Plain language

How it can improve readability and usability

by Bartek Biedrzycki

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An Uczelnia Vistula final project for the Technical Communication course.

Paper topic: Why should we adapt the language to fit the needs of technical communication?

Aim: Introduce the concept of plain language and help writers switch to technical writing.

Reader persona: Aspiring/novice technical writers; 20-30yo for a novice, 40+ for people switching jobs on the current market; both male and female.

Example persona: Hope Hadley, 26, white female, junior technical writer in training with some copy/marketing and amateur literary background (A3O).

Formats available: HTML (markdown+github pages) / formatted PDF (download)

Version: 1.0 (2025-05-22)

Author: Bartek Biedrzycki
Supervisor: Tomasz Prus
Reviewer 1: Magdalena Żaczek
Reviewer 2: Beata Skoczylas

Konstancin-Jeziorna, 2025

License: Creative Commons Atribution Non-commercial Share Alike

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All materials licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Bartek Biedrzycki 2025