May 2009
Sydney Writers' Festival
Plain English Foundation panel - Much ado about grammar
Neil James, Mark Tredinnick, Michael Meehan and Dominic Knight discuss the
fundamentals of grammar versus critical literacy.
November 2008
Clarity Conference
Defining the profession: placing plain language in the field of communication
Neil James, Plain English Foundation executive director.
October 2007
Sixth PLAIN Conference
Setting the standard: some steps toward a plain language profession
Neil James, Plain English Foundation executive director.
May 2007
Sydney Writers' Festival
Plain English Foundation panel - The ethics of language
David Marr, Margaret Somerville, Mary Zournazi and Neil James discuss the importance
and the possibility of an ethics of language.
May 2007
Sydney Writers' Festival
Plain English Foundation panel - The future of English
Vikram Chandra, Steven Hall, Pam Peters and Neil James explore the forces that are
shaping the language of the future.
May 2005
Sydney Writers' Festival
Political Speak: Double Talk vs Plain English. Panel papers by NSW Attorney-General Bob Debus and academic and author Catharine Lumby.
July 2004
Australian Style Council
Back to life: resuscitating public language. Keynote address by Neil James, Plain English Foundation executive director.
May 2004
Sydney Writers’ Festival
Diseased English: can it be cured? Panel paper by Neil James, Plain English Foundation
executive director.
May 2004
Sydney Writers’ Festival
Plain English Foundation launch.
Opening speech by Peta Spear, Plain English Foundation managing director.
Launch address by Susan Butler, Macquarie dictionary publisher.