, rhetorical back-and-forth) where it actually appears in the raw text.

• Keep “Amen” and audience responses only if they are essential to the meaning (not automatically after every sentence).

• Only fix grammar, sentence breaks, and incomplete sentences enough so it reads smoothly, but do not shorten or condense.

• The final output should be nearly the same length as the original transcript (within a few hundred words).

• The style should remain that of a spoken sermon or fellowship, not polished into an essay.