{"id":10492,"date":"2020-11-06T01:06:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T01:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom101\/?page_id=10492"},"modified":"2020-11-06T01:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T01:06:26","slug":"video-signpost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom101\/learning-pathways\/effective-business-writing-and-legal-considerations\/video-signpost\/","title":{"rendered":"Video signpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Fountain_pen_writing_(literacy).jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fountain pen writing (literacy).jpg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/7\/7b\/Fountain_pen_writing_%28literacy%29.jpg\/320px-Fountain_pen_writing_%28literacy%29.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"235\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<table class=\"cquote\" style=\"margin:auto; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; background-color: transparent; width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 10px;\"> \u201c\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border: none; padding: 4px 10px;\"> Plain language does not mean baby talk or dumbing down the language. It means clear and effective communication.\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 10px;\"> \u201d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"cquotecite\" style=\"border: none; padding-right: 4%\">\n<p style=\"font-size: smaller; text-align: right;\"><cite style=\"font-style: normal;\">\u2014Joseph Kimble<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ccom101\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Plain Language<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video on <i>Plain Language Writing<\/i> [1:38 min.]. It presents the Western concept of plain language. The key message is that plain language is the most effective way to communicate.\n<\/p>\n<p>This video focuses on written communication, but the message is the same for spoken\/oral communication, such as language used in presentations or business meetings, or even in everyday conversation.<br \/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-hv5jqzhbfng\" style=\"max-width:400px;\" class=\"arve alignleft\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-hv5jqzhbfng\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hV5JqzHBfNg?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"224.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hV5JqzHBfNg?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"Plain Language Writing\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/course.oeru.org\\\/ccom101\\\/learning-pathways\\\/effective-business-writing-and-legal-considerations\\\/video-signpost\\\/#arve-youtube-hv5jqzhbfng\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/hV5JqzHBfNg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"name\":\"Plain Language Writing\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<div class=\"arve-error\"><p><small><abbr title=\"Advanced Responsive Video Embedder\">ARVE<\/abbr> error: maxwidth: <code>420px<\/code> is not valid<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Plain Language Association International<\/i> website sets out <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/plainlanguagenetwork.org\/plain-language\/what-is-plain-language\/\">5 general areas to consider<\/a>. They also highlight how plain language is being used <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/plainlanguagenetwork.org\/plain-language\/plain-language-around-the-world\/\">around the world<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear:both;\"><br \/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p><b>WENote<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>Search the web to see if there is a <i>Plain Language<\/i> organisation or association in your country or region. Do you think this is a good idea? Why or why not?\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><div><p>You must be logged in to post to WEnotes.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Your comment will be displayed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/Corporate_communication\/CCOM101\/Feed\" title=\"Corporate communication\/CCOM101\/Feed\">course feed<\/a>. 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