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We'd like to extend a #ThankYou to all of the moderators and presenters for yesterday's annual federal #PlainLanguageSummit, hosted by #DigitalGov and the #PlainLanguage Community of Practice https://t.co/RI6ssOf4bE
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Eight objectives that help everyone understand and navigate your content:
#PlainLanguageSummit "Designing for People with Cognitive Disabilities (and Everyone Else)"
Resource: Cognitive Accessibility Guidance https://t.co/g87IzcbG86
#PlainLanguageSummit "Designing for People with Cognitive Disabilities (and Everyone Else)"
Resource: Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities https://t.co/AMAe417gi2
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How to be a better reviewer— tips on questions to ask your content authors, and things to remember when providing feedback:
#Jargon is unnecessarily complicated language used to impress, rather than to inform, your audience. See @govplainlang's #PlainLanguage resources on the subject:
- Keep it Jargon-free https://t.co/KKbd7QLlUo
- Avoid Jargon https://t.co/3xgjyS2dEW
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Incredible visual of our presentation at today's #PlainLanguageSummit! Thanks @BlakistonR for participating and sharing.
Shuly Babitz & Katy Karnell kicking off #PlainLanguageSummit by debunking the oversimplification myth. Takeaways:
✅ Plain language is info you can find, understand, & use
✅ Build trust by sharing why, sharing how, and showing results
✅ Our work (and websites) are never done
Shuly Babitz & Katy Karnell kicking off #PlainLanguageSummit by debunking the oversimplification myth. Takeaways:
✅ Plain language is info you can find, understand, & use
✅ Build trust by sharing why, sharing how, and showing results
✅ Our work (and websites) are never done
I was honored yesterday to co-chair the 4th Annual Federal #PlainLanguageSummit with Katherine Spivey (aka Katherine the Great). Summaries from sessions will be shared at Themes included #plainlanguage #clearcommunication #accessibility #userexperience https://t.co/xG6IWnxry8
Even employees in your own organization often don’t understand its abbreviations and acronyms. Use #PlainLanguage. Joanne Short @USPS #ClearCommunication. #PlainLanguageSummit
Takeaway from the @USGAO at #PlainLanguageSummit - User testing is critical, you should test your products with people you want to read and use your work
#ClearCommunication shows bottom-line figures, is brief (650 characters), uses #PlainLanguage, and has engaging visuals. Make it smartphone friendly, too. Eden Savino and Melanie Fallow of @USGAO at today’s #PlainLanguageSummit.
U.S. Government Accountability Office used brevity to show the public how it saved money and improved. It changed its wordy landing page to #FastFacts using #PlainLanguage. Eden Savino and Melanie Fallow of @USGAO at today’s #PlainLanguageSummit.
#PlainLanguageSummit. Our next speakers, at 2:15 pm ET, discuss Getting GAO’s Message Across in the Digital Age. Eden Savino and Melanie Fallow of @USGAO explain how using #FastFacts and #PlainLanguage in #writing avoids #jargon and leads to #ClearCommunication.
#Science #writing about #weather. When you change technical terms into #PlainLanguage, you might also need to consolidate your message and reformat it. Danielle Nagele of @NOAA at today’s #PlainLanguageSummit.
Use #PlainLanguage to define weather terms—Watch, Warning, Advisory, and Special Weather Statement—so the public clearly understands what each means. #ClearCommunication in emergencies @NWS. #science #writing. Danielle Nagele of @NOAA at today’s #PlainLanguageSummit.
Don’t ask a subject-matter expert for advice on where to put definitions on your #web page. See what your users need and where they are likely to look. Use #PlainLanguage definitions. Alison Kohler from @USGSA at #PlainLanguageSummit.
Online #Glossaries and #Web #Writing. Look at a report of top query terms from your “Search” page to understand what information users need. Explain them in #PlainLanguage. Alison Kohler from @USGSA at #PlainLanguageSummit.
Online #Glossaries. #Writing for the #web in #PlainLanguage. Put each definition on the page users are reading to keep them on that page so they don’t navigate away. Alison Kohler from @USGSA at #PlainLanguageSummit.
Is an online glossary a possibility for your website? It can serve various language levels: #Jargon, #TechnicalLanguage, #Slang. Think about Paperwork Reduction Act, too. Alison Kohler from @USGSA at #PlainLanguageSummit.
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