AMWA 2022: Plain Language, Lean Authoring, and Warm Networking at a Conference Dedicated to Medical Writing The American Medical Writers Conference for 2022 wrapped up less than a week...
A Month for Clear Writing October is a huge month for clear communication! This is a brief summary of activities you might want to check out. I have participated...
As some of you know, I have partnered up with the amazing Kate-Harrison Whiteside, co-founder of both Plain Language Association International and Plain language Academy to expand course offerings...
A Trojan Horse Explanation of the SARS-CoV-2 Attack A collaborative piece of research published in July on eLife, done by scientists from various centers in Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee,...
(¿Lo quieres leer en español? Aquí está.) The word “grammar” refers both to the rules that govern language production and comprehension and to the study of those rules. As...
In 2014, the EU approved a regulation for the mandatory provision of plain language summaries of all clinical trials with ties to the EU. Five years later, the regulation...
We can all do our part to keep each other safe, to promote respect, to care for our planet. In this moment of painful events–that bear witness to how...
In a recent series of edits and translations, I found myself repeatedly fixing “isotopic breaks” that AI or inexperienced writers and translators had missed. An isotopy is a set...
In October 2019, the World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worked on a pandemic simulation (a mock-up) called...
Homeschooling is not an easy feat, but it can be done, even if you are not a teacher. Many friends and colleagues have approached me for tips about homeschooling...