Plain Language: Building Results
Le mardi 5 mai 9 h à 16 h Instructeur : Graham Young The most powerful language is also the simplest. When each word has a clear meaning and purpose, readers can move easily through a text and focus on its message. Unfortunately, much writing today is needlessly bureaucratic and difficult to read. The culprits? Language that serves the writer instead of the reader, bad organization that buries important messages, wordiness that stifles clarity, abstractions that obscure reality, jargon that hinders understanding, and poor page design that ignores the reader’s needs. And these are just some of the problems! This workshop will help you overcome these pitfalls and create documents that say what you mean—efficiently. Throughout the workshop, individual and group exercises will give you a chance to apply plain language to real-life passages. Whether you’re a seasoned editor looking to affirm your approach or a newcomer eager to jumpstart your career, this seminar will help you get results from plain language. Graham Young is an independent writer, trainer, and communications consultant with 26 years’ experience in marketing. Graham’s clients include Allen Vanguard, Bridgewater Systems, Cisco Systems Inc., Environment Canada, Industry Canada, Mitel Corporation, Natural Resources Canada, and QNX Software Systems. Since 2000, Graham has conducted hundreds of business writing workshops in Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, and Windsor for clients in the private and public sectors. He has also taught Business English at the University of Ottawa. Always highly rated, his lively and informative workshops teach participants how to communicate effectively on the job.
Capital Hill Hotel & Suites, salle Mackenzie, 88 rue Albert, Ottawa
Date limite pour inscription 27 avril 2011
Frais d'inscription (TVH incluse) : membre ACR 215 $; non membre 290 $
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