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What a brilliant demonstration of plain language in action from a 17-year-old Alberta student. She won $500K by creating a 3-minute video that compares quantum tunnelling to rolling dice and playing video games. Kids like this give me hope for the future of humans on this planet.

Here are some interesting insights about our reading habits during this pandemic. https://the-digital-reader.com//infographic-world-reading/

This Friday, I'll be the presenter at the PLAIN Canada Clair virtual public meeting. I'll be talking about some simple design techniques anyone can use to make their content more effective: Clear Communication by Design Fri., Nov. 13, noon Pacific... We're inundated with a non-stop stream of information email, social media, instant messages . . . It just keeps coming and coming. If you want to engage readers, you need to use every tool in your arsenal to grab their attention, convince them to read what you have prepared, and help them find the information they need. Clear communication begins with words, but clear design can help you craft more effective documents. Michelle Boulton will show you how to use plain (clear) design techniques to make content easier to navigate and understand. Registration To register, email [email protected] and we'll send you the Zoom link and password. I hope to see you there!

Clear and concise Peraos the third c should be compelling.

One of the reasons why clear and straightforward communication in any industry builds trust is that too many organizations deliberately use unnecessarily bad writing and structural complexity to make documents hard to read and understand. https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu//select-mutual-fund-l/

"Anyone who has played tug of war with a golden retriever knows what it means to share control. It stops being fun when one of you 'wins.' Think of that as an analogy for the writer-editor relationship." Sage advice from Roy Peter Clark writing for Grammar Girl. https://www.quickanddirtytips.com//gra/coping-with-editing