We also saw that the succinctness of social e.g., Twitter, was most effective in alerting the public to the latest information from the Department. In researching the e-book concept, we realized that with all of our documents on the web, we essentially had a type of and we did not see a need to develop a separate platform for conveying the “e-book” same information. We also that there has been a drop in popularity of e-books, with people continuing to like the look and feel of reading from a tangible page. We did not, therefore, pursue the idea. Training has been on an as-needed basis. The Office of Communications and Outreach held a training session for senior Department leaders on how to effectively write a speech. Plain writing principles were stressed, particularly, in 1) limiting the number of points you want to get across and 2) writing in short sentences for emphasis and also so the speaker (and, thus, the listener) does not get tangled up in the words. Future The Office of Communications and Outreach will require that employees be skilled in using plain language and will incorporate that requirement into position descriptions as part of implementing its reorganization. The Editorial Policy team also provides edits to, and guidance on, publications from all of the Department’s offices, based on the principles of plain writing, and offers classes upon request.
We also saw that the succinctness of social e.g., Twitter, was most effective in alerting the public to the latest information from the Department. In researching the e-book concept, we realized that with all of our documents on the web, we essentially had a type of “e-book” and we did not see a need to develop a separate platform for conveying the same information. We also that there has been a drop in popularity of e-books, with people continuing to like the look and feel of reading from a tangible page. We did not, therefore, pursue the idea. Training has been on an as-needed basis. The Office of Communications and Outreach held a training session for senior Department leaders on how to effectively write a speech. Plain writing principles were stressed, particularly, in 1) limiting the number of points you want to get across and 2) writing in short sentences for emphasis and also so the speaker (and, thus, the listener) does not get tangled up in the words. Future The Office of Communications and Outreach will require that employees be skilled in using plain language and will incorporate that requirement into position descriptions as part of implementing its reorganization. The Editorial Policy team also provides edits to, and guidance on, publications from all of the Department’s offices, based on the principles of plain writing, and offers classes upon request.