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May 2011 newsletter
Help for writing health information clearly
If you write health information for the public, you'll know just how challenging it can be to translate medical terms and jargon into everyday English. Two of our recent blog posts will help.
Medicine labels — keeping it clear
Watch out for our e-booklet of plain English alternatives for medical words — coming soon!
And if you need expert help, feel free to contact our Document Clarity Team.
Featured workshopsWeb LabYour webpages — two trainers — hands on!
Web Lab is a 1-day intensive workshop in which you transform some of your webpages. You’ll learn as you work, getting expert input from our two web trainers and the fresh perspective of fellow workshop participants.
$625 + GST, Auckland on 25 May and Wellington on 2 June Read more about Web Lab Persuasive Proposals — Improving the odds
Learn the five key features of a stand-out proposal that connects, persuades, and boosts your chances of success. You'll be able to instantly apply what you learn on this 1-day workshop and follow-up review or coaching session.
$675 + GST, Auckland on 23 June and Wellington on 14 June Technical Writing Lab
Ask us about our new workshop created specifically for writers who need to apply plain English to complex information.
Have your say in this month’s 30-second survey
Is your employment contract in plain English?
Tax documents in plain English are possible
Who said tax forms had to be difficult? Have a look at the before and after views of the US tax document that won the Grand Prize in the US ClearMark Awards.
Research help — thank you
We were delighted with the response to our request for people to help us with our applied research into evidence that plain English saves time and money. We’ll be reporting on the results of our research soon — watch this space!
Writing tip
We were recently asked, 'Where should I put the apostrophe? Is it the CEO and Deputy's reports? Or the CEO's and Deputy's reports?'.
If two people own something jointly or are closely linked, use one apostrophe after the second person.
The CEO and Deputy's report (the CEO and Deputy both wrote the report)
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers
If each person owns something separately, use apostrophes after each person.
The CEO's and Deputy's reports (the CEO and the Deputy each have their own report)
Mozart’s and Beethoven’s symphonies
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