4 steps writers and editors can take to demonstrate value
As plain language writers and editors, we need to demonstrate the value we bring to projects. This writeup explains how to calculate the costs of our work and articulate its value.
Katherine Spivey
GSA |Washington D.C.
katherine.spivey@gsa.gov
Katherine Spivey is the General Services Administration (GSA)’s Plain Language Launcher and co-chair of the Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN).
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Come join us as we focus on concerns and opportunities shared by the Section 508 and plain language communities in Government!
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We’ve all had to learn new modes of presenting and communicating now that we’re teleworking full-time and depend on online broadcast technology. But how can you engage students and teach a class while sitting in front of a laptop camera? Join Wendy Wagner-Smith from the Small Business Administration and find out!
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Plain Language Report Card
2020 Federal Report Card Briefing
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