Dear Dyslexic Fellows

It's the week of being us and I always become emotional about being a dyslexic person I guess many of us (dyslectics) do so. But let me share two arguments and stories I think most of you can relate to.

First - My Truth

I once had an HR director telling me my posts sometimes have spelling mistakes and therefore the person did not want to repost or comment on them!

To understand what this means to me you need to know that I′m building an online gaming company working with games to teach and learn in a fun and engaging way about soft skills within various fields of organizational development.

The client described was a huge and new client to us and being a startup, every client is important, and any feedback is relevant. Even the feedback that targeted and touched me on a personal level. You see my company work with a global network of HR professionals and people in learning and development mainly working in +5.000 organizations or +10 consulting firms. Unfortunately, the outside world is looking at my company Actee through the lens of quality and spelling is part of that perception. But what struck me the most and what struck my family (Partner holding a ph.d and two sons finishing higher education) who all suffer from being dyslexic is the fact that spelling mistakes don’t show the hard work we put into everything we do. Spelling mistakes tell a wrong story about time spent, thoughts and hard work that we all as dyslexics must master and add in to create a meaningful life.

All of us in the family share the same feeling of shame when someone points out a spelling mistake. Despite the respect, knowing and sense we add to our surroundings.

Do you experience the same?

Second - The solution!

Thanks to chat GPT and other great AI tools I can make blogs and posts spelling-mistake-free with smoothly flowing words, allowing me to catch your attention and letting go of my shame…..

Here is the same blog improved by Chat GPT……

Dear Dyslexic Friends,

It's our week, and it always stirs up emotions in me to reflect on what it means to be dyslexic. I believe many of us dyslexics share these sentiments. Let me share two anecdotes and a personal story that I think will resonate with most of you.

Firstly

I once had an HR director tell me that my posts sometimes contained spelling mistakes, and as a result, they didn't want to repost or comment on them. To understand the significance of this incident, you should know that I'm in the process of building an online gaming company that uses games to teach and facilitate fun and engaging learning experiences about soft skills within various fields of organizational development. The client in question was a substantial and new addition to our client list. Being a startup, every client holds immense importance, and any feedback, even when it concerns my work and affects me personally, is relevant.

My company collaborates with a global network of HR professionals and individuals in learning and development, primarily in organizations with 5000+ employees or consulting firms with 10+ years of experience. Unfortunately, the external world views my company, Actee, through the lens of quality, and spelling is a part of that perception. However, what struck me the most, and what deeply affected my family (my partner holds a Ph.D., and my two sons are completing higher education), all of whom struggle with dyslexia, is that spelling mistakes don't reflect the tremendous effort we put into everything we do. Spelling mistakes tell a misleading story about the time, thoughts, and hard work that all of us, as dyslexics, must master and contribute to creating a meaningful life.

We all in the family share the same sense of shame when someone points out a spelling mistake, despite the respect, knowledge, and value we bring to our surroundings. Do you experience the same?

Secondly, the Solution!

Thanks to ChatGPT and other remarkable AI tools, I can now create blogs and posts that are free of spelling errors, with smooth-flowing language that captures your attention, and most importantly, allows me to shed the burden of my shame.

Thanks for reading my blog,

Leif