Plain Language in Plain English is edited by Cheryl Stephens. With 20 years experience in plain language work, she is a leading force in the international plain language movement.
For this book, she put together a team of top plain language experts from around the world. Contributors include…
Diane Macgregor
Diane Macgregor is a plain language writer and editor with Communications Nova Scotia. She helps a wide variety of government specialists to communicate clearly with…
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Robert Hempsall
Robert Hempsall is an Information Designer, a specialist in making everyday information easy to understand: information such as forms, letter, instructions and information about products…
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Mark Hochhauser
Mark Hochhauser is a readability consultant in Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA. He received his Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973. Mark…
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William DuBay
William DuBay worked in public relations and technical writing for over 20 years. In 2002, he began consulting as a plain-language and readability specialist. His…
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Angela Colter
Angela Colter is a usability and accessibility consultant and a doctoral candidate at the University of Baltimore researching how to make search engines easier for…
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Kate Harrison Whiteside
Active in the promotion of plain language since the early 90s, Kate Harrison-Whiteside is co-founder of the Plain Language Consultant’s Network, now PLAIN, Plain Language…
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Debra Huron
Debra Isabel Huron has extensive experience as a writer, editor, and trainer. For three years, she managed the Plain Language Service at the Canadian Public…
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Sarah Carr
Sarah Carr has a first degree in modern languages and English, and a Master’s in Business Administration. She worked as a manager in the UK’s…
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John Blois
John Blois is a Vancouver-based plain-language writer, editor, and instructor with more than 12 years’ experience producing clear, concise communication for clients in both the…
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Sally McBeth
Sally McBeth, of Clear Language and Design, Toronto, has been a professional editor and trainer in clear communication for 30 years. She is a co-author…
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Ginny Redish
Janice (Ginny) Redish is an independent consultant, helping clients with advice and training on: writing for the web creating useful and usable web sites and…
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Nirmaldasan
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Candice Burt
Candice is a plain language lawyer and co-founder of Simplified, a training and consultancy firm in Johannesburg. She is the South African representative of Clarity….
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Frances Gordon
Frances career started far from the corporate environment traveling rural South Africa to research and write educational materials for adult learning. This sparked an…
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Terry Kaufman
Terry Kaufman is the founder of Your English Success. Based in Paris and Los Angeles, Terry has served English speakers and has promoted clear English…
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Janet Pringle
Janet learned the basic rules of plain-language writing from people with cognitive impairments; they told her exactly what was wrong with her writing and helped…
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Michelle Black
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Deborah Bosley
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