NALA Won Bid To Host Prestigious PLAIN Conference

We are delighted to announce that we won our bid to host the Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) 2015 Conference in Dublin. Previous conference locations were Sydney, Sweden, the Netherlands and Vancouver (October 2013). We are very excited about the conference. We see it as an opportunity to raise greater awareness of the need for plain language. We will keep you updated on conference developments.

Plain English Open Training 25 November 2013

We are offering a one day open plain English training course in Dublin on 25 November. This course is for information or communications officers, managers, administrators and others whose work involves writing or putting documents together. The course introduces participants to the most common writing and layout errors and uses examples and exercises to show you how to fix them. The course is limited to 20 people, so please book early to secure a place. The course costs just €120 per person. This includes a light lunch. To find out more information or to book, please email Claire O'Riordan @ coriordan@nala.ie

NALA to present at important Department of Public Expenditure and Reform seminar

This conference is run by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. NALA has been invited to present on Using plain language to enhance service and delivery efficiency. The seminar will be attended by 60 plus public servants and is on Tuesday 17 September. At this seminar, we will launch a short online plain English guide for Quality Customer Service Officers.