# PLAIN: Plain Language Association International

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## Pages
- [International Plain Language Day](https://plainlanguage.com/about/international-plain-language-day/)
- [Ambassadors](https://plainlanguage.com/about/ambassadors/)
- [Awards](https://plainlanguage.com/about/awards/)
- [Home page PLAIN](https://plainlanguage.com/)
- [ISO Plain Language Standard](https://plainlanguage.com/what-is-plain-language/iso-plain-language-standard/)

## Posts
- [Traditional vs Online: Which school suits your style](https://plainlanguage.com/traditional-vs-online-which-school-suits-your-style/): Kras dictum nulla congue tortor sapien verra ipsum euda dignissim orcy facilisis\.
- [PLAIN Matters October 2026 Spanish](https://plainlanguage.com/plain-matters-october-2026-spanish/): En este número: el congreso PLAIN 2027 en Melbourne, nuestro próximo seminario web el 28 de octubre, dos nuevas normas ISO, una nueva responsable del Comité de Desarrollo Regional y el Banco de Recursos de lenguaje claro, ya disponible para las personas socias\.
- [PLAIN Matters October 2026 French](https://plainlanguage.com/plain-matters-october-2026-french/): Au sommaire : la conférence PLAIN 2027 à Melbourne, notre prochain webinaire le 28 octobre, deux nouvelles normes ISO, une nouvelle présidente pour le Comité de développement régional et la banque de ressources de la communication claire, désormais accessible aux membres\.
- [PLAIN Matters October 2026 German](https://plainlanguage.com/plain-matters-october-2026-german/): In dieser Ausgabe: die PLAIN\-Konferenz 2027 in Melbourne, unser nächstes Webinar am 28\. Oktober, zwei neue ISO\-Normen, eine neue Vorsitzende für den Ausschuss für regionale Entwicklung und die Plain Language Resource Bank, die jetzt für Mitglieder verfügbar ist\.
- [PLAIN Matters October 2026 portuguese](https://plainlanguage.com/plain-matters-october-2026-portuguese/): Nesta edição: a conferência da PLAIN de 2027 em Melbourne, nosso próximo webinar em 28 de outubro, duas novas normas ISO, uma nova presidente para o Comitê de Desenvolvimento Regional e o Banco de Recursos de Linguagem Simples, já disponível para os membros\.

## Events
- [Ask the experts: Using AI tools to support plain language](https://plainlanguage.com/event/ask-the-experts-using-ai-tools-to-support-plain-language/)
- [Embedding Plain Language: Working with Subject Matter Experts](https://plainlanguage.com/event/embedding-plain-language-subject-matter-experts-2026/): What do you do when you don't have a team of plain language specialists at your disposal? Robin Kilroy shares her experience embedding plain language skills into teams of subject matter experts\.
- [PLAIN Ambassadors in Conversation](https://plainlanguage.com/event/plain-ambassadors-in-conversation-2026/): Plain Language Ambassadors from five countries shared insights about their country's history with plain language, current practices, challenges, and future prospects\.
- [Brussels 2025](https://plainlanguage.com/event/brussels-2025/): PLAIN and Clarity are delighted to team up with the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Belgian Government, and the Judicial Training Institute for three days of events in various locations around Brussels\.
- [Buenos Aires 2023](https://plainlanguage.com/event/buenos-aires-2023/): PLAIN’s 2023 conference Connecting cultures: creating bridges with clear communication, was in Argentina on 27 – 29 September in collaboration with the Observatorio de Lenguaje Claro \(OBS\) of the Law School At the National University at Buenos Aires\.

