Free course

The plain language course

Seven short, hands-on modules built on POWER, the five-stage writing process behind our workshops. Plan, Organise, Write, Edit, Review. Pick a stage and start writing.

7 modules 15 to 30 minutes each Free, no sign-up

Start with module 1
Hands-on modules

Real inboxes, red pens, a manager who goes quiet, and a scoreboard.

Built on POWER

Plan, Organise, Write, Edit, Review. The five-stage writing process behind our workshops.

Write

Purpose statements, work emails and a full letter rewrite.

Scoreboard

Rewrite one letter plain, see your score line by line, and take your place on the board.

15 to 30 minutes

Each module is short enough to finish in one sitting.

Free, no sign-up

Open a module and start writing. No account needed.

Pick a stage and start writing

Work through POWER in order, or jump to the stage you need. Every module is something to do, not something to read.

Plan

Define the purpose before you write a word. Who will read it, what they already know, and what they must do next.

1 module
Plan

Get the brief before you write

A manager sends one line and goes quiet. Spend a budget of questions on the four that matter, then write the plan the document needs.

20 to 30 minutes Start module

Who it is for

Anyone who writes at work. Three groups get the most out of it.

  • Teams or individuals who want to practise writing clearly and briefly.
  • New graduates and new staff learning to write for a workplace.
  • Managers who want to see what plain language eLearning looks like before commissioning their own.