We're expanding so you can learn plain language in more languages

English, Français, Español and South African Collaborations

Academy becomes Academies

2020 brings a new vision. More options. The PlainLanguageAcademy.com is now Plain Language Academies.  We are adding new courses and new languages and new collaborations to meet your needs to learn in more ways.

More options, greater access
Our language options will soon include French (Français) and Spanish (Español) courses, with a new collaboration in South Africa focused on plain language strategy skills. We are growing so you can expand your learning and your horizons. 

More Advanced courses to increase your options

We are here to help you build new skills for your plain language portfolio and future. Topics include online content, health, legal, and the science of plain language. Coming soon: strategic planning and document assessment.

Advanced courses to meet tomorrow's challenges
Register now for our fall offerings of Creating Clear E-content, Editing for Plainer Legal Writing, and Plain Language 2.0 and Health Literacy.

Cheryl Stephens is back with Science Supports Plain Language. Flora Gordon is delivering Clear Design Practices. Core courses are open now for registration.

Visit our Calendar for dates and links.

New collaborationsAcadémie du langage clair et simple 
Meet our Français (French) team

Chantale Audet et Amélie Bourret, d'Autrement dit, une entreprise québécoise qui offre des services en langage clair et simple.
 
Bienvenue à l'Académie du langage clair et simple​ 
Chantale Audet et Amélie Bourret, d’Autrement dit, ont développé un cours d’initiation au langage clairet simple, en français. Ce cours, Introduction au langage clair et simple, sera proposé à partir dudébut de l’année 2021.

Chantale Audet and Amélie Bourret, d'Autrement dit, a Quebec consulting firm that offers services in plain language, have developed an introductory French plain language course. The course, Introduction to Plain Language, will be offered at the beginning of 2021.
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Visit plainlanguageacademy.com/academiefrancais

Academia de lenguaje claro
Meet our Claro (Spanish) Team

Romina Marazzato Sparano and team are working hard developing a set of courses to get the Academia de Lenguaje Claro ready for you in 2021. 
 
Bienvenidos a la Academia de Lenguaje Claro 
Romina Marazzato Sparano, languagecompass.com, (California) is teaming up with the best instructors in the Spanish-speaking world to offer Spanish plain language courses. They include  introductory courses about clear writing and specialized courses on legal, corporate, health literacy, and academic writing. Academia launches in 2021. 
 
Romina Marazzato Sparano, languagecompass.com (California) ha convocado a los mejores instructores del mundo hispanohablante para ofrecer formación en lenguaje claro en español, con cursos introductorios sobre la buena redacción y cursos especializados en redacción legal, corporativa,médica y académica. Se abrirá la inscripción a principios de 2021.  
 
Discover what's happening at 
plainlanguageacademy.com/lenguajeclaro

Implementing Plain Language as a Strategic Priority  
Meet our South African team

South Africa's Sarah Slabbert and Nadja Green of the  Plain Language Institute are developing the new Implementing Plain Language as a Strategic Priority  Advanced course (registration coming this fall; course in 2021).  They will also be offering two of the existing PLA courses via their website.  
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Plain language actions often focus on specific documents or pieces of communication. Implementing plain language in a systematic manner in an organization is, however, a different challenge for executives, compliance officers and communication managers. The new Advanced course will empower you to make your organization truly customer- or citizen-centred. 

Interested? Let us know at getintouch@plainlanguageacademy.com. 
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Also check out plainlanguageacademy.com/southafrica for updates.

New Advanced Course: Science Supports Plain Language

with Cheryl Stephens. 

This course is all about what connects science and plain language. What will you gain from Science Supports Plain Language? Using plain language style is a way of creating ease for your readers. The best evidence on reading ease comes from recent studies in neuroscience and cognitive psychology.

In this course you will: 

• gain confidence and a distinct advantage in
  arguing for plain language style because it
  makes information immediately accessible
  and usable
• be able to relate a style guideline to its
  contribution to ease of reading. 
• learn how to explain the steps in the reading
  process and how plain  language contributes
  to ease of reading and information gain. 

Register now. Science Supports Plain Language starts Oct. 4

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We'll have a great fall learning together.
Kate and team
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