LPM is pleased to welcome Alexa Campbell into our group as a presenter and consultant on Plain Language. Alexa brings a wealth of experience as an instructor in Red River Community College’s Technical Writing faculty. Her Writing for the Web workshop helped writers to use Plain Language on web pages and examine pitfalls and opportunities for effective web page design. Charles Moody, our PL guru, was back in Winnipeg to present his Introduction to Plain Language course as well as to add his new Advanced Plain Language Techniques program. All workshops were well attended and highly rated by participants.  

We hope to make The Institute for Plain Language an ongoing feature of summers at LPM.

Our Learner Speaker’s Bureau is growing. Twelve learners graduated from the Learner Speakers’ training held this March in Winnipeg. One learner from Flin Flon received her certificate at the Pan Canadian Literacy Forum in April. Another five learners graduated from training held in Selkirk in May (four from Selkirk and one from Portage la Prairie).

Ten of our recent graduates have agreed to participate in further training. They are eager to speak out about the need for literacy programs by telling their learning journey stories. The new group joins an active alumnus of eight speakers.

The Learner Speakers are looking for new venues to share their stories. They would like to motivate potential adult learners to attend a literacy programs in their neighborhood. Each of the speakers has an incredible story about overcoming challenges to share.

(Picture at left) Learner Speakers' Bureau alumni, Grace Kirton, coaching new Learner Speaker, Shelley Ringrose, at a Flin Flon training session.