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Confidence language checker

You read it back after you hit send: “Just checking in… I think maybe… sorry.” Paste the message first. Every word that makes you sound unsure gets marked, with the reason and a stronger way to say it.

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What you’ll see

Just checking in1 on the deck. I think2 we’re ready.

Every word that makes you sound unsure, marked in place, with the reason and a stronger way to say it. Then a score out of 100 and a one-click stronger version.

Want the 7-day “say it plainly” drill?

One habit a day for a week: cut the softener, land the statement, make the ask. Two minutes each, for writing and for speaking.

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How to read your marks

Each brass underline is one habit. Tap it to jump to the note. The notes say why it weakens the message and what to write instead. Most marks fall into five groups:

  • Softeners and warm-ups: “Just checking in”, “I was wondering if”, “Quick question”. They shrink the ask before anyone reads it.
  • Hedges: “I think”, “maybe”, “kind of”, “hopefully”. They turn a point into a guess.
  • Apologies and disclaimers: “Sorry to bother you”, “I’m no expert, but”. They ask the reader to take you less seriously.
  • Question tags: “…, right?” and statements that end in a question mark. They ask permission to be correct.
  • Decisions with no owner: “It was decided”. Readers wonder who decided, and whether you agree.

What we leave alone

The rules are careful on purpose. “Just” is only marked before a softening word, so “we just launched” and “just in time” stay clean. A real apology for a real mistake, like “Sorry I missed the call”, is good manners, not weakness. It isn’t marked.

The stronger version only makes changes that keep your meaning: it cuts “just”, drops “I think” at the start of a sentence, and swaps “Sorry for the delay” for “Thanks for your patience”. Anything that needs judgment stays marked for you to decide. Some hedges are the polite, right call. The goal is fewer by default, not zero.

What good looks like

A score of 90 or more reads as sure of itself. A strong message puts the ask in the first two lines, gives one reason, and names a date. Compare:

Before“Hi Sam, sorry to bother you. Just wondering if you maybe had a chance to look at the deck?”After“Hi Sam, could you review the deck by Thursday? I want to send it to the client on Friday.”

Then say it out loud

The habits on the page follow you into the room. “I think” turns into a statement that rises at the end. The apology turns into a nervous laugh. The 30-day Leadership track trains the spoken version: say the hard thing plainly, and land it. Or start with the free 60-second voice scan to hear how your statements end. Plans and prices are on the pricing page.