Claudia Mont’Alvão has been appointed the first Brazilian PLAIN Ambassador to our association. She supervised the first Plain Language academic study in a Graduate Program in Design in Brazil. This Master’s dissertation researched the impact of writing style on the comprehensibility of digital public services.
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We are thrilled to welcome Joanna Richardson and Torunn Reksten to our Board of Directors who bring a diverse background and experience to PLAIN.
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The PLAIN conference team are excited to announce that the PLAIN2023 conference theme is Connecting cultures: creating bridges with clear communication. Natalia Torro, Lodewijk van Noort and Irene Stotko have been collaborating with the Observatorio de Lenguaje Claro (OBS) to bring you a conference that celebrates the recent successes in plain language beyond the english-speaking world.
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PLAIN’s 2023 conference will be in Argentina on 27 – 29 September in collaboration with the Observatorio de Lenguaje Claro (OBS) of the Law School At the National University at Buenos Aires.
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PLAIN is growing and we are looking for a managing editor to help us shape, edit and publish PLAIN’s e-journal, which is one of our major assets for members. The journal is published twice a year.
This is a freelance position that will work independently but in coordination with PLAIN’s different committees. Are you interested in working for PLAIN? Read on to learn about the support we need.
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Thursday, October 13 is international plain language day.
Let’s celebrate plain language together as a community and get the world talking about plain language.
Reach out to your networks, find your hashtag on your keyboard, and help PLAIN get plain language to the top of everyone’s minds and newsfeeds.
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At our most recent webinar, PLAIN President Margrethe Kvarenes gave a brief update on the progress the association has made.
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How can we convince our colleagues that implementing plain language is worth the effort? Many of us intuitively understand the benefits. But we also need concrete data and examples to help build the case for plain language as a powerful tool.
The next issue of PLAIN’s e-journal will focus on showing results.
Brigitte is a social communicator and a theater actress. She’s the leader of the plain language strategy in Colombia and the Directorate of Participation, Transparency and Citizen Service of the Administrative Department of the Public Function of Colombia, an entity that leads the National Policy of Citizen Service, the birthplace of plain language.
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We are pleased to announce several initiatives that members voted for at the 2021 annual general meeting.
We understand that the cost of membership can be an obstacle to joining for some regions and we are offering reduced membership fees to new and existing members in those regions. PLAIN aims to serve a diverse, representative membership community. We already connect members from over 30 countries with a high proportion of members located in higher-income countries.
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