{"id":2599,"date":"2022-05-25T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:33:10","slug":"five-tips-for-nailing-your-tone-and-messaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/five-tips-for-nailing-your-tone-and-messaging","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips for Nailing Your Tone and Messaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-8\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">From books, magazines, and blogs, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/how-to-write-a-great-cover-letter\">cover letters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/office\/use-resume-assistant-and-linkedin-for-great-resumes-444ff6f0-ef74-4a9c-9091-ffd7a9d1917a?ui=en-us&#038;rs=en-us&#038;ad=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resumes<\/a>, and annual reviews, everything you read and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write<\/a> has its own tone and messaging. Whether you&#8217;re immediately aware of it or not\u2014tone and messaging leave you feeling a certain way. Are you motivated after reading it? Angry? Happy? Sad? Uncomfortable? 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