Plain English for easy understanding

At Facttactic, we use plain English as a key writing tool for your projects.

Plain English is writing that is clear, concise and unambiguous. It enables people to understand and take action from the writing after just one reading.

The structure of plain English documents is as important as the language.

A clear and readable layout will help readers easily find their way through a document. It will also help highlight the meaning and context of the document.

Plain English is vital in all business documents where it is important the information is understood and acted on correctly.

What business documents benefit from plain English?

Documents that can benefit from a plain English approach include:

• policy and procedure manuals
• user guides
• letters
• brochures
• customer communications
• reports
• contracts
• websites

Plain English resources

Oxford University Press has online resources about how to create and use plain English.