What is a PLAIN ambassador?
To ensure that PLAIN is truly international, we are looking for individuals to support our at the regional level around the world. Specifically:
- to foster and support local/regional plain language initiatives
- to increase engagement, insight and action within regional networks.
An ambassador will provide a localized perspective to international discussions within PLAIN. At the same time, they will promote the principles of plain language in their region or language and be a contact for people interested in joining PLAIN. An ambassador is action-oriented, fosters positive personal relationships, connects people, and listens to conversations throughout the field.
How will an ambassador help PLAIN?
An ambassador MUST:
- be a liaison between regional members and PLAIN board members ()
- promote plain language principles and PLAIN as an organization in your local region or language.
We are looking for ambassadors who can also help us by:
- creating original content for social media in their language (for example: posts, threads, articles)
- fostering engagement, insights and conversations on social media channels
- localizing plain language initiatives or resources from PLAIN
- regularly engaging with networks and experts in their region (for example: via social media, forum, newsletter)
- organizing a plain language event (for example: hackathon, round table, webinar)
- attending relevant events/meetings and writing summaries for PLAIN members
- sharing regional developments in PLAIN communications
- creating awards or recognition for local leaders in plain language.
What are the benefits of being a PLAIN ambassador?
Ambassadors will enjoy:
- increased legitimacy in an international professional plain language community
- opportunity to connect with other knowledgeable plain language practitioners and subject matter experts worldwide
- a close relationship with PLAIN’s board members for consulting on regional initiatives
- support from PLAIN for your regional initiatives
- access to all of PLAIN’s official digital events (in exchange for summaries)
- a unique PLAIN ambassador logo to use in your personal marketing.
Are you interested?
The ideal ambassador will:
- have been a PLAIN member for at least one year
- be able to support us in at least 3 of the additional tasks mentioned
- be able to commit 5-10 hours per month to these tasks
- be interested in a long-term relationship (at least 1 year).
Important! An ambassador will not:
- use the ambassador role primarily for personal marketing
- define own plain language principles in a way that goes against PLAIN’s definition
- speak for PLAIN or represent it in any official capacity.
If you are interested in supporting PLAIN as a regional ambassador, email info@plainlanguagenetwork.org
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