Tutorial: Plain English Course
Category: Tutorial Dates - Other
Date: August 14th 2019 9:30am until 4:30pm
Location: Training room 3 Post Graduate Academy Musgrove Park Hospital Parkfield Dr, Taunton TA1 5DA
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Plain English
Public Health Tutorial
Venue: Musgrove Park Hospital
Date: 14/08/19
Time: 9:30 - 1630
Schedule
Time |
Description |
9:45 |
Welcome and introduction to the course
|
10:00 |
- Is the information as clear as possible? - Is the style appropriate for the audience? |
11:30 |
Break
|
11:45 |
Business meeting and update from programme team - Maggie Rae, Diane Lloyd and Gemma Cooke |
12:45 |
Lunch (not provided)
|
13:15 |
- Shortening sentences - Suggestions for clear writing - Being active about passives |
14:45 |
Break
|
15:00 |
- Righting some writing wrongs - Revealing hidden verbs - Using lists - Setting out and organising good documents and letters - Planning and drafting a “complete letter”
|
16:30 |
Close
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Course delivered by Janetta Murrie, In house training
(inhouse training inhousetraining@plainenglish.co.uk)
Training objectives
The course is designed to give delegates the skills and awareness they need to:
- recognise some of the traps a writer can fall into;
- understand the features of a plain English style;
- understand the importance of plain English in caring for customers;
- realise how important writing style is in projecting a professional image of themselves and their organisation;
- avoid wasting time and money by getting their message across first time; and
- use a style and tone appropriate for the intended audience.