Tell us your opinion about Avaaz's writing quality and style

With over 44 million Avaaz members in every nation of the world, our campaigning heavily relies on effective multilingual communication.

This survey will help us ensure that our writing is of the highest quality in all 18 languages we operate in. Thanks so much for your input!

The survey should only take 5 minutes -- you can answer as many questions as you like:

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* 1. How do Avaaz emails generally make you feel?

Please pick the two emoticons that best capture the feeling you get when reading Avaaz emails.

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Hope 		😍
Love 		😢
Sadness 		😡
Anger 		😱
Outrage 		😴
Boredom
Main feeling
Secondary feeling

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* 2. How would you rate the language quality of Avaaz emails overall? (5 stars being top quality, 1 star being very poor quality)

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* 3. Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements

  Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree
I enjoy reading Avaaz emails
I think Avaaz emails are very well written
I trust the information Avaaz sends me
I feel inspired by Avaaz emails

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* 4. Please indicate to what extent you agree with the following statements about the style of Avaaz writing

  Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree
Spelling and grammar are correct in Avaaz emails
The language in Avaaz emails tends to be too alarmist
Avaaz emails are written in clear and accessible language
Avaaz emails sound like they are written by a native English speaker
Avaaz emails tend to include too much jargon and technical terminology

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* 5. Here is an extract from an Avaaz campaign in English:

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Dear friends,

It’s straight out of a horror movie: hundreds of pregnant horses hooked up to blood-draining machines, some so weak they collapse and die. But we can stop this right now.

The industrial horse torture is driven by European pharmaceutical companies who use the blood to speed up factory farming! The EU has said it’s considering action, but so far nothing has happened.

No more horses need to die! Ministers are meeting next week -- let’s light a fire under the EU with a massive petition demanding they ban the abusive pregnant horse blood trade. Add your name to the petition below *with one click* and tell everyone:

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Please use the table and comment box below to rate the quality of the above text:

  Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree
Spelling and grammar are correct
The sentences are clear and easy to understand
The text is very well written
The text has a natural flow
The text does not sound like a translation from another language

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* 6. What do you think about the tone of Avaaz emails?

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* 7. Which country do you live in?

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* 8. How well known do you think Avaaz is in your country? Please rate it on a scale of 1-5 (5 being very well known, 1 being not known at all)

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* 9. Do you have any last comments, ideas or recommendations you’d like us to consider to improve the quality and style of our communications in English?

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