What it Takes to Tweet Live – How Circuit Media Helped ClearMark Awards
…other information that supports the Center’s mission to promote plain language,” Hasselkus concludes. WHO WE ARE: The Center for Plain Language is a 501(c)(3) organization with the goal of…
Member Meetup: Plain Language and AI
When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:30–3:00 pm ET Where: Zoom Webinar Cost: Free for members Generative AI is changing how we all communicate—and plain language is more important than ever….
Plain Language as an Equity Issue
Why do I provide Plain Language work? As an educator, I value plain language as an equity issue for adults with low reading skills. Here is a snapshot of the…
Ever get lost in an official or legal document?
…language with a colleague, supervisor, or high-level decision-maker: get Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please. The evidence Kimble summarizes — of the time and money that using plain language can…
Emotional responses to financial information
…design and plain language are not only about creating documents that make it easy to find, understand, and act on the information, but also about creating documents that are emotionally…
Program Chair – ClearMark Awards
…of experienced board members, that’s okay too. Serving as the Event Chair is a powerful way to promote plain language, and have a positive impact on the plain language community….
2024 ClearMark Awards
The Center for Plain Language announced Thursday, May 9, the winners of its 14th annual ClearMark Awards. The ClearMarks recognize the best in plain-language communications—in English, French, and Spanish—from government…
April 2018 Volunteer of the month: Brooke Ellis
…D.C. Planning the 2018 ClearMark Awards is no small feat, especially when you consider it honors the best in plain language communication from across North America. Plain language communicators are…
Queen for a few days
…to read. We’ve gotta keep working, keep writing, keep cycling back to older stuff that needs a fresh plain-language look. Luckily my queenship is intact. I was not overthrown in…
The Plain Language Checklist
…as possible in your design, word choice and writing. We’re excited to hear about how this checklist makes a difference in your practice of creating plain language content. Please share…
2014 ClearMark Winners
…use this form more easily, and lenders are actually eager to use it. That’s a big win for a public agency – and the public. Original Documents University of Rhode…
Mortgage disclosures in plain language
…Dodd-Frank Act to today. The proposed rule – See the full proposed rule, including a version of the first page of the Loan Estimate annotated with the relevant sections of…
Ralph Nader hints at Plain Language in contracts
Well, he doesn’t actually use the words “plain language,” but Ralph Nader has started an organization called Fair Contracts in which he warns people about what’s hidden in the fine…
An Rx for plain language
…preference, and their personal needs. Plain-language best practices would prevail. Patients would understand, and be able to act on and respond to, all written and verbal communication from the health…
How Plain Language Could Help Reduce Scams
…documents and quotes that are easy to understand. This plain language could have two possible benefits: First, customers could more easily understand the content and better navigate their fees, benefits,…