Video and Multimedia

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Video

Use Plain Language
"Introduction to Plain Language: Say It Simply"
A humorous take from the Minnesota Department of Revenue Communication Department on how to express ideas in a simpler way. 

Overcome Communication Obstacles
“Teaching Connotation and Denotation”
This video can teach connotation and denotation.

Use Plain, Unbiased Language
“Clear and Concise: Encouraging Better Communication”
This interview encourages better communication through plain language.

Audio

Use Plain Language
“Essentials of Plain Language”
The speaker provides techniques for writing and speaking in plain language. 

Use Words to Connect
“Overused Words-Connecting with an Audience That’s Heard it All”
The speaker emphasizes the necessity of choosing one’s words wisely.

Use Figures of Speech
“Rhetorical Devices”
The speaker explains several figures of speech to use, including parallelism.

Web Resources

Overcome Communication Obstacles
“Connotation and Denotation”
The piece explains the differences, using examples, of in the denotative and connotative meaning of words.

Overcome Communication Obstacles
“Inductive and Deductive Reasoning”
This text from the website of Utah State University explains the differences between a word’s inductive and deductive meanings.

Confront the Issue of Political Correctness
"How ‘politically correct’ went from compliment to insult"
This Washington Post article focuses on the historical meaning of being politically correct and approaches the current perception of the expression.