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Plain language training is offered in two stages. The first stage is the one-day workshop, Avoid the Pain. Make it Plain. This workshop teaches the principles of plain language and how to write in plain language. This workshop is a practical introduction to plain language where participants develop effective writing skills while working on real examples of their own workplace documents. Participants are taken through the whole writing process, from analysing their audience, through to how to test a document before it goes into circulation. A comprehensive set of training materials includes practical tools and checklists that participants can use long after the workshop is over. The second stage is a half-day follow-up workshop. This workshop is for those who wish to further develop their plain language writing skills. How is the training structured? The initial workshop is a full day and the follow-up workshop is a half day. The workshops are delivered at your place of business. Up to 12 participants can attend a workshop. Who should attend training? The people primarily responsible for producing written information in your organisation should attend training. These people may be in a communications role, marketing role, administration role, or a supervisory role. They may be producing anything from promotional materials, to letters, to work procedures. It doesn't matter what their writing ability is like - all writers can benefit from developing skills in plain language writing. Does the training work? Yes. Our training works because it is practical and fun. Participants remember what they have learned because they practise the skills during training and have fun while doing it. Participants gain hands-on experience by working on the documents they actually deal with in their working day. Most participants are amused at what their documents were like before they got to them with a plain language approach! Why should we train staff? When staff develop skills in plain language writing, you are building a resource within your organisation that will improve your ongoing communication with customers and staff. < Back to Services
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