Simon Hertnon is delighted to be on the judging panel for two categories (Best Plain English Document and People's Choice Awards for the best and worst documents) in this year's
WriteMark Plain English Awards. Entries have closed. Results announced in
The Listener mid-November.

Simon regularly delivers his
Optimal Words seminar in Wellington as 'Writing Essentials', a
Victoria University Professional and Executive Development short course. The next course is on
Monday 27 February 2012.
'Writing Essentials' course details
The Plain English champions over at
Write have invited Simon to speak about writing skills and 'changing attitudes to paper wars and information overload'. If you're a CEO, CIO, or senior manager and you're troubled by the rising quantities and costs of information, then this is a talk you shouldn't miss. An Auckland event is also planned.
Details
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Clear, Concise, Compelling is the antidote, but what is the ailment? Simon is writing a provocative new management book that is part exposé (on the true costs and implications of information overload and poor writing skills) and part guidebook (about how to transform an organisation from one that is addicted to low-value information to one that gainfully utilises high-value information). It's called
The Price of Words and will be published in 2012.
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