This eerily accurate ‘LinkedIn Speak’ translation tool will help you sound like an instant thinkfluencer

Prepare for your career in thought leadership, rocket emojis and all.

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BY María José Gutierrez Chavez

As the job market tightens, LinkedIn has become the battleground for anyone trying to stand out.

This corner of the internet has its own vernacular—where even a marriage proposal can be a lesson on B2B sales—and now a new tool has arrived to help LinkedIn visitors and would-be thought leaders speak the language.

Launched by the Palo Alto-based search engine company Kagi, the translator tool, visually similar to Google Translate, offers a feature to translate any phrase or sentence into what it’s calling “LinkedIn Speak.”

For instance, when I inputted the phrase “I’m writing a story about this translator for Fast Company,” the platform blurted out corporate-sounding prose filled with LinkedIn jargon. And yes, it even threw some emojis and hashtags into the mix:

“🚀 Thrilled to share that I’m currently crafting a deep-dive feature for Fast Company on the future of translation technology! ✍️✨

It’s been an incredible journey exploring how this game-changing translator is redefining global communication. Stay tuned for more insights on how we’re breaking down barriers in the digital age! 🌍📈 #Innovation #TechTrends #FastCompany #TranslationTech #GlobalBusiness #Storytelling,” the translator wrote.”

Anyone scrolling on LinkedIn has seen its posts just like this, with users sharing in-depth announcements or analyses of the seemingly mundane, often sounding more like Oscar acceptance speeches than mere career updates.

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