Recently I wrote about New Zealand introducing a new law – the Plain Language Bill – designed to make public servants talk like humans. The bill aims to improve the effectiveness and accountability of the public service by requiring communications to be clear and...
Did you see the recent media coverage about the poor quality of writing in schools? The results were both alarming and no surprise at all. It looked at a study by the Australian Education Research Organisation into writing and writing instruction in Australian...
Have you heard of focus in 50? It’s a simple tool to improve productivity. It helps you clear hurdles and solve problems in your work. I first heard of Focus in 50 from children’s author and creative coach Jen Storer, but it’s widely used in coaching and applies to...
Recently I came across a website advocating plain English.It made me happy, so I read further.The Australian Clinical Trials Alliance advocated a plain language title for research so people could find and understand it.“In the case of clinical research, the audience...
𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞.𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰.𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭. I teach 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 to help people take their writing from clunky to compelling. But we all get it wrong sometimes, and the results can be really...
