International Plain Language Day Oct 13

Plain Language improves customer relations
Share your successes on IPlainDay Oct 13
@iplainday #iplainday Facebook

Celebrate #IPLAINDAY Oct 13 2017

Share your plain language successes #iplainday

Plan a local, regional, national, organization-wide in-person or virtual event to celebrate your work in improving customer relations through plain language.
Event ideas:

competition for best clear customer service message in your organization
display of before and after examples of plain client information
create a list of your jargon and challenge staff to create and commit to clear alternatives
run a plain language lunch hour training session

Celebrate IPlainDay 2017 with Cheryl Stephens and the PlainLanguageAcademy.com Webinar
Legal Plain Language Editing for Writers with no Legal Training
October 11 at 11 am Pacific Time
Email your interest to register@plainlanguageacademy.com

Improve your plain language services
Many of us work alone or in small teams to carry out plain language challenges for our clients - internal or external. Here are some ways you can join in with plain language peers to share ideas, get advice and learn.

Join PLAIN professional organization
Attend a conference - If you missed PLAIN 2017, Editors Canada, www.editors.ca, is offering webinars throughout the year and a plain language stream during its EAC 2018 Conference in May.
Clarity 2018 - Plain Language in Modern Times, Montreal, Canada.
PLAIN 2019 - Oslo, Norway
Take a course - Searching for 'plain language courses' will link you to continuing education programs, online courses, Google Hangouts and webinars.
Join Plain Language Academy's free webinar celebrating IPlainDay. Legal Plain Language Editing for Writers With No Legal Training, with Cheryl Stephens, hosted by Kate Harrison Whiteside, plainlanguageacademy.com. It's free, but filling up fast. Send your request to attend to register@plainlanguageacademy.com

Theme: Improving Customer Relations

Let us know what you have planned for IPlainDay October 13.
Tweet about it and join Tweet-up with #iplainday
or share on our Facebook Page

Past IPLainday events

Past IPlainDay celebrations have included art and music displays celebrating plain language, public demonstrations and marches, coffee meetings, luncheons, dinners, and exhibitions of plain language work from around the world. Need some ideas on how to celebrate? Here's a look at what happened in the past

#PlainSHARE2016

Vancouver

Vancouver plans a poster display at Teck Gallery SFU Harbour Centre on Oct 13 from 11 am to 3 pm. Contact Cheryl Stephens to participate or find out more.

IABC Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver

Celebrating International Plain Language Day Oct 13 with second annual Tweet-up. Noon -13.00 EDT
Twitter hashtag: #plainshare2016
Hosts: Alissa Liotti, Argyle Public Relationships and IABC Toronto
Kate Harrison Whiteside, Key Advice and PlainLanguag Academy.com