Volunteers are the backbone of the Center. We couldn’t do the work we do without you. Current skills needed include: Copywriting and editing (creating original short-form and long-form content) Event planning (coordinating in-person and virtual events) Publicity (graphic design, marketing,and media relations) Plain language expertise (judging entries for the ClearMark Awards and Federal Report Card) […]
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The Center for Plain Language advocates for the use of plain language. We help organizations such as government agencies, nonprofits, and private companies who want to communicate more effectively. Your donation helps support programs such as the ClearMark Awards and the Federal Plain Language Report Card. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed […]
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In the mid-1990s, a group of federal Plain Language advocates met monthly in Washington, DC. We called ourselves PEN – the Plain English Network. In 2000, we changed the name to PLAIN – the Plain Language Action and Information Network. And PLAIN still exists today. However, some PLAIN members knew we also needed a different […]
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What do we mean by plain language? A communication is in plain language if its wording, structure, and design are so clear that the intended readers can easily find what they need, understand what they find, and use that information. The definition of “plain” depends on the audience. What is plain for one audience may […]
Plain language classes at Texas state agency welcomed by employees
I’ve been a journalist and a writing instructor all my career, so I’m familiar with the need to write clearly. But I didn’t hear about Plain Language as a movement until early last year, when I began working as a technical writer for the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, an agency that provides services for people who have disabilities. Shortly after starting my job, I took a class in plain language offered by our Center for Learning Management. That was the first time I realized that clear writing is a political issue…