What I Said:

Today was the first working day in 2025. Be honest I had no any new contract of this year yet. I checked my to do list, and there are some backlogs from last year. So I picked up one of them - translate my sharing session slides from Chinese to English version. I’d like to use it as a material to publish on LinkedIn. On top of that, Tom asked me for this English version. I worked on this all day.

ChatGPT’s Revision:

Today was the first working day of 2025. To be honest, I don’t have any new contracts lined up yet. I checked my to-do list and saw some backlogs from last year, so I decided to tackle one—translating my sharing session slides from Chinese to English. I’d like to use this as material to publish on LinkedIn, and Tom also asked for the English version. I ended up working on it all day.

Fixes and Explanations:

  • “Be honest I had no any new contract of this year yet” → “To be honest, I don’t have any new contracts lined up yet”

    Adjusted “no any” to “don’t have any” for grammatical correctness and smoother phrasing. Added “lined up” for a conversational tone.

  • “I checked my to do list, and there are some backlogs from last year” → “I checked my to-do list and saw some backlogs from last year”

    Added a hyphen to “to-do,” and “saw” makes the sentence more concise.

  • “So I picked up one of them - translate my sharing session slides from Chinese to English version” → “so I decided to tackle one—translating my sharing session slides from Chinese to English”

    “Tackle” is more dynamic than “picked up,” and “translating” is smoother than “translate.”

  • “I’d like to use it as a material to publish on LinkedIn” → “I’d like to use this as material to publish on LinkedIn”

    “As material” is sufficient; “a material” sounds awkward here.

  • “On top of that, Tom asked me for this English version” → “and Tom also asked for the English version”

    Simplified for better flow and to avoid repetition of “English version.”

  • “I worked on this all day”

    Kept as is. It’s simple and conveys your effort.