International Plain Language Day – October 13 – Let’s make this the Everyday Day
Are you, like me, wondering what to do to mark International Plain Language Day coming up this October 13?
Event-planning and Idea-sharing Chats Online
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All Day – Wednesday, September 7.
Twitter – Tweet using #iplday Facebook – Go to our Page and join discussions at your leisure LinkedIn – Go to Plain Language Advocates – IPLD discussion Skype – keycafe07 hosting one-hour online chats at 8am and 3 pm Mountain Time. Email kate@keyadvice.net with your Skype name to join. |
I’m sharing ideas. Please share your ideas in the comments or join the chats online.
Organize a friendly competition
Plain Language Bee
Organize this as a team competition or like a traditional spelling bee. Pick some esoteric terms-perhaps related to your industry—and see who can offer good plain language replacements quickly.
Design crossword puzzles using esoteric words as clues and plain language answers in your puzzle.
Rewrite an existing song as a plain language anthem
Have groups perform the results. Offer a prize to the person or team who does the best job of it.
Sponsor an art contest on the theme of clarity
Reconceptualize Jargon
Take some jargon words and get people to reconceptualize them so you can never use them again without laughing. Dorrie Ratzlaff did so with these Bathetic Words. Bathetic Words
Start a Plain Klingon Movement
My favorite idea by far.