Wipe Out the Jargon (Captioned) | Ted Robinson | ACMI collection

The characters in this madcap program (a pen, a pencil and liquid paper) spearhead an attack on jargon and woolly-writing. They demonstrate how to improve letter and report writing skills by isolating the four principles of clear, well structured letters and reports: Be clear, Order, Evaluate. Short notes accompany the program.

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Credits

director

Ted Robinson

producer

Eve Ash

production company

Seven Dimensions

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

Australia

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300698

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Report writing

Closed captioning

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Report writing

Literature → Writing

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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