Resources
We have provided links to our book, articles, and Web sites that offer different perspectives on the value of using clear, direct, succinct, and audience-focused communications. Many of these resources offer useful and practical tips to improve your printed and online business communications. -Get to the Point: A strategy for writing clearly at work by Rose Grotsky |
Articles
"Plain English""Plain Language in Transition"
"Plain Language: Its Effect on Organizational Performance"
"Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please"
Web Sites
ClarityClarity is an international association of lawyers and advocates of plain legal language. Clarity’s Web site contains articles from its free journal for members.
Government Offices of Sweden
The Swedish Government lists links to literature about plain language with a focus on the European Union. It also provides links to plain language organizations around the world.
Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales
The Foundation improves access to justice for disadvantaged people in New South Wales. Its Web site contains resources about plain language and the law.
Plain English Committee, State Bar of Michigan
This committee promotes the use of clarity in legal writing. It publishes a plain language column in the "Michigan Bar Journal."
Plain Language Action and Information Network
This network of volunteers delivers plain language initiatives across the U.S. government. It also provides useful information and plain language resources.
PLAIN: Plain Language Association International
PLAIN is a Canada-based international association with a Web site listing plain language resources, samples, government initiatives, and news.
Usability.gov
The National Cancer Institute provides information and resources about how to make Web sites and other interfaces more useful and usable.
Usability Professionals' Association (UPA)
The UPA promotes user-centered design and provides practical resources to increase the usability of hardware, software, Web sites, and documents.
