Writing Clearly: 03. Thinking About Tone

Writing Clearly: 03. Thinking About Tone is an elearning course that demonstrates the importance of tone in writing. You’ve probably heard someone excuse away a rude email or text by saying something like, “Tone is hard to read in text.” That’s not true. Writers have been imparting tone into their work since the first written word. The difference is that people focus on it less these days. Truth be told, it takes more time to explain what you actually meant in a quick email than it would have to write the sentence carefully. In this course, we’ll explore the meaning of tone and offer some tips and tricks for imparting a purposeful tone into your writing.

Part of our Writing Clearly series, the Thinking About Tone course includes a video, audio narration, downloadable materials, and a quick quiz. Watch more in the series to learn how to compose your writing in a concise manner so you can be clearly understood.