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How do you keep a support team sounding human, helpful, and on-brand as it grows? When scaling, tone drift can turn great support into inconsistent and robotic interactions. Priscilla Brooke, Head of Podcaster Success at Buzzsprout, joins us to share how her team created a Tone Document that ensures every interaction stays clear, friendly, and aligned with their brand.

In this episode, we cover:
✅ How Buzzsprout’s values shaped their tone guidelines
✅ The 4 key tone pillars they use to maintain consistency
✅ How they train, QA, and reinforce great communication
✅ The impact of a unified tone on trust and efficiency
✅ Steps to build your own tone document for scalable support

Links & Resources:

🔗 Listen to Priscilla Brooke on the Happy to Help podcast: https://happytohelp.buzzsprout.com/
🔗 Exclusive resources for this episode, including a worksheet and template: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1f3h-ZDr2Z7eSECr3Rd1h-PESsib2I1EQ?usp=sharing

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Episode Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction to the episode & topic
02:15 – Meet Priscilla Brooke & Buzzsprout’s Support Strategy
05:30 – The importance of tone in written support
10:45 – How Buzzsprout built their Tone Document
15:20 – Training and reinforcing tone within the team
20:40 – Measuring success & impact on customer trust
25:55 – How you can build a Tone Document for your team
30:15 – Final thoughts & actionable takeaways

Chapters

1. Introduction to the episode & topic (00:00:00)

2. Meet Priscilla Brooke & Buzzsprout’s Support Strategy (00:02:15)

3. The importance of tone in written support (00:05:30)

4. How Buzzsprout built their Tone Document (00:10:45)

5. Training and reinforcing tone within the team (00:15:20)

6. Measuring success & impact on customer trust (00:20:40)

7. How you can build a Tone Document for your team (00:25:55)

8. Final thoughts & actionable takeaways (00:30:15)

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