## People
- [Sarah Jordan](https://plainlanguage.com/people/sarah-jordan-2/): I believe in writer autonomy\. I help my students to select the right tools for their personal box and then use them effectively\. I warn against abdicating the ownership of one's writing to Artificial Intelligence\. It's important to keep one's voice\. I also apply this approach to my own written production\.
- [Frances Gordon](https://plainlanguage.com/people/frances-gordon/)
- [Pilar Cobo](https://plainlanguage.com/people/pilar-cobo/)
- [Antoinique van Staden](https://plainlanguage.com/people/antoinique-van-staden/)
- [Wout Huygens](https://plainlanguage.com/people/wout-huygens-2/): After attending the Brussels Plain Language Experience in 2025, I realized that I wanted to do more for the Belgian plain language movement next to my research\. As an ambassador, I would be able to bring attention to the complex, multilingual reality of Belgium\. As I fluently speak the 3 official languages of Belgium, Dutch, French and German, my goal is to bring together the Belgian plain language movement from all languages\.

## PL Definitions
- [Mitä on selkeä kieli — Finnish](https://plainlanguage.com/pl-definition/mita-on-selkea-kieli-finnish/)
- [What is plain language — English](https://plainlanguage.com/pl-definition/what-is-plain-language-english-2/)
- [Wat is begrijpelijke taal — Dutch](https://plainlanguage.com/pl-definition/wat-is-begrijpelijke-taal-dutch/)
- [Co je jednoduchý jazyk — Czech](https://plainlanguage.com/pl-definition/co-je-jednoduchy-jazyk-czech/)
- [何谓简洁语言 — Chinese Simplified](https://plainlanguage.com/pl-definition/what-is-plain-language-chinese-simplified/)

## Testimonials
- [Eyitayo Ogunyemi](https://plainlanguage.com/testimonial/eyitayo-ogunyemi/)
- [Melissa Andrea Alarcon Barraza](https://plainlanguage.com/testimonial/melissa-andrea-alarcon-barraza/)
- [Vijayalaxmi Hegde](https://plainlanguage.com/testimonial/vijayalaxmi-hegde/)
- [Greg Ioannou](https://plainlanguage.com/testimonial/greg-ioannou/)

## FAQs
- [How and when does my membership renew?](https://plainlanguage.com/faq-items/how-and-when-does-my-membership-renew/)
- [How can I manage the seats in the Organizational and Organizational \+ memberships?](https://plainlanguage.com/faq-items/how-can-i-manage-the-seats-in-the-organizational-and-organizational-memberships/)
- [With the Organizational and Organizational \+ memberships, can all members of an organization vote at PLAIN’s general meetings?](https://plainlanguage.com/faq-items/with-the-organizational-and-organizational-memberships-can-all-members-of-an-organization-vote-at-plains-general-meetings/)
- [How can I prove someone belongs to my organization to include them in the Organizational membership?](https://plainlanguage.com/faq-items/how-can-i-prove-someone-belongs-to-my-organization-to-include-them-in-the-organizational-membership/)
- [AVADA Is extra academic support available?](https://plainlanguage.com/faq-items/is-extra-academic-support-available/)

## Award Winners
- [Heloisa Fischer · Christine Mowat Award 2025](https://plainlanguage.com/awards/winners/heloisa-fischer/): Creator of the Comunica Simples Method — Brazil's first structured plain language teaching methodology\. Trained thousands of professionals across government agencies, universities, and private organisations; served on the PLAIN board; co\-founded the Brazilian Plain Language Network; and actively shaping national plain language policy\.
- [NALA · Cheryl Stephens Award 2025](https://plainlanguage.com/awards/winners/nala/): Ireland's National Adult Literacy Agency\. Expanded plain language access through online platforms, e\-learning tools, free phone tutoring, and media campaigns — helping thousands improve literacy and encouraging institutions to adopt clearer communication\.
- [Martin Cutts · Christine Mowat Award 2013](https://plainlanguage.com/awards/winners/martin-cutts/): Co\-founder of the Plain English Campaign \(1979\) and founder of Plain Language Commission \(1994\)\. Writer, editor, teacher and author of the Oxford Guide to Plain English — one of the foundational references in the field\. A driving force in plain language for over four decades\.
- [Lynda Harris · Christine Mowat Award 2015](https://plainlanguage.com/awards/winners/lynda-harris/): Founder and CEO of Write, the largest plain language consultancy in the world and the first certified B Corp in plain language\. Creator of the WriteMark quality mark and founder of New Zealand's annual Plain English Awards — which inspired the US ClearMark Awards\.
- [Annetta Cheek · Christine Mowat Award 2017](https://plainlanguage.com/awards/winners/annetta-cheek/): Co\-founder of the Center for Plain Language and long\-time federal plain language advocate\. Worked with Congress to pass the Plain Writing Act of 2010, signed into law by President Obama — a landmark moment for plain language in US government\.

