For Plain Language Audit

VisibleThread drives transparency for commercial & government organizations.

VisibleThread helps you:

  • Improve customer service, increase transparency
  • Lower costs, reduce calls and follow-up communication
  • Eliminate misunderstandings leading to litigation
  • Comply with the US Plain Writing Act of 2010

US Gov Index, Q4, 2011

See how US Gov sites rank for Plain Writing. Download the report.

Plain Language for Gov.

Read this data sheet to see how your agency can benefit.

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See how VisibleThread’s language analysis capabilities saves time & increases document quality.

VisibleThread automatically pinpoints complex, difficult to understand language within websites and documents. Adopting VisibleThread means you can analyse collections of documents and websites in minutes and prioritize poor content for edits.

The Result: Massive time savings, better customer communications, systematic metrics demonstrating ‘plain writing’ compliance.

How does it work?

Scan Documents and Websites

VisibleThread instantly analyses documents (MS Word, Excel, PDF) and websites. We provide detailed reports highlighting wordy, complex and risky language, eliminating hours of manual effort.

Plain Language metrics include; readability, passive language density and long sentence density. These are some of the critical measures satisfying clear writing mandates.

Dashboard

Instantly compare all MS Word/Excel, PDF documents and websites side by side for readability, passive language and related metrics. You simply upload documents or point at a website URL.

Comparisons allow you bench mark documents against ‘good practice’ docs. Reviewers get immediate visibility into the highest risk documents in minutes. Clear actionable guidance is provided to rectify deficiencies.

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Red-flag Document Text

Flag exact text in document by heading. Display long sentences, passive language, hidden verbs etc. Long sentences reduce clarity. Splitting them flushes out ambiguity and enhances clarity.

Passive language (subject preceding verb) lacks strength and often assumes an implicit ‘actor’. Re-phrasing passive language yields clear, actionable statements.

When faced with long and confusing website text, citizens and consumers will resort to engaging directly with the government. This consumes costly agency and support center resources.

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VisibleThread for IT

2:48 minutes
This summary overview shows the business case for using VisibleThread for IT programs. It shows why up to 42% of IT project cost can be attributed to defective documentation and demonstrates how VisibleThread addresses this large business issue.

Red-flagging Bad Language

3:47 minutes
There are some words/phrases that you should avoid in a proposal. This short video shows how VisibleThread scans and red-flags 'bad language' in your RFP Responses.

Using Discovery to spot Gaps

2:28 minutes
Identification of key concepts in issued documents (RFP etc.) helps align the language of the response volumes. Discovery in VisibleThread can uncover mismatches and lack of alignment between issuer and response docs to support reviews and underpin a winning bid.

Validating Win Theme Language

4:43 minutes
Win themes articulate business differentiation. Too often, with multiple contributors and authors, it is hard to keep theme language consistent.

Here we see how VisibleThread validates response docs against win themes by:

Scanning for Compliance Requirements

4:30 minutes
Proposal Managers have to manually scan issued documents or pdfs to spot requirements prefaced with 'shall', 'must' etc. and track them in spreadsheets. This demo shows an 'obligation scan' run against a SOW. All instances of 'will', 'must', 'shall' are identified. It concludes by generating a first pass of an Excel Compliance Matrix.

Collaborations and Team Reviews with
Discussions

5:31 minutes
Managing inputs from multiple contributors and conducting efficient team reviews is critical to successful outcomes. This demo shows how VisibleThread supports collaboration using web based discussions.

Integrating with MS SharePoint

2:36 minutes
VisibleThread integrates seamlessly with MS SharePoint using an intuitive export/import capability. This short demo shows how the integration works in practical terms. We cover:

Plain Language Analysis

4:11 minutes
Plain Language Analysis drives clear documentation. This demo outlines how VisibleThread can identify long sentences, passive langauge and facilitate plain langauge audits.