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Plain English - Business and Academia Sharon Keenan M.Ed.
It’s Time for Plain English! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English? 3. Identifying Plain English Documents 4. Let’s Practice! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English? 4. Let’s Practice! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English?
It’s Time for Plain English! 1. Quickly and easily understood! 2. Easy to take action! What is Plain English?
It’s Time for Plain English! Why is Plain English important? 3. Education 1. USA literacy levels 2. MCAS - MA 4. Business - Direct Language is Key
It’s Time for Plain English! What does Plain English look like? 2. Appropriate level for audience 3. Well Organized 1. Readable
It’s Time for Plain English! Are our documents readable? “A grade level (based on the USA education system) is equivalent to the number of years of education a person has had. Scores over 22 should generally be taken to mean graduate level text.“ How easy is it for the reader to understand your writing? https://readability-score.com/
It’s Time for Plain English! • How readable is this magazine?
It’s Time for Plain English! How readable is this website page?
It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting Increases Readability 3. Use of white space 4. Eye catching headlines 2. Bullets/ numbers for reference 1. Informative Subject lines
It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting Could this document be formatted differently? https://www.bettercom.com/
It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting What do you like about this formatting? https://www.bettercom.com/
It’s Time for Plain English! Business $ Create Check Readability Check Format Academics A+ Plain English Documents

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It’s Time for Plain English 9

  • 1. Plain English - Business and Academia Sharon Keenan M.Ed.
  • 2. It’s Time for Plain English! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English? 3. Identifying Plain English Documents 4. Let’s Practice! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English? 4. Let’s Practice! 1. What is Plain English? 2. Why do we need Plain English?
  • 3. It’s Time for Plain English! 1. Quickly and easily understood! 2. Easy to take action! What is Plain English?
  • 4. It’s Time for Plain English! Why is Plain English important? 3. Education 1. USA literacy levels 2. MCAS - MA 4. Business - Direct Language is Key
  • 5. It’s Time for Plain English! What does Plain English look like? 2. Appropriate level for audience 3. Well Organized 1. Readable
  • 6. It’s Time for Plain English! Are our documents readable? “A grade level (based on the USA education system) is equivalent to the number of years of education a person has had. Scores over 22 should generally be taken to mean graduate level text.“ How easy is it for the reader to understand your writing? https://readability-score.com/
  • 7. It’s Time for Plain English! • How readable is this magazine?
  • 8. It’s Time for Plain English! How readable is this website page?
  • 9. It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting Increases Readability 3. Use of white space 4. Eye catching headlines 2. Bullets/ numbers for reference 1. Informative Subject lines
  • 10. It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting Could this document be formatted differently? https://www.bettercom.com/
  • 11. It’s Time for Plain English! Document Formatting What do you like about this formatting? https://www.bettercom.com/
  • 12. It’s Time for Plain English! Business $ Create Check Readability Check Format Academics A+ Plain English Documents