Services


I offer these services at an hourly rate
  • plain language editing
  • second opinions
  • online training sessions
  • curriculum design

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Services to Individuals:​Writing Coach
​packaged plan
or
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Organizations
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Ask for a course designed for you.

Public Training
Sessions Cheryl schedules online

Professional Development and Enrichment Newsletter

Cheryl will share lessons she has learned and wisdom she has gained through 30 years working in public communications with a focus on plain language. The intended readers are those with experience in communication with the public. This monthly newsletter will launch in January 2021. Subscription information coming soon, but sign up now for the free preview issue.
https://mailchi.mp/cherylstephens/plain-language-wizardr



Individual or Group Sessions:
​Training Sessions Available for Online Delivery 2020-2021

Custom designed or standard curriculum
  1. Make Your Writing More Lively 
  2. Improving Your Writing Process
  3. ​How science supports plain language
  4. Understanding Audience
  5.  Plain Language Writing Guidelines
  6. Plain Language in 5 Modules
  7. Stylistic Improvement in Writing
  8. Structural Revision
  9. Develop a Customized Plain Language Style Guide
  10. Removing Bias in Writing
  11. Voice and Tone in Writing
  12. Develop Your Corporate Voice
  13.  Making Information Accessible
  14. Writing for Readers with Low Literacy
  15. Editing Legalese in 3 Modules
  16. Modernize Your Legal Writing
  17. Clarity for Adjudicators and Decision-Makers
  18. What Neuroscience Tells Us about Using Visuals
  19. Plain Language in Public Relations
  20. Improve Your Teaching of Plain Language
  21. Train the Workplace Trainer