Media Kit

Byline

Cheryl Stephens is a leader in the field of plain language communications, and a dynamic and vibrant speaker. She lives with her family in Vancouver, BC, but provides training and workshops to clients all over North America. For more information visit her website, www.cherylstephens.com.

Broadcast Bio and Intro

Cheryl Stephens is the author of Plain Language Legal Writing, and has a new book coming up: Plain Language Change is a guide for business professionals who want to make the shift to plain language. She operates the website plainlanguage.com and writes Rapport, the plain language blog. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, but provides training and workshops to clients all over North America. Welcome, Cheryl.

About Cheryl Stephens

After six years of practicing law, Cheryl Stephens found her calling as an educator, trainer, and consultant in legal communications and marketing. For nearly twenty years, she has been writing, speaking, and teaching about plain language, helping clients to become more successful communicators using plain language principles.

Cheryl is the author of several articles and books, including Plain Language Legal Writing. Her plain language blog, Rapport, is a popular resource online.

She received her BA degree in 1970 from the University of the Pacific, in California, and her LLB (law) degree in 1977 from the University of British Columbia. Her graduate work was in communications, and she has also had extensive training in coaching and public speaking.

Cheryl's work appears on governmental websites and in classrooms of businesses and professional offices. She's served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Communications Consultants, and on the Communications Advisory Board of the Vancouver City Savings Credit Union. Her memberships include the Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, the Association for Business Communications, and SCRIBES, the Association of Legal Writers.