Professional development
Professional development events let you learn about the work of other plain language professionals and advocates.
In addition to these events hosted in English or in both English and French, we also host events in French only. You can find information about the French events here. You can find information about the events in French here.
Next event:
What’s Intelligent About AI?
virtual (Zoom)
Plain Canada Clair will be hosting our annual virtual conference on January 13, 2025
Join us for a full day of insightful presentations and stimulating discussions about AI, communications strategies, and plain language.
Sessions will be 40 minutes long followed by 15 minutes for Q&A. There will be a 10-minute break between sessions.
Watch for more information as we introduce our speakers and their presentations in the coming weeks.
Networking
Networking events let you connect with other professionals and advocates, and discuss topics related to plain language.
Next discussion:
Guided Discussion – Concise Communication: Strategies to Reduce Wordiness in Written and Oral Materials
December 9, 2024, 12:00 p.m. Pacific / 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Bring the best tricks in your toolbox to share with your peers in this guided conversation.
Christa Bedwin will lead the discussion with some good tips and tricks, and invite you to share some ways to help clients reduce excess verbiage in their materials.