The Plain Writing Act is turning 10 years old on October 13, 2020. The Act gave U.S. federal employees the legal oomph to turn the stereotype that government writing is overly complicated, stilted, and obtuse on its head. No longer was plain language just a good idea that could easily be tossed aside for lack of time or tacked on the end of a project as if it were synonymous with proofreading.
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Practice these two things and be confident your writing is clear
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.
Who Did the Grading?
The Center would like to thank the following volunteers who gave their time and expertise to review pages for the 2020 Federal Report Card. You have made the world a little clearer. Writing Judges David Lipscomb (lead judge), Vice Chair of the Center for Plain Language, is also a board member of the International Plain Language Federation. […]
2020 Federal Plain Language Report Card
A decade ago, Congress passed the Plain Writing Act to ensure that people can understand the information they receive from federal agencies. Since 2012, the Center for Plain Language has issued a yearly report card evaluating how well agencies follow this law. This year we evaluated 20 Executive Branch agencies, including all 15 cabinet-level […]
ClearMark Award winners announced at the Access for All virtual conference October 13-15, 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 […]
Board of Directors
Executive Committee Chair Barbra Kingsley, PhDOwner, Kingsley-Kleimann Group I was inspired to join the Center for Plain Language because I believe in a mission of championing clear communication so people and organizations can thrive.” When you take Barbra’s extensive knowledge of consumer behavior, expertise with user-centered design, and combine with organizational change and leadership, […]