Plain Language Summaries (PLS) are incredibly effective science communication tools that allow researchers to reach a wider audience by summarizing their work in more inclusive and accessible ways. This presentation explores rhetorical aspects of these summaries along with specific strategies for thinking through the composition of an effective PLS. Participants will be asked to consider the meaning of ‘understandable language’ along with what it means to write for a public audience. Bring one of your own Abstracts and workshop it into a PLS!