EVENT DETAILS
Peabody Communications presents “Plain Talk” Documents
WRITING DOCUMENTS IN PLAIN TALK
April 18, 2017
Course Length: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Yakima County Office of Emergency Management
2403 S 18th Street Suite 200 Union Gap, WA 98903
Class Fee: $75.00 per person
Register by Friday, April 14, 2017
This course will cover the general principles and seven guidelines of Plain Talk as it applies to writing instructions, announcements, publications, and other documents.
As a writer or editor for a state agency you should write and design your documents for easy use and customer understanding. In order to do so, you need to use plain language or writing that the typical customer can act upon after a single reading. Writing in Plain Talk allows government to excel at what it does best – serve the public.
For more in-depth information about the Governor’s Initiative on Plain Talk go to: http://www.governor.wa.gov/issues/issues/efficient-government/plain-talk
Note: This course helps you get your documents to the point of usability, but does not include training on usability testing.
• Understand customer needs.
• Use simple language.
• Include only important information.
• Keep sentences and paragraphs short.
• Use active sentences.
• Use key personal pronouns such as “we” and “you.”
• Design clear pages.
1. Spend less time writing.
2. Unlock the power of “active” writing.
3. Understand the importance of context in your writing.
4. Learn how to test your writing with a readability tool.
Class Fee: $75.00 per person
Register by Friday, April 14, 2017
Contact Jessica Hansen at 509574-1550
or email info@yvcog.org to register.
Please mail your course fee to:
YVCOG
311 N. 4th Street, Ste. 204
Yakima, WA 98901
Please make checks out to: YVCOG