Greater Voice Enterprises

Greater Voice Enterprises (and our former incarnation, Words at Work, International) has participated in the plain language movement since the White House's plain language initiative under Clinton-Gore.

Among our many efforts, we have developed style guides; trained almost 100,000 employees in industry and government; revised everything from policies to PR materials; and conducted numerous studies. Our company president Susan Benjamin has also discussed plain language-related matters on television, radio, and in newspaper and magazine articles.

PL Myths and Realities

 Myth: Plain language means "dumbing down" the message.

Reality: Plain language means clarifying and fine-tuning language: a potentially difficult task.

Myth:Organizations can achieve plain language by training their employees.

Reality: Training can help, but everyone (including senior managers) must participate.Typically, organizations must also develop a communications infrastructure, such as establishing guidelines and managing the review process.

Myth: Plain language can hurt an organization's integrity and legal protection. 

Reality: Plain language fosters  stronger organizational  work flow; accelerates the writing process; enhances the professional quality of the message (even to industry insiders); and increases the likelihood the message is transparent, legal, and ethical.

 GVE Plain Language Services

We're all about plain language. For our Federal and industry clients, we offer:

• Training
• Style guides
• Assessments
• Studies
  
• Strategies
• Talks
• Writing
• Editing

 ...and everything else.