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\nWe’re grateful this year to once again have the support of TechCommNZ<\/a>, who’s sponsoring our Best Plain English Technical Communicator category<\/a><\/em>. As part of their sponsorship, TechCommNZ recently published an article we wrote for them about our Trophy Tips Seminar. With their blessing, here’s that same article for your reading pleasure.<\/em><\/p>\n

Winning an award is the best way to have your work recognised \u2014 or your team\u2019s. And for business or technical writers, or people working in communications, the annual Plain English Awards are as good as it gets.<\/p>\n

Tips for success from those in the know<\/h2>\n

In the build-up to the opening of this year\u2019s Plain English Awards, we held a Trophy Tips Seminar in Wellington last month. We also broadcast this seminar through Facebook Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before the seminar, we surveyed former winners and judges of the Awards to gather some tips for aspiring winners. While responses varied slightly, their main messages were clear and simple.<\/p>\n

Best advice for aspiring winners<\/h2>\n

In short, the people we surveyed said that winning entries demonstrated similar traits.<\/p>\n