What is Plain Talk?
Articles
- Baker, Luke. (2009). Group fed up with baffling government jargon. Reuters.
- Barr, S. (2007). A push for plain English. Washington Post.
- Braley, Bruce. (2009). Braley Re-Introduces Plain Language Act to Cut Government Gobbledygook.
- Britt, R. (2005). Study: Simple Writing Makes You Look Smart. Livescience.com.
- Buffet, W. (1998). Preface to Plain English Handbook. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Cheek, A. (2008). Unclear communication is costly, time-consuming.Federal Times.
- Crawford, A. (2008). State targets bureaucratese to improve communication. The Arizona Republic.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). A Brief Primer on Plain Talk (PDF). Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). How to Identify a Good Plain Talk Project (PDF). Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). Measuring Your Efforts Provides Valuable Information. (PDF) Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). Plain Talk is a Three-Legged Stool (PDF). Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). Sincere Desire to Inform is Key to Plain Talk Success (PDF). Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Dedrick, C. (2009). Testing Your Document Shows if You've Hit Your Mark (PDF). Washington State Department of Revenue.
- Federal Aviation Administration. Using Plain Language.
- Kimble, J. (2006). Testifying to Plain Language. (PDF) Michigan Bar Journal.
- Paradis, T. (2007). Plain talk proposed (PDF). Spokesman Review.
- Selvin, M. (2008). No gobbledygook; company handbook in plain English. (PDF) Los Angeles Times.
- Spears, T. (2007). Scientists told to cut the gobbledygook. (PDF) CanWest News Service.
- State Bar of Michigan. Plain English Committee
- Strunk, W. Elements of Style, Strunk and White
General Writing
Government Writing
Grant Writing
Technical Writing
Writing For The Web
Accessibility
Usability
Who else is using Plain Talk
