What is the Plain English Award?
The main awards recognise organisations and individuals who have genuinely made an effort to present themselves using clear and concise English. The infamous ‘Golden Bull’ and ‘Foot in Mouth’ awards inject a sense of mischief into the proceedings. All the award winners can expect to receive media coverage.
How do you get Golden Bull award?
Businesses with an annual turnover of RM5 million and above in the last financial year (and up to RM150 million for manufacturing sector and RM75 million for services sector) and an aggregate of RM10 million in the last two financial years.
What is foot in Mouth club?
Meaning. If you put your foot in your mouth you say or do the wrong thing and usually make matters worse.
What is the goal of the plain English Campaign?
Since 1979, we have been campaigning against gobbledygook, jargon and misleading public information. We have helped many government departments and other official organisations with their documents, reports and publications. We believe that everyone should have access to clear and concise information.
What’s the name of the campaign that aims to reduce the amount of jargon being used?
Make our Move
To cut through the jargon, Hubbub is launching ‘Make our Move’, a straight-talking social media campaign based around 12 key actions that people can take to tackle climate change.
What is crystal Mark plain English?
The Crystal Mark is our seal of approval for the clarity of a document. It now appears on over 23,000 different documents in the UK and in other countries including the USA, Australia, Denmark, New Zealand and South Africa. It is the only internationally-recognised mark of its kind.
Why was the plain English Campaign created?
Founded in 1979 by Chrissie Maher, the company is a world leader in plain-language advocacy, working to persuade organisations in the UK and abroad to communicate with the public in plain language.
What is the Crystal Mark?
What is Plain English Crystal Mark?
The Plain English Campaign’s Internet Crystal Mark The Internet Crystal Mark is the Campaign’s seal of approval for companies they recognise as being committed to plain English all across their website.
What is plain language writing?
“Plain language,” also known sometimes as “plain English,” is writing in a way that helps readers understand the content in a document the first time they read it. It’s also the law. The Plain Writing Act of 20101 requires all federal agencies to use plain language whenever they communicate with the public.
Why plain language is important?
Plain language gets your message across in the shortest time possible. More people are able to understand your message. There is less chance that your document will be misunderstood, so you spend less time explaining it to people.
What is the foot in Mouth Award?
The Foot in Mouth Award is presented each year by the Plain English Campaign for “a baffling comment by a public figure”. The award was first made in 1993, when it was given to Ted Dexter, the chairman of selectors for the England cricket team.
What is the plain English campaign?
The Plain English Campaign was set up in 1979 when the founder, Chrissie Maher, shredded hundreds of jargon-filled forms and documents in Parliament Square, London. The group made their first awards the next year, rewarding those organisations that used plain English, and highlighting those that did not.
How many times has Rhodri Morgan won the foot in mouth?
Although the Foot in Mouth award was first made in 1993, a specific acknowledgment was made to a comment by Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States in 1991. The award has been presented 20 times, and only Rhodri Morgan and Boris Johnson have received it more than once.