View options to contract for plain language writing, editing, and training services.
Service categories
- Writing and editing original content to meet plain language standards
- Editing existing content to meet plain language standards
- Training work groups to apply plain language guidelines
Past clients include business and government offices in science, technology, aviation, international affairs, and natural resources management sectors.
Plain language improves business outcomes for every organizational unit including, technology, science, public affairs, procurement, human resources, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and user experience offices.
Options to contract
- For federal agencies, consider these options to contract for services:
- Use expert and consultant pay options from the Office of Personnel Management
- Create a Personal Service Contract (PSC), or,
- Add an independent contractor request to one of your existing federal contract companies.
- For businesses, non-profits, or other entities:
- Contact me for a statement of work (or create your own) and incorporate it into a standard personal services contract or independent contractor agreement.
Plain Language Writing Services
- Drafting original content that interprets and explains complex or technical topics in plain writing (to comply with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010).
- Includes:
- Analyzing audiences and their top tasks
- Organizing content for readability
- Interviewing subject matter experts
- Researching data
- Cooperating with web developers, designers, photographers, and graphic artists
- Proofreading for style
- Managing revisions
- Recommending reader/user group reviewers
- Incorporating search engine optimization best practices
- How it works: Contact me today for hourly and project rates.
Plain Language Editing Services
- Editing existing content and applying plain language guidelines to comply with relevant policies such as The Plain Writing Act of 2010.
- Includes:
- All of the services listed above except drafting original text.
- How it works: Contact me today for hourly and project rates.
Plain Language Training Services
- Developing and delivering plain language training sessions to apply plain language guidelines to improve business communication skills.
- Includes:
- Strategic design to identify alignment with business goal achievement, catering to your agency or office needs with real-world examples, and virtual delivery.
- Typical sessions types:
- Overview session – introduces or refreshes knowledge of plain language writing methods and benefits (includes writing exercises and resource material).
- Advanced session – digs deeper into the top writing problems of an organization and incorporates practice plain language writing solutions (includes in-depth writing exercises and resource material).
- How it works: Contact me today for one hour or half day training session rates.
Kate, Thanks for the synopsis and looping all of us in on the status. Your responsiveness and support has been invaluable as we work to get our content fully updated.”
National Project Manager
Any topic, Any time. Kate Goggin delivers plain language writer, editor, and trainer services for government and business clients. View my latest blog contribution for The Center for Plain Language.