BRAND VOICE REFERENCE Brand and purpose: [What your brand does and why it matters] Audience and situation: [Who is reading and what they need now] Useful next action: [What the reader can choose to do] Voice traits: [Describe each trait through observable writing choices] Use: [Words, phrases and examples that fit your brand] Avoid: [Wording you dislike, with a reason and better example] Ownership: [Who is speaking and which claims they can make] Evidence: [Confirmed facts, sources and limits] Channel: [Where this copy will appear and the required format] Reference excerpts: [Your own approved writing, with its context] Review: [Love / Like / Dislike / Hate, exact passage and reason] Current approved version: [Date, owner and source file] WRITING BRIEF Use this voice reference to write [artifact] for [audience and situation]. Aim for [useful action]. Keep these facts: [verified facts]. Use the reference examples as direction; don't copy their claims into a new context. Draft once. Review specificity, cadence, supported claims, channel and voice together. Make one focused revision. Flag any fact you still need. Return the usable copy.