Elizabeth Beach, Author at Plain English Foundation

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Persuasive writing

Persuasive writing workshops Our persuasive writing workshops cover how to communicate core...

Corporate Government Reports

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Local government writing

Local government writing workshops Our local government writing workshops help staff communicate...

Government

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Letter and email writing

Letter and email writing workshop Our letter and email writing workshop covers...

Corporate Government

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Audit writing

Audit writing workshop Our audit writing workshop covers how to communicate audit...

Corporate Government Reports

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Media and communications writing

Media and communications writing workshop Our media and communications writing workshop helps...

Communications Corporate Government

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Web writing

Web writing workshop Our web writing workshop covers how to write and...

Communications Corporate Digital content Government

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14 July 2023

1 min read

Legal writing

Legal writing workshops Our legal writing workshops show you how to write...

Corporate Government

A thoughtful professional carefully reviews a technical document on her laptop. She uses information from our technical writing course to create policies and procedures people can follow easily.

14 July 2023

1 min read

Policy and procedure writing

Policy and procedure writing workshop Our policy and procedure writing workshop helps...

Corporate

24 November 2022

3 min read

Keep it short and simple

So you want to writing in plain English, but you're not sure where to start? One of the most effective things you can do is replace complex words and phrases with a simpler, shorter alternative.

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24 November 2022

2 min read

10 top tips for plain English

Our expert trainers and editors share their top tips to help you communicate clearly in all your writing.

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