Train your people to use plain English

Imagine if all your people could write in plain English. Think of the time and money this would save - fewer queries and complaints in response to their emails and letters; clearer reports and quicker decisions; customers that understood the benefits of dealing with you. No one enjoys reading documents that are full of jargon, buzzwords or 'officialese'. By training your people, you can begin to reap the benefits of plain English straight away.

Use the links on the left to find out about our different training services and products.

In-house training courses

We can tailor a course to your writers' needs. Just as every organisation is different, so the writers in them have different training needs. We can tailor a course for you that will address the issues that are important to your people, and we can work with them on their own writing examples to help them apply what
they have learnt. Ask us for details, or click on one of the links on the left to see more about our standard courses.

Our public training courses

You and your staff can learn how to write in plain English by coming on one of our public courses. These are a great way to sample our training if you're thinking of having some in-house courses. Click here for more information and the latest course dates.

Links to more information

In-house courses
Public courses
Refresher courses
Grammar and punctuation courses
Coaching sessions
Training course packs (run the course yourself)
CD-ROM courses
On-line plain English phrase book
Tips booklets

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"One of the best courses I have attended in my 30 years of local authority life."
M Smedley, Head of Works, Rushcliffe Borough Council

"Thank you. I had no idea language could be so fascinating. I really enjoyed myself."
Delegate from a building society