Opinion
The benefits of Plain Language in the United States
Annetta L Cheek, PhD
Dr. Cheek earned a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. She spent 25 years in the US Federal government, mostly writing and implementing regulations. She was the Chair of the board of the Center for Plain Language from its founding in 2003 until June 2014. She was instrumental in getting the US Congress to pass the Plain Writing Act of 2010. She is on the Board of Clarity International. Currently she is working to develop plain language standards under ISO and is the Chair of the Standards Committee of the International Plain Language Federation.
Plain Language: a part of your brand
Christopher Balmford
（Managing Director of Words and Beyond (Australia), past-president of Clarity, convenor and project leader of ISO’s TC 37 Working Group 11, lawyer）
The Arguments Against Plain Language Have Been Refuted
Professor Joe Kimble
(Thomas Cooley Law School)
