tone of voice
helping organisations find their voice
We are all judged by the language we use
Your business is no different.
The words and language you use are important. Get them right and they will bring your audiences right to your door.
Our tone of voice consultancy service starts – believe it or not – with your tone of voice. We identify the language that works for you. This means finding the phrases and words that your organisation feels at home with.
Once you’ve found your voice in this way, you’ll sound more authentic. More people will listen, and your stakeholders and audiences will become more receptive to what you’re saying.
When we’ve identified the right tone of voice for you, we’ll give you the necessary tools to start using it.
We’ll also draw up detailed editorial guidelines to ensure that your written communications speak with one voice.
Contact ProseWorks on 01788 335284 or email Adam for more information.
Tone of voice clients –
Tone of voice case study
Gloucester Youth Support Team – message development and web copywriting
Working with young people is notoriously hard. Writing for them is an even greater challenge.
We were commissioned by Gloucestershire Youth Support Team (GYST) to overhaul its writing, so that it could communicate more clearly and purposefully with young vulnerable people in Gloucestershire, and professionals who work with them.
The first part of this assignment was carrying out an in-depth focus group with GYST’s target audience, namely young people aged 16–18 and professionals who work with them, such as the police, health services and probation services, as well as voluntary and community groups.
We carried out group discussions and individual interviews with representatives of key professional stakeholders.
The task was complex because we had to cut through the complexity of information and messages to get to the core of what GYST does and how it helps young people.
We came up with answers, developing clear messages in language that young people could understand. We held a staff training session to discuss and adapt these messages.
Our next task was to help GYST use these messages and language as a basis for its new website.
We worked with the GYST team and their contracted web developers to first plan the structure of the new website, and then rewrite the content using the messages and tone of voice we developed.
Our task was that much harder because we had to write to precise word counts and templates.
The style of writing was aimed at both young people themselves and professionals who work with them, so that they could easily find out about GYST’s services.
Feedback about the site has been very positive. The site can be found at https://youthsupportteam.co.uk