Plain English Writing Training

The Plain English Writing Skills course is responding to the movement in law, business, government, medicine, finance, and academics to simplify contracts, reports, legal documents, research explanations, and other documents that often contain unnecessarily complex words and sentences. It teaches strategies and methods for writing in clear, plain, easy-to-understand language.

CONTENT: Lesson 1: You must want to use plain English; Lesson 2: Plain English--what it is and what it isn't; Lesson 3: Know your audience; Lesson 4: Know the information you need to communicate; Lesson 5: Write concisely--avoid unnecessary detail and explanations; Lesson 6: Avoid conventions that confuse--acronyms, abbreviations, jargon, defined terms; Lesson 7: Use simple, plain English words; Lesson 8: Write plain, simple sentences
PREREQUISITES: Basic command of the English language with no serious usage errors.
TUITION: $175
TEXTS: All course materials are online
DURATION: 8 lessons, approximately 16 hours of study. All lessons must be completed within two months.
ENROLLMENT AND START DATES: Enrollment is currently open. Fill out the registration form at https://www.writingtrainers.com/register/regiformdata.htm . Your syllabus will be online as soon as possible after registration is finished. Complete lessons at your own pace, as long as you finish them within two months.

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