Simple Language Checklist

A quick checklist to audit your content for simple language principles.

Use this checklist to audit your content for simple language principles.

• Average sentence length is under 20 words
• Addressed the reader as "You"
• Used active verbs instead of abstract nouns
• Paragraphs are short (under 5 sentences)
• Key information is placed first
• Formatting (bolding) used for key phrases
• Lists broken into bullet points
• Headings used to structure content
• Layout uses plenty of white space