Analysis: The high cost of gobbledygook
In an op ed originally published in Government Executive, Congressman Bruce Braley, the author of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, writes about the problems and costs of confusing government language, and about the role of the Center’s report card in addressing the issue.
Plain Language Report Card
Reposted from www.healthwise.org Karen Baker, MHS, Senior Vice President, 11/25/2013 Plain language has been making headlines—in the world beyond health care! Last week was report card
PLAIN 2013: From Vancouver, the future looks clear
Heading back from the biennial conference of the Plain Language Association International (which was absolutely fantastic, by the way), I found my thoughts coming back
Ever get lost in an official or legal document?
In his newest column in the Legal Writing Editor (legalwritingeditor.com) Professor Joseph Kimble asks if there are any writers out there who think that the
There’s no ease in legalese
Matthew Salzwedel offers some great tips and persuasive advocacy in his online column, most recently Simple Legal Writing Isn’t Baby-Talk. One answer to Matthew’s question, Can
Hawkeye Pierce pierces barriers between scientists and the rest of us
Earlier this year, CBS Sunday Morning interviewed actor and professor Alan Alda about his efforts to help science students learn to speak to people in language they can
New Resource: We ❤ Health Literacy
Our friends at CommunicateHealth just announced the launch of We ❤ Health Literacy, a new weekly email full of health literacy-related tips and tricks. Their
Join a host of Plain Language experts at the 20th Anniversary of PLAIN
Join a group of inspiring presenters and committed plain language advocates by attending the PLAIN2013 conference in Vancouver, October 10-13. http://www.plain2013.org/ Plain Language Association InterNational
Center for Plain Language honors March of Dimes with the Grand ClearMark Award; Charles Schwab captures the Grand WonderMark Award
Washington, DC – A March of Dimes brochure that effectively reaches its target audience with clear, concise writing and excellent graphics was honored with the Center for
Save the date – Spring Workshops
We’ll offer two 3-hour workshops on April 22, 2014. We’ll send out a survey in early 2014 to choose our topics.
Tufts Health Literacy Leadership Institute
Date June 11-15, 2018 https://publichealth.tufts.edu/graduate-programs/professional-development/hcom-professional-development/health-literacy-leadership Enroll now in the Health Literacy Leadership Institute. Offered through the Health Communication Program at Tufts University School of Medicine, this one-week
Let’s simplify legal jargon!
This TED Talk from February 2010 can still inspire us. Alan Siegel, a branding expert and one of the leading authorities on business communication, calls