Inclusive speakers recognize that people with disabilities are people first, and that there can be no real gains in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion unless equivalent efforts are also invested in the realm of disability. To be truly inclusive of everyone in our audience, we need to go beyond simple learning styles, create content that resonates with our audience, and deliver it in a way that leaves no one behind.
Inclusive speakers recognize that people with disabilities are people first, and that there can be no real gains in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion…Read more about Appealing to different types of learners
Before we can consider how disabilities may impact the engagement levels of our audience members, we must establish ground rules with learning styles, identifying basic…Read more about Acknowledging the spectrum of learning styles
People have different learning styles, and speakers should be cognizant of them all, when putting together and delivering their content. As speaking professionals, we are…Read more about Learning styles and inclusion
While retired seniors are unlikely to find themselves in our audiences, those who are still professionally active are very likely to be! What have you…Read more about How does ageing affect our audiences?
As speakers, when it comes to the science of learning, we can learn a ton from psychologists and researchers. By becoming familiar with the most…Read more about How psychology can help you shape how people learn
As speakers, we spend a lot of time crafting our message and practicing our delivery, but we often create experiences that only resonate with people…Read more about Your audience is much more diverse than you think
We put a great deal of emphasis on eye contact in the Western world, but not everyone feels the need to maintain eye contact with…Read more about Eye contact and the “me-me-me syndrome”
In order to empower everyone in our audience, we have to recognize that people learn and process information in different ways. Findings from the 1950s…Read more about The flaw of averages
In Western cultures, we tend to associate eye contact with being given attention and respect. In other parts of the world, however, eye contact means…Read more about Different strokes for different folks
Over the years, I’ve found myself analyzing how other speakers deliver their content, and I regularly find myself pointing out mistakes they make with regard…Read more about Acknowledging my dark passenger
When we think about all the ways in which communication could go wrong, it’s easy to feel intimidated. Social media can spread bad reputations like…Read more about Building a business case for inclusive speaking
When a professional communicator offers a follow-up touchpoint, about 10% of audience members will consider buying into it. This can be anything from a simple…Read more about Enter the 40/50/x rule of inclusive speaking
If you don’t connect with your audience with disabilities, you might be missing out on potential clients and income. To improve your inclusive approach to…Read more about Connecting with those who have hearing or cognitive issues
There’s no way for you to tell how many people in your audience might be affected by disabling circumstances, such as colourblindness, dyslexia, attention deficit…Read more about You can never really tell who you shut out
People with disabilities are not the negligible minority we tend to believe they are, as they make up a quarter of any given audience that…Read more about Core principles of inclusive speaking
People with disabilities, invisible or not, are the same people that come to our talks, read our blogs, buy our books, watch our videos, feed…Read more about Are you giving up on some of your audience?
People with disabilities people, the elderly, and anyone marginalized by the way we create, share, and communicate information represent a much bigger market than we…Read more about Inclusion means big bucks and smart business
When professional speakers discuss the needs and expectations of audience members with disabilities, they typically refer to these things as edge cases. If we begin…Read more about Dismissing audience members as edge cases