Webinar on September 25: Beyond the ISO standard for plain language 

In June 2023 the ISO standard for plain language was launched. A year later, we are at an important ‘tipping point’ for plain language, according to Dr Neil James.  

Do you want to catch up on current developments and consider what the future holds for your own practice? Join us for our next webinar on September 25 at 7 am UTC! 

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About the speaker 

After careers in government and the media, Neil James worked as a freelance writer and editor before specialising in plain English. He co-founded the Plain English Foundation in Australia in 2003, and served as its Executive Director for more than 20 years, building it into the largest plain language enterprise in Australia. 

Neil is also active in plain language internationally. He was founding chair of the International Plain Language Federation in 2008 and served as chair of the Federation’s Certification Committee in 2021-22 before returning as overall Federation Chair in 2023.  

Neil has also served as a Board member and President of the Plain Language Association International (2015-17) and co-editor of the PLAIN journal (2018-20). He was awarded PLAIN’s Christine Mowat Award in 2019.