{"id":23558,"date":"2022-08-25T14:35:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=23558"},"modified":"2024-01-01T08:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T12:56:44","slug":"conversational-tone-in-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a conversational tone in writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>To write like you talk, read your copy aloud<\/h2>\n<p>When Don Murray arrived in the newsroom for his first day on the job as writing coach for the <em>Boston Globe<\/em>, he turned to his new boss and said: \u201cI can tell you who your three best writers are.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30395\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conversational-tone-in-writing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conversation piece&lt;\/strong&gt; Make sure your message sounds as human as you do. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/speech-bubbles-gm180749986-24882455&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by filadendron&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png\" alt=\"Conversational tone in writing\" title=\"Conversational tone in writing\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30395 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; 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rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by filadendron&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png\" alt=\"Conversational tone in writing\" title=\"Conversational tone in writing\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Conversation piece<\/strong> Make sure your message sounds as human as you do. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/speech-bubbles-gm180749986-24882455\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by filadendron<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then the Pulitzer Prize winner and author of <em>Writing to Deadline: The Journalist<\/em> at Work proceeded to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow did you know?\u201d the editor asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir lips move when they write,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n<p>Reading your copy aloud \u2014 hearing your words instead of just staring at them \u2014 is one of the techniques that separates master writers from the might-have-beens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ear is the only true writer and the only true reader,\u201d said poet Robert Frost.<\/p>\n<p>Do your lips move when you write?<\/p>\n<h3>Why a conversational voice?<\/h3>\n<p>You learned formal writing in high school. But to get your target audience to pay attention, your content marketing pieces, social media and blog posts, and other business writing should use a conversational style, instead. To write conversationally, worry less about being grammatically correct and more about how the writing makes your readers feel.<\/p>\n<p>What goes into a conversational tone in writing? Everything from the way you start a sentence to whether you write in passive or active voice. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hemingwayapp.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hemingway App<\/a> can help with that, by the way.)<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of reading aloud<\/h3>\n<p>Specifically, it will help you:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Reduce errors.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Your eyes are such good editors, they can \u201cfix\u201d your copy as they view it. Your ears will catch what your eyes miss.<\/p>\n<p>Students taking remedial writing courses at the City University of New York, for instance, eliminated 60% of their grammatical errors by reading their copy aloud, according to Richard Andersen, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0070016933\/wwwwyliecomco-20?creative=0&amp;camp=0&amp;adid=1JA2F6F3NP21DB55TCQW&amp;link_code=as1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Writing That Works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Make your copy conversational.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>\u201cEffective writing has the illusion of speech without its bad habits. The reader hears a writer speaking to a reader. The writing should flow with grace, pace and clarity \u2014 not the way we speak but, better than that, the way we should speak.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h6>\u2014 Donald M. Murray, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of <em>Writing to Deadline<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>We want our copy to sound the way we do when we speak \u2014 not like some computer spit it out. Take this sounds-the-way-you-speak passage by Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, calling attention to a great bottom line in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirehathaway.com\/letters\/2006ltr.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">letter to shareholders<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBelow is the tally on our underwriting and float for each major sector of insurance. Enjoy the view, because you won\u2019t soon see another like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. Make your copy sound better.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Reading aloud can smooth out rough passages, reduce fits and starts, and otherwise make your copy flow instead of stutter. It can help you find a voice and tone for your piece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEffective writing has the illusion of speech without its bad habits,\u201d Murray writes. \u201cThe reader hears a writer speaking to a reader. The writing should flow with grace, pace and clarity \u2014 not the way we speak but, better than that, the way we should speak.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. Cut Through the Clutter.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you read your copy aloud, your tongue will trip over nine-syllable words; you\u2019ll run out of breath before the ends of long sentences; you\u2019ll stumble over redundancies, jargon and passive voice.<\/p>\n<p>In short, you\u2019ll find all the things you\u2019ve been looking for \u2014 but missed \u2014 thus far in your editing process.<\/p>\n<h3>Run the \u2018Hey, did you hear?\u2019 test.<\/h3>\n<p>Having trouble nailing that \u201cbusiness casual\u201d tone you\u2019re aiming for? Try reading your message aloud \u2014 after a friendly greeting or phrase:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conversational-tone-in-writing-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-300x297.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30401 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-100x100.png 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/495;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conversational-tone-in-writing-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-300x297.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/conversational-tone-in-writing-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I call this the \u201cHey, did you hear?\u201d test. If your business writing sounds like the adults in a Charlie Brown special \u2014 \u201cWah Wah Wah Wah\u201d \u2014 after a simple greeting or phrase, chances are, your copy is too stiff, bureaucratic and jargon-filled.<\/p>\n<p>Plus: Your tongue will trip over stuffy, overblown phrases. You\u2019ll stumble over stiff, bureaucratic words. You\u2019ll catch other issues that reduce readability.<\/p>\n<p>You might also run <strong>the Elevator Test<\/strong> on your copy: Imagine riding from the first floor to the third floor with your favorite colleague. What, she asks, have you been doing? What do you say? That\u2019s your lead. Corollary: If you can\u2019t imagine saying this in an elevator, don\u2019t put it on the page.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s <strong>the Bar Test<\/strong>. You ever gonna say this on a bar stool? No? Fix it.<\/p>\n<p>Still having trouble? <strong>Try leaving yourself a voice message<\/strong>. That will help you capture your conversational voice.<\/p>\n<h3>Now ear this.<\/h3>\n<h5>\u201cWhen I started reading my stories aloud for a living and I\u2019d hear myself, I would think, \u2018Good heavens, that needs to be pointed up,\u2019 or \u2018That should be out.\u2019 Now, as I go to colleges to do readings, I have revised a lot of my early stories so that they read more succinctly. I wish I had learned early on what a good test reading aloud was.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h6>\u2014 Eudora Welty, American author<\/h6>\n<p>Find a private place and read your copy aloud. When you identify passages that need help, talk them out until you hear something that works better.<\/p>\n<p>Your readers will thank you for it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/conversational-writing-style\/\">Learn more about conversational tone in writing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center; font-weight:bold;\">Do you read your copy aloud? 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