THE PLAIN LANGUAGE
WORKSHOP

Plain language has quickly become a standard for clarity and coherence in business writing in North America.

Using examples, exercises and your own writing samples in a practical and interactive approach, this two-day course offers an overview of the principles of plain language. At the end of the course, you will be able to measure the style of your own documents with the same criteria that professional editors use.

Public sessions of this course have been scheduled in both Ottawa and Toronto.

Who Should Attend

Business and technical writers who wish to measure their own documents against the current editorial standards of plain language.

Course Topics

In this two-day workshop, you will address the following topics:

• the definition and role of plain language in the modern workplace
• streamlined sentences
• stronger verb constructions
• solid paragraphs
• effective word choice