Verbal identity

Sounding as good as you look

We write down how your organisation speaks: the voice, the key messages and the names of things. Your team gets clear rules and examples, so a web page, a proposal and a social post all sound like the same organisation.

What it covers

Tone of voice principles that say how you sound, and how that shifts between audiences: a funder, a new customer, your own staff. Messaging that turns your brand platform into the few things you need to say again and again. Naming, where a programme, product or service needs a name that fits the family.

How we work

We start from your brand platform, then read what you publish today and talk to the people who describe your work every day. We draft the principles, try them on real pieces of your writing and refine them with your team until they hold up.

The hard part is agreement. Everyone has a view on words, so we agree up front who makes the final call.

What we need from you

  • A brand platform, or time to build one with us first
  • Senior people's time for interviews and a workshop
  • Examples of what you publish now, the good and the bad
  • One person who can sign off the voice
Where it sits
How you show up
Part of
Rebrand
What it feeds
Brand guidelines

Want to sound as good as you look?

Tell us about your brand platform, and where your identity falls short.

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