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Additional sections present NARA communications that use plain writing principles, including public-facing document formats, audience targeting, and key writing practices such as active voice, concise wording, clear headings, reduced acronyms, and structured lists. Examples cover press releases, brochures, video-monitor slides, exhibit scripts, publications, and event and web announcements.","| Type of plain writing training | Number of employees trained from April to December 2012 | Number of employees trained in 2013 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Webinars | 10 | 35 |\n| Online training | 713 | 129 |\n| Instructor-led training | 50 | 66 |\n\n| NARA Communications That Use Plain Writing |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Type of document and how it is made available to the public | The audience and the size of the audience | How we use principles of plain writing |\n| Strategy and Communications Office |  |  |\n| Strategy Division |  |  |\n| Internal policies; usually releasable to the public under a FOIA request | NARA employees, about 3,200 | Active voice; bulleted lists; pronouns; easy to understand wording; informative paragraph topic headings |\n| Communications and Marketing Division |  |  |\n| Press releases that are posted on NARA’s public website:\u003Cbr>[Archives.gov](Archives.gov), and released to media | Press, RSS Feed subscribers, and the public | Organized text so that the main point is highlighted atthe top, removed redundant words, used familiar words, and used fewer acronyms and abbreviations |\n| Directive and summary 2-page brochure describing parking rules atthe National Archives at College Park. | All NARA staff, volunteers, and contractors | Simplified wording; broke up long sentences.\u003Cbr>Wrote two-page brochure that summarizes the most important points so staff can understand the policy without reading the entire 20-page directive. |\n| Weekly slides on video monitors in some NARA locations | Staff and visitors | Using just a few words, each slide announces news or events in clear, direct, and engaging terms. |\n| Exhibit scripts. The text is printed on labels mounted on exhibit walls and in display cases in the Washington, DC museum. | The visiting public\u003Cbr>Approximately 1 million a year | Ensured consistent style throughout all elements. The text on each label is concise, with direct and economical language, and clear explanations of item background, content, and importance. |\n| Prologue magazine\u003Cbr>- printed and mailed to subscribers and members of the Foundation for the National Archives;\u003Cbr>-sold in Archives Shop and Presidential library shops\u003Cbr>- [Posted at Archives.gov](Posted at Archives.gov) and at [Zinio.com](Zinio.com) | General public, researchers, Foundation supporters\u003Cbr>Approximately 3,000 | Articles are academic but have short paragraphs. Headings now break up text and guide reader. 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