Lynda Harris is the founder and director of WriteMark Limited. Lynda set up WriteMark Limited in 2004 and the company launched the WriteMark, New Zealand’s only document quality mark on 1 March 2005.
Lynda is also founder and director of Write Group Limited, New Zealand’s leading plain English business writing company. Wellington-based Write Group is well established in the professional services market and has a broad client base of public and private sector organisations.
Lynda strongly believes New Zealanders need to change the way they communicate. She established Write Group 16 years ago, driven by a conviction that business and government organisations should use plain English in all their written communications.
'The benefits of plain English are clear. Cut out long-winded and jargon-ridden text and replace it with information that is well structured, well presented, and easily understood. This saves mistakes, improves customer relations, and gives a business the competitive edge.'
As the WriteMark Business Development Manager, Christopher Travers is your first point of contact for all WriteMark enquiries.
'I am interested in communication strategies, adult training, neuro linguistic programming (NLP), and marketing. Being part of the Write Group team allows me to combine my work experience and my interests to develop this exciting, new national campaign.'
Anne-Marie Chisnall joined the WriteMark team in early 2005 as an editor and assessor.
'When you send your document to us for a WriteMark assessment, I'll check it against a list of plain English criteria. I'll be looking to see that your document conveys information clearly, concisely, and appropriately. If I think you can improve your document, I'll make some suggestions in the assessment report. You can make the changes yourself, or I can help with plain English editing to WriteMark standard.'
