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Clarity sponsors communication in NHS
Clarity was one of the chief sponsors of the conference of the Association of Healthcare Communicators in Sheffield in October 2007.
Rupert Morris, Chairman of Clarity, gave a presentation on 'How to Miss the Point and Confuse People', exposing some of the common pitfalls of corporate writing, and selecting both good and bad examples from the NHS. He also presented prizes to the winners and runners-up in the awards for 'Best Information for Patients'.
Clarity has compiled and edited a number of major reports for the Department of Health, including the 2005 Annual Report of the NHS Modernisation Board, and the last two annual reports of the NHS Modernisation Agency.

Chairman's letter to the FT
On November 13th 2007, the FT published a letter from Rupert Morris, responding to an article by Michael Skapinker on the proliferation of different versions of English, and the difficulty that native speakers have in making themselves understood by non-native speakers.

Recommendation for Susannah Ross's book
The latest book by our Web specialist, Susannah Ross, Chambers Desktop Guide to Writing for the Web, has been recommended by the internationally renowned Web consultant, Jakob Nielsen.
On his website, Nielsen says Susannah's book is only available in the UK, but "it's worth the extra shipping charges to get this book mailed to you from Amazon.co.uk, even if you're in the U.S. or otherwise far away from London. Ross manages to cover all the most important issues in less space than anybody else, mainly because she focuses on writing …"
Read about the Desktop Guide to Writing for the Web.

Chairman's letter to the FT
On August 22nd 2007, the FT published an article by Howard Davies, Chairman of the judges for the Man Booker prize, lamenting British novelists' lack of interest in business. Two days later, the FT led its letters page with a response by Rupert Morris, Chairman of Clarity.

Latest Work
Clarity has a broader list of clients than ever before. Accenture and ABI head our list of latest projects.

10th Anniversary
Clarity celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On 3rd May 2007 we gave a drinks party at the National Liberal Club to mark the occasion and Rupert Morris, Clarity's founder and chairman, gave a short presentation.

New Faces
Clarity welcomes a number of new faces in the second half of 2007.

Testimonials
Find out what our clients think of us and the work we do.

Articles
A selection of articles by Clarity writers - from Richard Heller on the saviour of China to Susannah Ross on what does well on the web.

Jargon-o-matic
Our famous jargon generator serves up freshly minted piffle that reads almost exactly like many companies' genuine reports.

The Clarity Index
Find out which FTSE 100 companies make the most sense. We rated companies' reports, websites and press releases and found a connection between the clarity of their writing and the performance of their shares.

Links
Useful, interesting and amusing sites, mostly relating to words and writing. This includes links to our pick of the online style guides and dictionaries.