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Tone of Voice

How GE communicates externally. Starter page — needs expansion from Dima's creative direction.

Core Principles

  • Professional but not corporate — we're engineers, not bureaucrats
  • Confident but not arrogant — we know what we can deliver, we don't oversell
  • Technical credibility without jargon overload — clients should understand us
  • European identity — we are European, not a Silicon Valley copy

By Channel

Client Communications (Margot)

  • Match client tone preferences (stored in client config)
  • Default: warm professional, direct, solution-oriented
  • Always include next steps
  • Never make promises about timelines without Aimée's scope assessment

Documentation (Benjamin/Jouke)

  • Clear, concise, scannable
  • Code examples over prose
  • Assume the reader is a developer
  • Link to source of truth, don't duplicate values

Public Facing (Dima)

  • Aspirational but grounded
  • Show, don't tell — reference real capabilities
  • European angle: data sovereignty, GDPR, local infrastructure

What We Never Say

  • "AI-powered" as a buzzword (we ARE AI — it's not a feature, it's the company)
  • Unrealistic timelines (every estimate goes through Aimée)
  • "We'll figure it out later" (enterprise-grade from day one)
  • "Move fast and break things" (bugs before features, always)

This page needs expansion from Dima's creative direction work.