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Formal

Authoritative without being cold. Use third-person constructions, full sentences, and concrete numbers. Avoid hedges and humor that depend on shared in-jokes; rely on clarity and precision to land.

Metadata

ID

formal

Catalog

tones

Source

spec/catalogs/tones/formal.json

FieldValue
voiceCuesUse third person and the corporate 'we' sparingly., Lead with the recommendation, then evidence., Quote concrete numbers; avoid round-tripping ranges., Prefer full sentences to bullet fragments on key claims.
avoidSlang, idioms, or in-jokes., Hedging language ('maybe', 'sort of', 'I think')., Marketing superlatives ('world-class', 'best-in-class')., Excessive emoji or exclamation points.
samplePhrasesQ4 revenue grew 18% year over year, led by enterprise expansion., We recommend approving the Series B raise at $30M., Net retention was 124%; gross retention was 96%.
recommendedNarrativesboard-meeting, qbr, scqa, strategic-narrative
tagsbusiness, executive, formal

Source JSON

formal.json
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-tone/v1",
  "id": "formal",
  "name": "Formal",
  "summary": "Polished, restrained voice for board, investor, and regulator audiences.",
  "description": "Authoritative without being cold. Use third-person constructions, full sentences, and concrete numbers. Avoid hedges and humor that depend on shared in-jokes; rely on clarity and precision to land.",
  "voiceCues": [
    "Use third person and the corporate 'we' sparingly.",
    "Lead with the recommendation, then evidence.",
    "Quote concrete numbers; avoid round-tripping ranges.",
    "Prefer full sentences to bullet fragments on key claims."
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "Slang, idioms, or in-jokes.",
    "Hedging language ('maybe', 'sort of', 'I think').",
    "Marketing superlatives ('world-class', 'best-in-class').",
    "Excessive emoji or exclamation points."
  ],
  "samplePhrases": [
    "Q4 revenue grew 18% year over year, led by enterprise expansion.",
    "We recommend approving the Series B raise at $30M.",
    "Net retention was 124%; gross retention was 96%."
  ],
  "recommendedNarratives": [
    "board-meeting",
    "qbr",
    "scqa",
    "strategic-narrative"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "business",
    "executive",
    "formal"
  ]
}