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2021 ClearMarks are open for submissions. Here are 3 reasons this should be your year to win.

February 25, 2021

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It’s time to submit your best work for the 11th Annual ClearMark Awards, North America’s most prestigious plain language award program! Nominations are open now through March 15, 2021. 1. We changed our submission process We are making it even easier to apply for a ClearMark this year! You may now submit any piece of […]

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Practice these two things and be confident your writing is clear

October 11, 2020

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ClearMark judge Geraldine Hynes, PhD, is a communication consultant and executive coach for business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Her award-winning research has been published in scholarly journals and books in several countries and languages.   How did you learn about plain language and become a volunteer judge for the ClearMark Awards? Gerry: “An esteemed colleague, […]

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Join the Center and Save on Registration for the Access for All Virtual Conference

September 16, 2020

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Don’t miss the Access for All conference October event! This conference marks the first time Clarity International, the Center for Plain Language, and Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) have joined together to celebrate clear communication. It is the first virtual plain language conference. Come join us as we discuss how we have and can use […]

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ClearMark Award winners announced at the Access for All virtual conference October 13-15, 2020

July 29, 2020

Together with our partners, Clarity and Plain International, we are hosting the Access for All: Plain Language is a Civil Right International Conference virtual event October 13-15, 2020. We will announce the winners of our ClearMark Awards during this event. Access for All: Plain Language is a Civil Right, is a conference dedicated to using […]

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A brief interview with two Center volunteers: Casey Mank and Grace Foster

November 27, 2019

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Recently, the Center’s Vice Chair, David Lipscomb, talked with two Center volunteers who also happen to be successful entrepreneurs– Casey Mank and Grace Foster. They are the two founders of Bold Type, a writing consulting firm that is prospering in its second year. Armed with masters degrees, experience leading workshops and coaching for Kelloggs, Viacom and the US Army, both Grace and Casey also carve out time to teach at Georgetown University.

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Don’t blame your readers for not understanding

February 8, 2017

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Another holiday season has passed, along with the requisite schmoozing at parties. I tend to be more of a listener than a talker. But if I’m asked, I do admit that I’m an editor and a proponent of plain language.

If most of the people you’re trying to communicate with aren’t responding in the way you intended, there’s a good chance that the problem is YOU.

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