TikTok DM-style office text story: Brand voice
A ready TikTok DM-style chat for a workplace mix-up, eight messages long and about 21 seconds as a video. Load it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The script: Brand voice
Brand voice is a eight-message workplace oops story told in the TikTok DM style by Ocean and Ned. Ocean opens with "Who wrote our caption?" and the last bubble is "Until legal wakes up.", about 21 seconds in a video.
Pacing numbers: the longest bubble is message 3 at 7 words, the shortest is message 2. Two questions give the scene its back-and-forth. You can change any line or name once the sample is open in the editor.
How the TikTok DM look carries the story
Short, casual lines in the style of creators chatting about a video fit this look best. Switch on read marks, reactions and an online status when you build the scene; typing dots are not offered for TikTok DM. TikTok DM is a Standard plan look, so a Free account cannot open this sample. ChatsRat draws this look with its shared layout rather than a dedicated drawing, so label the video as a simulated chat. The editor uses its shared layout here, an outline of the style and not a copy of the app.
Writing notes: workplace oops
Add one message that arrives too late to help. Lateness is a reliable comic beat. Finish with the mistake becoming the new normal. A tiny escalation makes a good last line.
What the Free plan shows
Four messages is the Free limit, so Ned's "It is honest." is where the preview stops. Paid plans carry the remaining four messages, up to "Until legal wakes up.", and allow more people in the scene.
Tips
- Leave Ocean's "Who wrote our caption?" alone on screen for a full second at the start.
- Mention the invented company name in the title so the series is easy to find.
- Rewrite the last line, "Until legal wakes up.", in your own voice and mark the post as fiction.
- Swap Ocean and Ned for two invented names of your own; shorter names make tighter bubbles on a phone.
- Shorten "I did." if you read it slower than the others.
Questions
Can I use Brand voice on the Free plan?
The TikTok DM look needs the Standard plan or above, so a Free account cannot open it. The Plans page lists what each plan includes, and the Free plan shows the first four messages of a free look.
How long is Brand voice as a video?
About 21 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card and a little more if you use a typing indicator before the last line.
Which look is best for workplace stories?
Slack-style and Teams-style looks say "work" at once. Any look works if the first message names the setting.
Is this TikTok DM-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Ocean and Ned, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by TikTok DM, and the name describes a style only. Label the video as fiction.
This is fiction. The people and events in this story are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.
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