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Writing for the public

Writing text for the general public that is easy to read, accurate and suits readers with no inside knowledge.

Good work shows: Uses short sentences and common words; avoids internal terms and acronyms; tells readers what they can do next.

Writing for the public is one of the communication skills on FinderK.

The job simulations and Skill Paths below include work that is checked for this skill. You do the work in an original fictional company and get feedback on it.

Job simulations

The ammonia result and the twenty-four hours

Environmental compliance officer at Halbrook Dairies

About 75 minutes. Included in Plus.

A monthly ammonia result is above the permit limit. Decide whether the permit has actually been breached, get a notification signed before the clock runs out, and handle a report of dead fish downstream without guessing or denying.

Skills: Assess compliance against a permit's statistical limits; Separate records from what people remember; Meet a legal notification deadline under pressure; Report facts without speculating about cause; Handle a public pollution report within the rules

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