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            },"content" :"\u003cp\u003eU.S. government agencies are required to communicate in plain language. This three-hour online workshop by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.plainlanguage.gov/\"\u003ePlain Language Action and Information Network\u003c/a\u003e (PLAIN) through Digital.gov explains how to write in plain language.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026rsquo;ll cover the following:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinition of plain language\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackground\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe law - Plain Writing Act of 2010 and executive orders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal Plain Language Guidelines\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite for your audience\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganize your information\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose your words carefully\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe concise\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep it conversational\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign for reading\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow web standards\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest your assumptions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ll use plenty of before-and-after examples.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ca\n    href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/static/PLbasicsDGU81120-508-checked.pdf\"\u003eView the slides (PDF, 19.1 MB, 68 pages)\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"presenter\"\u003ePresenter:\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Spivey\u003c/strong\u003e serves as the Plain Language Launcher at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). She is co-chair of the Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) and trains for DigitalGov. At GSA, she is the plain language expert for the Office of Strategic Communication. Previously, she managed web content, coordinated social media, and edited the \u003ca href=\"https://gsablogs.gsa.gov/technology/\"\u003eGreat Government through Technology\u003c/a\u003e blog. Before GSA, Katherine was web content manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the international law firm, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. With an M.A. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from the University of Mary Washington, she has taught at community colleges and at the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"related-links\"\u003eRelated Links\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines\"\u003eFederal Plain Language Guidelines\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.plainlanguage.gov/\"\u003ePlain Language Action and Information Network\u003c/a\u003e (PLAIN) is a group of federal employees from different agencies and specialties who support the use of clear communication in government writing. Our goal is to promote the use of plain language for all government communications. We believe that using plain language will save federal agencies time and money and provide better service to the American public.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n",
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