Summary

Synopsis

Do you know what your writing says about your personality, knowledge, experience, and even gender? Do you know what your writing voice sounds like to others? Find out how to recognize the voice your writing projects. Discover tips for developing a strong, clear, and positive writing image for all written communications.

Objectives

• Describe what writing voice is
• Discern the difference between writing voice and tone
• Use your writing ear to distinguish positive and negative writing images
• Experiment with different writing voices to develop one that is unique to you
• Tailor your writing tone to suit different audiences

Outline

• Introduction
• Overview
• Objectives
• What is Writing Image?
• Personality Projection
• Your Writing Voice
• Impressions
• First Impressions
• Bad Impressions
• Wrong Impressions
• Gender Guessing
• Cultural Caveats
• Checkpoint I
• Writing Ear
• Sound Judgment
• Tone Tips
• Mood Messages
• Tailoring Tone
• Stealing Styles
• Checkpoint II
• Positive Impressions
• Boredom Blues
• Get to the Point!
• Get Active!
• Prose Power Practice
• Colorful Communications
• Experimentation
• Deleting the Dull
• Clarity before Creativity
• Your Individual Image
• Be Original
• You Are What You Write
• Final Checkpoint