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...
(¿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...
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...
I was asked this question by a group of non-fiction writers. The bottom line: all content developers, even marketers and advertisers, can learn a huge deal from plain language...
I am a Plain Language Expert who travels the world teaching, speaking, and consulting on better written communication. I am also a busy mother of three kids in their...
How do we promote successful written communication? “Plain language is clear language. It is simple and direct but not simplistic or patronizing.” Nick Wright Writing is a decision-making process...
I am so excited to announce that I have partnered with Plain Language academy to teach my new course Plain Language 2.0 and Health Literacy. In case you didn’t...
If you grunt at the sight of the word “grammar,” you are not alone. But, I’m here to tell you it is a conditioned response to utterly bad English...
So you have a first draft. And it feels great, doesn’t it? It just needs revising. And you have the best intentions. You set out to tighten the text...
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