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Event

Title:: INTRODUCTION TO PLAIN LANGUAGE - Morning Session Participant Registration Deadline: Oct 20
When:: Thu. Oct 27, 2011 - Thu. Oct 27, 2011 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Category:: Participant Event Registration

Description

INTRODUCTION TO PLAIN LANGUAGE

Date: October 27, 2011
Time: 10:30AM- 12:00PM
Registration Deadline: October 20, 2011
Cost: contact the community registration location for details.
Community Locations: Vegreville, Hanna, Claresholm, Lethbridge, Two Hills, Innisfail, Brooks, Olds.

Session Description and Objective(s)

During this workshop you will learn the basics of plain language- audience, purpose, and key messages. You will also spend some time practicing plain language editing. Bring a poster, brochure, website page, or other short document to practice on. The objective of this lesson is to teach the basics of plain language and have participants practice the principles on their own documents. There will be time for questions.

Participant Registration Locations

Attendees are encouraged to register at one of the following community video conferencing locations:

Location	Address	Contact Information	Room Capacity
Vegreville	VegMin Learning Society 4923 - 50St Vegreville AB	Holly Cependa This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	8
Hanna	Hanna Learning Centre 401 Centre St Hanna, AB	Jo Goebel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	20
Claresholm	Willow Creek Community Adult Learning Centre 109-46th Ave West Claresholm AB	Kate Glover This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	20
Lethbridge	Volunteer Lethbridge 410 Stafford Dr S Lethbridge, AB	Ed Sandau This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	12
Two Hills	Two Hills Adult Learning Council 4910 Diefenbaker Ave Two Hills AB	Christina Briggs This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	25
Innisfail	Henday Association 2, 4407 - 49 Street Innisfail, AB	Carol Lee Lowe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	25
Brooks	Brooks ABLE 200 Horticultural Station Road East Brooks, AB	Heather Kazimir This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	50
Olds	Mountain View Communities Adult Learning Society 4500 50 Street Olds, AB	Maryann Shier This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	30

Presenter

Terri Peters is a former high school English teacher with 15 years experience in adult literacy. Her areas of expertise include plain language instruction, group facilitation, tutor training, and learning portfolio development.

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