what we do

Plain English editing

Plain English editing helps you talk with clients, customers, the public in 'their' language — especially if the information  is complex or specialist.

You know your content inside out. You know what messages you want to get across. But do you or your staff really know how to  communicate this clearly, simply and effectively?

Plain English People's editors are standing by to help you. Just tell us the audience, medium and document purpose, and send us your text — we'll do the rest.

We work on:

• reports and white papers
• business documents
• on-line content
• marketing collateral
• proposals, tenders and funding applications
• prospectuses
• customer contracts
• terms and conditions
• forms
• process manuals
• training materials
• presentation materials
• articles and media releases.

Why not try it out?  Send us a difficult document or publication aimed at a non-specialist audience — and watch the benefits flow in. 

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Writing skills training

If your staff and managers produce a steady stream of documents, they will need professional development in writing skills. This is particularly valuable for organisations that manage all writing, editing and document production in house.

Writing skills training gives your people the tools to write clearly for your audiences. It will also make them more effective and productive in the workplace.

Plain English People's on-site writing workshops help with all the gnarly issues that workplace writers constantly grapple with. 

Our most popular course topics are:

• Effective Business Writing
• Readable Reports
• Writing Letters and Emails
• Essential Editing Skills
• Inspirational Newsletters
• Drafting Contracts in Plain Language
• A Grounding in Grammar
• Write Right: Using Your Style Guide
• Writing Skills for Second-language Professionals
• Introduction to Plain English Writing
  
  

But we can design any writing-related course to suit the needs of your organisation — and its audiences.

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Writing support

Materials 
For organisations that produce many documents and publications, consistency is very important — consistent quality, consistent terminology, consistent performance. This shows  you are professional and you care about your market.

We can help you develop style guides, writing guides, glossaries, standards and other materials.

Coaching

We can also coach invidual staff who have particular  issues with writing in the workplace.

Auditing

If you want to find out how well your organisation is performing in all aspects of document production, we can audit your in-house processes and assess your outcomes.

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