Writing Playbook

EDITORIAL STYLE GUIDE
Numbers
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Currency
Dates
Time
Formatting
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Double spacing
Italics / bold / underlining
Language
Abreviations
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Hyphenation
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Other
Index
TONE OF VOICE
Principles
Confident
Thoughtful
Natural
Proofreading
Before and after examples
Writing for impact

Our tone of voice principles

We want our writing to be:

  • Confident: We’re sure of our expertise, so we can explain it clearly and help others understand it.
  • Thoughtful: We show that we care about our clients and colleagues with writing that demonstrates empathy and puts them first.
  • Natural: By mirroring natural speech, we sound like ‘us’ – genuine people our clients value.

Writing Playbook