Contents
Introduction to the topic of simple language
- Understanding the basics of simple language.
- Importance and need of plain language for companies.
- Useful fields of application and limits of simple language.
- Key factors for clear and understandable communication in plain language.
Best Practice Simple Language
- Introduction to the standards of simple language.
- Strategies for overcoming language barriers.
- Typical application examples (such as instructions or tenant letters) from different contexts and industries.
- Recommendations and best practices.
- Tips and tricks for implementing what you have learned in professional practice.
- Analyzing and revising your own texts.
What's in it for your company
- Gain new customers by removing communication barriers.
- How to effectively support your customers with the right communication.
- Image improvement through social responsibility.
- More efficient internal communication - promoting a clear exchange between employees.
- Cost savings through clear communication.
- Contribution to an inclusive corporate culture.
Practical transfer "Bring your text": Bring your own texts and practise using simple language during the training.
Learning environment
Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.
Your benefit
- You understand the basic principles of simple language and can reformulate texts of all kinds - even complex ones - in a way that is easy to understand.
- You know what is important to ensure that as many people as possible understand your texts and know different strategies for overcoming language barriers.
- You formulate your messages clearly and comprehensibly, which enables you to reach more people, minimize misunderstandings and communicate more effectively.
- They help to create an inclusive communication environment, which is becoming increasingly important in many industries.
- You will be able to implement what you have learned in your organization and thus have a lasting positive influence on the quality of communication in your company.
- You will strengthen your personal communication skills and be able to communicate more effectively with different people in professional contexts.
Methods
experts, step-by-step instructions, best-practice examples, interactive practice of texts you have brought with you with individual feedback as well as discussion and exchange of experiences.
Recommended for
People who want to formulate texts in an understandable and comprehensible way for different groups of people. Communicate more efficiently and overcome language barriers with plain language!
Further recommendations for "Simple language in business: writing clear and understandable texts"
Start dates and details
Thursday, 14.08.2025
09:30 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 15.08.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Monday, 10.11.2025
09:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, 11.11.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Tuesday, 03.03.2026
09:30 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 04.03.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.