Plain English

Thursday 23 September 2010, 6:30PM - 8:00PM

Presented by: Andrew Pegler
Rating: All levels
Type: Seminar

Explore the place of plain English in the broader field of communication and argue its case as a lean, well-aimed tool that gets the message across to the broadest possible audience without ambiguity or confusion. What feeds the unclear, dense English that abounds in the media, government, business and retail – intellectual vanity, fear of looking dumb, pesky lawyers (of course) and a public that has been bludgeoned into submission by its heavy, dull, self-important pedantry. Andrew will amuse with real-life examples from people who turn nouns into verbs. (eg I have “benchmarked” your attainment) to buzzword salads that slink across his desk.

Andrew Pegler is a leading plain English editor and writer. He is creator and writer of satirical journal The Bugle www.buglecorp.com and has written two books - John Howards Little Book of Truths (2004) and The Bugle’s Dicktionary (2005). Former editor for the Monash Business Review, he is a speech writer for Premier John Brumby and others, and co-hosts The Conversation Hour on 774 ABC Melbourne.

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