“Emperor Frederick - the 13th century ruler of the Holy Roman Empire - wanted to know what language had been spoken at the birth of mankind in the Garden of Eden. Was it Hebrew, Greek or Latin? He ordered an experiment in which the original circumstances would be recreated as closely as possible. A group of infants were to be isolated from hearing human speech from the moment of birth until they spoke their language. The babies were to be raised by nurses who were strictly charged to maintain complete silence when with the babies were born. The result? Every one of the babies died. The lack of communication can be lethal.” -- Robert Bolton,
People Skills
People Skills by Robert Bolton on GoodReads.com
"This handbook, Communication Skills, focuses on how
personnel in the public administration can develop approaches
and strategies that will enable them to deal with communication
problems in a variety of contexts." in http://www.cgg.gov.in/
Plain Language Writing has been around even longer than the 2010 Plain Language Act. Here is a 1998 Securities and Exchange Commission Handbook on Plain English writing and using same to create reader-friendly documents.
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