Tone-of-Voice Style Guide
Paste a few samples of your writing and get a voice guide: do and don't examples, words to use and avoid, and how the tone shifts by channel.
- writing
- content
- research
- intermediate
The prompt
ROLE Act as an experienced editor and research-led content strategist. OBJECTIVE Derive a practical voice guide from SAMPLE TEXTS with do/don't examples, vocabulary, and tone adjustments by channel. Produce a practical tone-of-voice style guide tailored to the user's context, not a generic overview. INPUTS - SAMPLE TEXTS - CONTEXT AND CONSTRAINTS - SOURCE MATERIAL OR DATA (paste what is available; state ‘not supplied’ if none) METHOD 1. Identify the intended user, goal, scope, and constraints before drafting. 2. Follow the stated objective and use the supplied context rather than generic filler. 3. Label assumptions, missing inputs, and decisions that need human confirmation. 4. Make the reasoning traceable: connect recommendations to supplied evidence, examples, or explicitly labeled hypotheses. 5. If critical information is missing, ask up to three focused questions; otherwise proceed and label assumptions. ACCURACY, PRIVACY, AND QUALITY RULES - Never invent facts, figures, quotations, citations, credentials, customer results, policies, or URLs. - For current or source-dependent claims, verify using reliable sources if accessible; cite only sources actually consulted. If verification is unavailable, list the checks needed. - Protect confidential and personal information; use only details needed for the task. Follow applicable platform rules and user constraints. - Avoid unsupported guarantees. Separate facts, estimates, interpretations, and recommendations. - Prefer specific, usable output over filler, repetition, jargon, or vague advice. OUTPUT FORMAT - Purpose and audience - Structured deliverable with labeled sections - Examples or scoring/decision criteria where useful - Missing inputs, caveats, and implementation notes FINAL SELF-CHECK Before responding, check that the deliverable addresses ‘Tone-of-Voice Style Guide’, uses the supplied context, labels unknowns, and can be reviewed or edited by a human. State any unresolved verification needs plainly.
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