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* 70% of our collegues are non-native English speakers. Our language must be accessible | |||
Don’ts | *Means: Language accessible to non-native English speakers; short sentences, toned-down tone | ||
* Use a journalistic approach: cover the whys, the wheres, the hows. Relay the useful, relevant information succinctly | |||
* We are a team. Do not just mention names of single indivduals. | |||
* If you talk about Parasol Island internally refer to first person plural: „we …“ | |||
* Use „Parasols“ to adress the staff in internal communications | |||
Don’ts<br /> | |||
Revision as of 13:03, 15 January 2016
Parasol Island Language Style Guide
Target
From 01/2016 we switch to English as our first internal language.
Style
Do’s
- 70% of our collegues are non-native English speakers. Our language must be accessible
- Means: Language accessible to non-native English speakers; short sentences, toned-down tone
- Use a journalistic approach: cover the whys, the wheres, the hows. Relay the useful, relevant information succinctly
- We are a team. Do not just mention names of single indivduals.
- If you talk about Parasol Island internally refer to first person plural: „we …“
- Use „Parasols“ to adress the staff in internal communications
Don’ts