Colourblindness affects a person’s ability to perceive colours, causing them to struggle with distinguishing between colours used in graphs and the legends right next to them. This means that they won’t get the gist of your presentation. Working inclusively with colours is a great way to start bridging the gap for inclusion.
Shared on Medium and archived here, this section compiles all of our musings and ideas about inclusive speaking and communication. So we can all walk down the path of the inclusive speaker, together.
Colourblindness affects a person’s ability to perceive colours, causing them to struggle with distinguishing between colours used in graphs and the legends right next to…Read more about Are colours killing your great ideas?
The iceberg metaphor fits perfectly with the landscape of disabilities and inclusion, where visible disabilities make up a small portion of the total. As professional…Read more about The tip of the inclusive speaking iceberg
With the prevalence of disabilities in the meeting rooms, the question is not whether you’re leaving money on the table by not paying attention to…Read more about Measuring the hidden costs of exclusion
As an expert who monetizes the spoken word, your goal should be to touch the heart and soul of everyone in your audience, including those…Read more about Don’t send them out to Fadeout Town
Whose responsibility is it to ensure that as many audience members as possible are taken into consideration when creating content and planning for the live,…Read more about Avoiding communication breakdowns
When we address our audience, we can prevent fade-outs from happening by being mindful of considerations to actively work towards the inclusion of all of…Read more about One-way ticket to Fadeout Town
If you don’t include people with disabilities and the elderly when communicating your ideas, you are leaving money on the table. Embracing the idea of…Read more about Are you leaving money on the table?
If you want to truly connect with as many people as you possibly can in your audience, then you imperatively must be aware of the…Read more about One-size approaches never fit everyone
The Canadian disability market is worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year and will account for 21% of the total Canadian consumer market by…Read more about Sorry, we don’t serve your kind, here
The path to true inclusion is one that uses techniques and strategies to connect with the audience demographics. If you want to expand your reach…Read more about A journey of a thousand miles…