Two settings shape how your tour feels: theme and voice style. Together they’re the difference between a tour that sounds like everyone else’s and one with a personality travellers remember. Set them before you generate — they guide the whole script.
Theme — what the story is about
Your theme decides what the narration focuses on and how it’s framed. Common themes:
Pick the theme that matches why someone would take this tour. A coastal drive could be scenic or historical — the same route, two very different tours.
Voice style — how it sounds
Voice style controls the narrator’s personality: vocabulary, phrasing, rhythm, and how much humour comes through. Think about who’s “speaking”:
- A calm, relaxed guide for a scenic escape.
- A warm local storyteller for a history or culture tour.
- An upbeat, energetic voice for an adventure.
The narration is delivered in a natural-sounding voice, so the style you choose carries all the way through to what travellers hear.
How theme and voice work together
What gets told.
How it’s told.
A historical theme in a relaxed local voice feels like a yarn with an old friend. The same history in a formal voice feels like a museum tour. Choose deliberately.
Tips
- Match your audience. Families, history buffs, and road-trippers want different energy.
- Stay consistent. One voice and theme across the whole tour feels intentional; switching mid-tour feels broken.
- Lean local. An authentic regional voice is part of what makes QuokkaGuide special — don’t sand it down to sound generic.
- Preview, then adjust. Generate, listen, and tweak the style if the tone isn’t landing. See Testing Before You Publish.