Through books, courses, and consultancy, we teach office workers how to write well so their words can deliver value.
Buy the one book every office worker needs
Our flagship guidebook, Clear Concise Compelling, is the ideal guidebook for anyone who writes at work. If you’re a public servant, it’s the most cost-effective and convenient tool for ensuring you’re equipped to meet the requirements of the Plain Language Act 2022. And the latest edition includes the Write Plain Language Standard (as referenced in the Public Service Commission’s guidance).
The fully-revised second edition of Simon’s popular writing guidebook is available in print (NZ$60) and as a PDF eBook (NZ$30).
Learn the essentials of good writing at an in-house or public course
Join the thousands who have been taught by Nakedize founder, Simon Hertnon, through his one-day professional development course based on Clear Concise Compelling.
You can book an in-house course directly, or attend a public course through Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni Professional, where Simon has been teaching since 2008.
Simon Hertnon teaching at Victoria University of Wellington’s Pipitea Campus (Rutherford House), across from the Beehive.
At Nakedize, we believe society should expect all information to be clear, just as it expects all food to be safe. That means we should expect every office worker to write well.
Invite Simon to help you to transform the writing culture at your organisation
If you’re a CEO or senior manager who wants to develop a culture of clear, concise writing that delivers value, rather than continue to accommodate unclear, verbose writing that incurs layers of unnecessary cost, invite Simon as a consultant or speaker.
Simon Hertnon (right) discussing the 2016 Plain English Awards results with Hilary Barry and Daniel Faitaua on Breakfast (8 November 2016).
Learn about optimal knowledge working
Everything we teach at Nakedize recognises that the underlying purpose of a knowledge worker is to deliver value by solving problems and realising opportunities. Learn about optimal knowledge working.
The Nakedize Optimal Knowledge Working framework