Tone of voice

Posts on achieving and maintaining the right tone of voice in written communications.

Whose tone of voice is it anyway? Whose tone of voice is it anyway?

Brand tone of voice is a blend of the writer’s voice and the client’s. So who really owns it?

Bigots write bad Bigots write bad

A look at how Core Issues Trust’s intolerant agenda resulted in some really awful creative.

Styles of the unexpected Styles of the unexpected

On the limits of clarity and the possibilities of ambiguity.

Dennis Waterman’s pathetic passives Dennis Waterman’s pathetic passives

The actor’s remarks on domestic violence highlight the evasive use of the passive case.

Why no ads for the olds? Why no ads for the olds?

Why does so little advertising target older people effectively?

Buy this, it’s perfect Buy this, it’s perfect

Exaggeration is the default mode of expression for a lot of copywriting. Is there a better way?

Plain English Patrol 3 Plain English Patrol 3

How inconsistent tone of voice on a hotel menu gives the wrong impression.

What a woeful cliché What a woeful cliché

Why I wouldn’t have chosen ‘What a Wonderful World’ for David Attenborough to recite.

Wackywriting and the cult of Innocent Wackywriting and the cult of Innocent

My thought on the Innocent tone: where it came from, and where it might go from here.