Plain language, better outcomes

Using plain language in our communications can support equity and access, build trust, increase efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction.

Come along to this free interactive workshop and learn how plain language can help your community organisation.

Run by inspiring and energetic trainer and facilitator Thomas McGrath from Write Group, you’ll learn the practical techniques of good writing to write professionally and save time for you and your readers. Improve your business writing with plain-language tools and strategies that you can use in short emails, strategic reports, and everything in between.

You’ll gain techniques and tools to:

• understand your readers’ needs and how to meet them
• follow a writing process that saves time (for you and your colleagues)
• structure your writing so that your ideas are clear and main messages are obvious
• write clear, well-structured sentences that are concise and accurate.

For out of towners or those who can’t make it on the day, this workshop will be recorded and shared on our website after the event, along with other AI resources.

About Thomas McGrath

• Training manager and consultant at Write Group
• Experienced trainer, workshop facilitator and leader
• Self-professed lover of language and English teacher for 10 years

This is a Community Comms Collective workshop for not-for-profits and collective volunteers hosted by Volunteer Wellington and supported by JacksonStone & Partners. We are grateful for their support and for our speakers giving their time and talent pro bono.

St John's in the City conference room is wheelchair accessible - please contact the Church Office with any queries.