Plain Language Association
InterNational
                   
                   

Make your plans NOW:
October 15 - 17, 2009
2009 Plain Conference
Sydney, Australia
Raising the Standard!

  Plain language is an international language that everyone in your audience can easily understand.

Clear writing in plain language saves time, money, and lives.

In whatever country you call home, you need plain language whether you're:

Preparing a legal brief

Writing a procedure

Running a business

Designing a brochure

Publishing a newsletter

Managing a department

Maintaining a web site

Training workers

Our members include consultants, company editors, freelance writers, attorneys, and educators from around the world. We work for small businesses, government agencies, law firms, health-care providers, universities, and our clients.

Recent News about Plain Language

The U.S. House of Representatives has reintroduced a 401(k) fee disclosure bill stating that fee information must be written in "plain English.” ....more

U.S. federal agencies will be required to revise the job descriptions for the 10 most common positions they hire for and rewrite them in plain language....more

South Africa's Consumer Protection Act will require plain language in all consumer documents....more


This site provides free plain-language articles, writing tutorials, web links, news, information about our conferences, networking opportunities, membership listings, and professional support. Through this site you can also join PLAIN, participate in an e-mail discussion group, connect with consultants, and learn about professional conferences.

   

 

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