Using plain English writing and editing,
we make written information go
from complex to clear—how refreshing is that?
We are nearly at the end of 2011 and another year of mayhem behind. We will be judging our 2011 Non-Predictions and trying to dream up some new ones for 2012…read more
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-ten-most-annoying-management-terms-of-2011-2011-12
We developed a shorter, simpler credit card agreement that spells out the terms for the consumer…read more
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/credit-cards/knowbeforeyouowe/
There is a certain Zen-like appeal to the idea of financial literacy…read more
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/barrie-mckenna/reluctant-speculators-and-the-myth-of-financial-literacy/article2242797/
The International Study of Adults (ISA) is a comprehensive international study that will examine adult skills and competencies consistently across 26 participating countries.…read more
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/survey-enquete/household-menages/4406f-eng.htm#q1
Literacy for Life, is the second report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. It presents additional results on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term…read more
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=89-604-X&lang=eng
Is it possible to create a simple credit-card agreement, one that doesn’t give you a migraine as you struggle to understand the terms and conditions that, if violated, could put you into decades of debt? …read more
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/gobbledygook-or-not-its-still-credit/2011/12/06/gIQA2igNlO_story.html
The county has joined a national movement to write government documents in clear and simple language…read more
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/133725588.html
The blueprint for writing letters was laid down a long time ago, but with e-mail the terrain is still being mapped. What does your e-mail salutations and sign-offs say about you?…read more
http://www.readersdigest.ca/home-garden/money/what-e-mail-greetings-say-about-you
Leading up to and throughout Financial Literacy Month, FLM participants are presenting activities across the country to raise financial awareness……read more
http://financialliteracymonth.ca/
The public has a right to understand verbal or written communications of the legal profession.…read more
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