Voice

How to find your brand voice (without a 60-page brand book)

Voice is a set of decisions, not a list of adjectives. Here is a short method a founder can run in an afternoon.

By WillDatex min read

Why most voice guides go unused

Most brand voice guides are written once, approved in a meeting and never opened again. They list adjectives (friendly, bold, human) that could describe almost any company.

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Voice is a set of decisions, not a list of adjectives.

Voice vs tone vs messaging

Voice is who you are, and it stays the same. Tone changes with the moment. Messaging is what you say about the product. Mix them up and the guide tries to do all three badly.

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The five questions

Five questions that turn adjectives into decisions. Questions 1 to 5

Prefer to do it now? The voice check arrives in phase 2.

Turning answers into do/don't examples

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Testing your voice on one real page

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Written by Will

Founder of WMJSBA. I help companies find their voice, then build the systems that keep it going. [PLACEHOLDER: law background line · P01]

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