4 ghostwriting tactics for capturing a top exec’s authentic voice
On behalf of clients and company leaders, communicators pen all sorts of missives, from tweets to emails to official statements. Render their tone and personality faithfully with this guidance.
Most PR professionals spend their careers as ghostwriters.
We may not think about it that way—we’re simply drafting a memo to employees or writing the “president’s message” for an annual report—but few executives reach the corner office because of their writing skills. They get there for other reasons: great ideas, an appetite for risk, a deep understanding of customers or technical prowess, among other attributes.
As PR professionals, it’s our job to help executives communicate their ideas, plans and priorities in their own voices. Some executives are eloquent writers and inspiring speakers, comfortable with employees and investors alike.
Still, even the most gifted communicators can’t possibly create all the content demanded today. Customers want to know more about the people who lead the companies they patronize. Executives seek to amplify their own voices through “thought leadership.”
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