## Avada Slides
- [what is PL english](https://plainlanguage.com/slide/3515/)
- [what is PL spanish](https://plainlanguage.com/slide/3515-2/)
- [Slide two](https://plainlanguage.com/slide/slide-two/)
- [Slide one](https://plainlanguage.com/slide/slide-one/)
- [Eyitayo Ogunyemi](https://plainlanguage.com/slide/eyitayo-ogunyemi/)

## Categories
- [News](https://plainlanguage.com/category/news/)
- [eJournal](https://plainlanguage.com/category/ejournal/)
- [Awards](https://plainlanguage.com/category/awards/)
- [Plain language around the world](https://plainlanguage.com/category/plain-language-around-the-world/)
- [Newsletter](https://plainlanguage.com/category/newsletter/)

## Tags
- [Webinar](https://plainlanguage.com/tag/webinar/)
- [recording](https://plainlanguage.com/tag/recording/)
- [Online School](https://plainlanguage.com/tag/school-school/)
- [Education](https://plainlanguage.com/tag/education/)
- [design](https://plainlanguage.com/tag/design/)

## Section Category
- [content](https://plainlanguage.com/fusion_tb_category/content/)
- [page\_title\_bar](https://plainlanguage.com/fusion_tb_category/page_title_bar/)
- [header](https://plainlanguage.com/fusion_tb_category/header/)
- [footer](https://plainlanguage.com/fusion_tb_category/footer/)

## Board status \(current or past\) taxonomy
- [Past](https://plainlanguage.com/board-member-status/past-board-member/)
- [Current](https://plainlanguage.com/board-member-status/current-board-member/)

## Countries Taxonomy
- [Australia](https://plainlanguage.com/country/australia/)
- [South Africa](https://plainlanguage.com/country/south-africa/)
- [Russia](https://plainlanguage.com/country/russia/)
- [Norway](https://plainlanguage.com/country/norway/)
- [The Netherlands](https://plainlanguage.com/country/the-netherlands/)

## Event types
- [Webinar](https://plainlanguage.com/event-type/webinar/)
- [Conference](https://plainlanguage.com/event-type/conference/)

## Person Types Taxonomy
- [Board member](https://plainlanguage.com/person-type/board-member/)
- [Ambassador](https://plainlanguage.com/person-type/ambassador/)
- [Award Winner](https://plainlanguage.com/person-type/award-winner/)

## Topics
- [Research](https://plainlanguage.com/topic/research/)
- [ISO](https://plainlanguage.com/topic/iso/)
- [Design](https://plainlanguage.com/topic/design/)
- [Accessibility](https://plainlanguage.com/topic/accessibility/)
- [Legal language](https://plainlanguage.com/topic/legal-language/)

## FAQ Categories
- [Membership](https://plainlanguage.com/faq_category/membership/)

## Category
- [sections](https://plainlanguage.com/element_category/sections/)
- [elements](https://plainlanguage.com/element_category/elements/)
- [post\_cards](https://plainlanguage.com/element_category/post_cards/)
- [columns](https://plainlanguage.com/element_category/columns/)
- [mega\_menus](https://plainlanguage.com/element_category/mega_menus/)

## Avada Sliders
- [What is PlainLanguage](https://plainlanguage.com/slide-page/what-is-plainlanguage/)
- [Test Slide](https://plainlanguage.com/slide-page/test-slide/)
- [Home page testimonials](https://plainlanguage.com/slide-page/home-page-testimonials/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://plainlanguage.com/sitemap_index.xml)