ChatGPT For Beginners - Chapter 7
Level Up With Style
Transform your writing by mastering tone - the secret ingredient that makes your content connect with your audience.
What You'll Accomplish
Choose Your Tone
Select a tone that matches your audience and purpose. Each option includes a ready-to-use prompt.
Clear, precise, and authoritative. Useful for reports, proposals, or client-facing communication.
Buzzword-rich, boardroom speak. Ideal for investor decks, sales collateral, or executive updates.
Relaxed, approachable, like chatting with a friend. Best for blogs, newsletters, or social posts.
Supportive and kind without being overly casual. Great for customer service, onboarding, or community notes.
Blunt, straight to the point, minimal fluff. Works well for instructions, tough feedback, or high-clarity briefs.
Energising, future-focused, filled with calls to action. Perfect for speeches, brand storytelling, or campaigns.
Engages through anecdotes and characters. Great for marketing campaigns, teaching, or personal branding.
Light-hearted, witty, or cheeky. Best for social media hooks, icebreakers, or brands with personality.
Evidence-based, structured, and objective. Useful for essays, white papers, or thought leadership.
Emotionally intelligent, validating feelings. Great for sensitive topics, coaching, or wellbeing communications.
Practice Exercise
Now try this with the email output you drafted using your AI.
Often AI apps will offer you standard changes that you can make to the draft once it provides an output such as asking whether it can create a stronger call to action, or make it more formal.
Try selecting the different tones above and see how this changes the text. Is there a particular tone you prefer?
Open your previous chat thread in your AI assistant before trying these prompts. This maintains context from your earlier work and creates more coherent results.