Plain English open training courses are held at venues across the UK. The one-day course covers the following points during the morning session:
- the reasons for plain English
- understanding the different target groups (disabled people, black and minority ethnic people, young and older people)
- basic problems - long words, long sentences, confused meaning
- basic grammar
- spoken and written English
The first part of the afternoon session brings all these into play with an exercise designed to build up editing skills using Robert Gunning's FOG Index. This is a popular part of the course and helps demonstrate how long words, long and passive sentences and surplus information can have an impact on the readability of a passage.
The second part of the afternoon session also answers some common questions: how to use a colon, when to use capital letters, use of the apostrophe and so on.
The course costs £150 per person plus VAT. If two or more people are booked at the same time, the price is £125 plus VAT per person. This includes refreshments and lunch.
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Or call 01691 622226 or email ku.oc.rpcs@tcatnoc
