In this hands-on, half-day workshop, you'll get up to speed on the federal plain language legislation, and you'll learn strategies for streamlining your own writing.
About the Plain Writing Act of 2010, you will learn:
Which types of federal writing the Act covers
What federal agencies must do to comply with the law
Which agencies are in the plain writing vanguard
Where to find government plain language resources and models
About plain language strategies to improve your own writing, you will learn:
A two-tier process for editing for conciseness
How to make your writing scannable
How, and when, to display information in vertical lists or tables
How to cut word count by 10 percent, 25 percent, or even 50 percent
How, and why, to write in active voice
Note: We will do some writing exercises during class. Paper will be provided for these exercises. If you prefer to type, you may bring your laptop.