How to Write in Plain Language | Interactive Training & Activity

Ready to level up your plain language writing skills? The Service Design Studio created this training video for NYC City Employees to learn how to write in Plain Language. Grab a pencil and paper, and get ready to practice! This video should take around ~15 minutes. What is plain language? Plain Language is writing your reader can understand the first time they read it. Writing in Plain Language makes services more effective, accessible, and dignified for New Yorkers and helps ease burden on NYC staff. ⭐📚 Explore more about Plain Language tools at: civicservicedesign.com/plain-language-tools-336d2d45cb17 ____________ Sitting within the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, the Service Design Studio (“The Studio”) helps spread valuable community-centered design methodologies that are often underused in government. Our approach begins by trying to understand the needs of people who use and administer public services, and designing the service to meet those needs. With that knowledge, our team works with City agency partners to shape services that are effective, user-friendly, sustainable, and scalable. ➜ More about the Studio Website: civicservicedesign.com ➜ More about NYC Opportunity Website: nyc.gov/site/opportunity/index.page Blog: medium.com/nyc-opportunity ____________ Producer & Narrator: Jack Neiberg Screenwriting: Lyndsey Richardson & Jack Neiberg Visual & Graphic Design: Deana Yu & Jack Neiberg