 When we talk about voice in an academic project, we're mainly talking about word choice, sentence structure, and level of formality. Each person writes with a different style that lends a different voice to your project. If you were to just smash together each group member section, each section of your paper would have a different voice, and that can make it hard to read. So what do you do to make sure that you have a consistent voice across your project? Luckily for you, we have two different strategies that you can try. Strategy one, the author plus one strategy. This strategy involves the original author of the section pairing up with another group member to revise. The other group member suggests changes, and the original author can confirm or deny them. The upside of this strategy is that the original author maintains some authority over their writing. The downside is that you'd have to repeat it multiple rounds to achieve one voice throughout the project. Strategy two, the voice specialist. This strategy involves designating one person in the group to act as the voice specialist and revise the other sections to sound consistent. Is there someone in your group that enjoys revising? Is there someone who's writing already matches the tone that you want for the project? That person might make a good voice specialist. Just be sure to give them a break on some other part of the project. Being the voice specialist is a lot of work. The upside of this strategy is that you'll get a unified voice across the whole project fairly easily. The downside is that the original author of each section loses authority over their writing. The voice specialist has the control. Which strategy seems like the best fit for your group? If you want more support to your project, stop by the studio.