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Food For Thought #054

Last updated on May 22, 2023
by Denis Boudreau
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Every time speakers decline or forgo the microphone — or whenever they find themselves guilty of any of the other sins of professional speaking — someone in the audience pays the price of exclusion.

“Every time speakers decline or forgo the microphone — or whenever they find themselves guilty of any of the other sins of professional speaking — someone in the audience pays the price of exclusion.”

Denis Boudreau – www.inklusiv.ca

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Founder and Chief Inclusion Officer at InklusivComm, Denis has taken his inclusive communication expertise to hundreds of organizations around the world. Through workshops, counsel, and training, Denis has, to this day, empowered tens of thousands of busy professionals with powerful tools to bridge the gaps that can potentially exclude up to 40% of their audience members, based on disabilities, ageing, and other technical challenges.

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