Category Inclusive Speaking Tips
Shared on Instagram and archived here, this section shares a series of tips and tricks to become a more inclusive communication professional from your platform of choice (virtual or in-person events).
“Don’t rely on jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, or other technical terms, unless you also plan on clearly explaining what they mean or stand for as part of your delivery.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #014“Keep screen animations and other scrolling effects to a minimum in order to protect audience members who are more susceptible to motion sickness triggers.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #013“Always provide alternative, audio description tracks for your videos, so that audience members who only rely on hearing can still fully understand the content shared.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #012“Make sure colours used for meaningful text, graphics, and icons in your printed and digital content are sufficiently contrasted against their respective backgrounds.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #011“Stay away from large blocks, columns, or lines of text that run excessively long on the screen, and left-align your content to optimize its overall readability.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #010“Avoid ableist language, using words like ‘crazy’, ‘dumb’, ‘stupid’ or others that use disability as an insult, and cause micro-aggressions to people who have disabilities.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #009“Always use a microphone when addressing the audience, because regardless of how loud you might think you are, some will still struggle to properly hear you.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #008“Prefer non-triggering, simple colours – as opposed to bright contrasting colour combinations – when laying out information on slides, handouts, or other documents.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #007“Shield audience members who can easily be distracted from potential unwanted distractions, by minimizing all external stimulations that could get in the way of learning.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #006“Make sure to always provide synchronized captions and transcript files every time pre-recorded video and audio files are used as part of your content and delivery.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #005“Ensure that any blinking, flashing and other strobing effects never occur more than 2-3 times per second to avoid risks of photo-epileptic seizures for your audience.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #004“Instead of just pointing or referring to the visual assets presented on your slides, describe them verbally when the information they convey supports your content.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #003“Ensure any information only conveyed through colour in your printed and digital content is also supported through text, visual cues and/or other additional means.”
More details about Inclusive Speaking Tip #002“Make sure the quantity of text used on the screen is kept to a minimum, and choose more visually engaging and compelling ways to tell your story instead.”
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