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Clear Language Lab Webinars
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Plain Language Foundations: Back to Basics
Wednesday, August 21
2:00-3:15 pm CST
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Unclear hiring processes can mean missing out on great candidates. In this webinar, we talk about applying plain language strategies to hiring practices at your organization. We touch on the whole process, from writing job descriptions to facilitating smooth onboarding.
This webinar focuses on choosing the right visuals to support clear communication. We want to make sure our visuals connect with our audience and support our main points.
This webinar focuses on meeting the needs older adults. We explore the unique considerations to keep in mind when writing for adults of retirement age and older.
Internal communications set the foundation for how we talk to the communities we serve.
In this webinar, we'll talk about plain language strategies you can use to communicate more
effectively with your colleagues and folks you supervise.
Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 11/16/23
Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be incredibly helpful in creating clear and effective written communication. In this webinar, we explore
a few strategies for using generative AI in our work. We also talk about some of the challenges and limitations of using this technology.
Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 9/20/23
In this webinar we explore strategies for collecting
feedback from the communities you serve. At the
Clear Language Lab, we have a community
feedback group called the Community Voices
Project. Five panelists share their experiences in the group and advice for clear communication.
Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 6/8/23
This webinar answers the question, "What makes writing complex?" We explain the relationship between grammar and plain language, explore the
ways grammar can make our writing accessible or difficult to understand.
Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 3/8/23
In this webinar, we explore the relationship between plain language and accessibility and share tools to make your writing more accessible.
In this webinar, we explore strategies for making processes for user-friendly. Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1 hr)
Recorded 10/20/22
In this webinar, we explore strategies for sharing information around numbers clearly and effectively. Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 6/2/22
In this webinar, we explore different types of vocabulary and strategies for explaining ideas and frame ideas clearly. Here's a brief overview of key points. (~1.25 hr)
Recorded 3/16/22
In this webinar, we break down the concept of neurodiversity and why plain language is important for communicating clearly and effectively, keeping neurodiversity in mind. (~1.25 hr)
We explore the concept of cultural humility and strategies for more inclusive communication. (~1 hour)
Our guests from the Illinois Self-Advocacy Alliance discuss the fundamentals of a universal design lens and everyday examples to consider as you work to widen your own welcome. (~1.5 hours)
In this panel, we hear from four partner organizations and how they've centered community members in their work. We are joined by:
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Bettye Cohn, Executive Director, Reba Early Learning
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Jobi Cates, Executive Director, Restore Justice
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Michelle Nicolet, Marketing Director, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
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Shayla Butler, Project Administrator, Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations at Northwestern University (~1.5 hours)
In this webinar, we explore what trauma is, learn about the science of trauma, examine examples of content that is - and isn't - trauma-informed, and why it matters.
In this webinar, we discuss important themes about why and how to use language that makes folx in the LGBTQ+ community feel welcome and affirmed in your content (and spaces!) (~1.5 hours)
Learn more about what we do in this brief overview (~30 minutes.)