B. Questions About Clear Language Practices

1. Our organization has a clear language style guide.
   • Yes
   • No
   • We are in the process of drafting a style guide.
2. Our organization has formally adopted a tool for measuring reading difficulty, such as the Fry Readability Graph or the SMOG formula.
   • Yes
   • No

     If yes, what tool are you using?

     

     

3. Our organization has set guidelines to control the level of reading difficulty for different audiences.
   • Yes
   • No
4. We use focus groups or field tests to test our communications with the reading audience before we publish important information.
   • Yes
   • No
5. Our department has a budget for consulting with clear language experts.
   • Yes
   • No
6. Our organization hires graphic and Web designers who have training and background in principles of clear design.
   • Yes
   • No
7. Our organization celebrates clear language successes and honours employees who improve their communications skills.
   • Yes
   • No
8. Our union locals celebrate clear language successes and honour members who improve their communications skills.
   • Never – clear language has not been on our agenda
   • Sometimes (please provide examples)
   • Always (please provide examples)

Your rating for Section B:

Given your answers to the questions above, how would you rate your municipality on clear language practices?

• We are doing this well.
• We still need to work on this.
• We are not doing well at all.