Plain language course: an overview
Learning outcomes
These are the learning outcomes of the course:
- participants are equipped with a set of guidelines and method to help them make any document clear - whether the document is a letter, brochure, contract, court document, regulatory document, report or proposal
- participants practice applying the guidelines and method
- participants gain the confidence to abandon any bad writing habits they may have and to replace them with plain-language guidelines and method
- participants learn why clear communication is an essential part of being a lawyer or other professional of the highest standard and of having a client-focus
- participants are able to creditably promote plain-language
- participants believe that plain English is worth the effort
- participants enjoy communicating clearly
We run the plain language course
- as a team-specific course with some exercises (in particular the homework) tailored to the participants’ work
- for senior people—with the same materials delivered at a faster pace, acknowledging the seniority of the participants
- as an intensive program, where there is a special need to deliver to an individual or 2-3 people
- for support staff—with the same materials—in a condensed format.
Tailoring the course content
We can use documents from your organisation as exercises.
Contact us
You can email us or call us on 1300 85 86 20.