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.