What is the great hidden cost of doing business and carrying on the government? Poor communication. And the numbers are staggering. Anyone who needs proof can find it in the just-published second ...

Have you ever gotten an email and you don't have the faintest idea what the writer wants you to do? Well now there's a place for that email to go. You can enter it in the Center for Plain Language’s ...

If you’re looking for simple, straightforward information, the federal government isn’t likely the first place you would turn. But some agencies are working to change that. Two prime examples are the ...

The annual Plain Language Awards aim to fight back against that and highlight good examples of clear and easy-to-understand ...

In a world of information overload, employers can struggle to get their benefits messages heard and, perhaps more importantly, understood. Last October, President Obama signed into law the Plain ...

The doctor speaks "medicalese," and the patient's eyes glaze over. Researchers noticed this familiar failure to communicate when health care researchers asked people to take part in studies. So they ...

Plain language versus structure. That’s the debate the parties offer the court Tuesday morning in Kemp v. United States. The case involves a small detail of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – the ...

President Obama signed the Plain Writing Act of 2010 into law on October 13, 2010. The new legislation will require federal government agencies to draw up a plain language action plan, and to train ...

George Orwell, the author of the classic novel 1984, was also famous for insisting on clear and concise writing. His “writing rules” set a standard that contract writers would do well to heed. For ...

City of Cambridge employees Crystal Rosa, right, and Bridget Martin, left, hold host language justice workshops with various city departments. (Photo courtesy Crystal Rosa) This is your first of three ...

FDA commissioner Robert Califf has urged the clinical and biomedical community to step up efforts to counter vaccine misinformation with “accurate plain-language information” about the benefits and ...