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Create clear, accessible documents.


Learn how to apply Plain English to every document you write with this comprehensive course. The potential benefits to your business or organisation of using plain English include:

  • more efficient procedures


  • greater productivity fewer complaints


  • fewer support calls


  • increased customer understanding and satisfaction increase sales and cash flow.
Even if you spend most of your working day writing to customers, clients and colleagues, preparing reports or creating manuals, you have probably never received specific training in English grammar or clear communication. Very few people do. As a result you may feel that you are not producing your best work. Completing The Plain English Course will show you how to produce clear, effective documents with confidence.

The course will show you how to:

  • identify and understand the needs of your target readers


  • use reader-friendly words and phrases


  • write in a way that creates a positive impression


  • choose the appropriate style and tone for the topic and reader


  • avoid common mistakes to produce clear, accurate documents


  • learn how to create effective e-mails, letters, forms, brochures, leaflets, manuals, proposals and reports.
Subjects covered include: understanding your reader; the importance of plain English; writing in different styles; sentence structure, length and balance; plain words; active and passive voices; grammar demystified; readability; creating a layout that works; achieving your business objectives; planning document structure; writing persuasively.

The course includes 250 pages of information supplied in an attractive A4 folder, course book,Line by Line: how to edit your own writing, and full tutorial support. It includes 10 modules and 5 tutor-marked assignments, and is packed with practical exercises and real-life examples so you have plenty of opportunity to put your new skills into practice. You will also have the opportunity to work on your own documents with the help of your expert tutor.

The course involves approximately 50 hours of study time. You can work through the course at your own pace and have up to 12 months to complete your studies. On successful completion of The Plain English Course you will be awarded a certificate of course completion. Our students find this an invaluable addition to their CV as well as a great asset to their organisation.

Why Choose Us?

Our tutorial support is second-to-none! You'll be assigned a personal tutor as soon as you enrol who will work with you all the way through your course. You can contact your tutor directly at any time if you have any questions or problems, or if you would just like a chat about how the course is going. Tutorial support is by e-mail or telephone.

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Only £249.


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