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How to write in plain English

7 May 2020

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If you sometimes struggle to express technical information in an easy-to-understand, effective way, this video is for you.

Did you know for example that there's a free tool built into Microsoft that can tell you if you're writing in plain English?

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In this video, Simon Newsam, CPD trainer, explains the importance of writing clear and effective copy, and making sure that your audience understands you. He also demonstrates a free Microsoft tool that analyses your writing and tells you if you need to simplify.

Also featuring a bonus cat and a mat!

Business Writing CPD course

This video is one of our series of bite-sized CPD sessions, and is based on our popular Business Writing Skills course.This one-day course helps you produce documents that are clear, concise and appropriate – for your business and your readers.

You can register your interest in future dates for this course and we'll contact you as soon as bookings re-open.

Virtual Summer School

We will re-introduce face to face teaching as soon as we can - in the meantime, keep an eye out for our Virtual Summer School, which will be packed with free webinars, Twitter takeovers and more. Coming 22-26 June 2020.

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We offer a range of writing CPD courses including Copywriting, Business Writing Skills and Writing For The Web.