“It’s amazing what you can discover when you acknowledge audience members who are different from you, don’t look like you, don’t think like you, orRead more about Food For Thought #047
“There can be no real gains in terms of diversity, in terms of equity, or in terms of inclusion, unless equivalent efforts are also investedRead more about Food For Thought #046
“Unequivocal access to information is perhaps one of the key challenges that we will face as a society in the future and we as speakingRead more about Food For Thought #045
“Becoming masters at identifying barriers is essential to broadening your audience and expanding your revenue – this is particularly true when it comes to audienceRead more about Food For Thought #044
“As a speaker focused on getting your message across to the largest number of people possible, what percentage of your audience are you comfortable excludingRead more about Food For Thought #043
“People who have disabilities, whether those are visible or not, are the same people that come to our talks and grow from our thought leadership.Read more about Food For Thought #042
“If you don’t factor in the impact of invisible disabilities on some of your audience members, then your brand might be giving up on upRead more about Food For Thought #041
“It’s ironic how challenges related to exclusion, while they are entirely the responsibility of speakers to solve, are almost always the responsibility of audience membersRead more about Food For Thought #040
“The needs and expectations of your audience must influence your delivery style, and the delivery mechanisms you rely upon must keep your audience away fromRead more about Food For Thought #039
“In my experience speaking with audience members who have disabilities, feeling left out is oftentimes the number one reason invoked as to why speakers don’tRead more about Food For Thought #038
“If you believe inclusive communication is an expensive endeavor, you should definitely look at the impact that excluding parts of your audience can have onRead more about Food For Thought #037
“You should always go out of your way to avoid using the words “edge case” when referring to some of your audience members, as thatRead more about Food For Thought #036
“What we need to do is design our content and shape its delivery to the audience members who live on the extremes of the bellRead more about Food For Thought #035
“Adopting an inclusive approach to your content delivery shouldn’t make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you understand about your audience’s needs absolutely does.”Read more about Food For Thought #034
“All roads can potentially lead to Fadeout Town. Your job is to make sure that as many people in your audience as possible never makeRead more about Food For Thought #033
“It’s in your best interest to recognize that any approach to diversity, equity and inclusion that fails to loop in disability and ageing are inherentlyRead more about Food For Thought #032
“It’s our responsibility to make sure that the experiences we create do not disable our audience members, but rather enable them — regardless of whetherRead more about Food For Thought #031
“As you share your core message with your audience, there’s a myriad of barriers that can get in your way as a speaker or communicator,Read more about Food For Thought #030
“Out of all those audience members who end up fading out on you, how many could have been your next network opportunity, your next ravingRead more about Food For Thought #029
“One of the most common mistakes for communicators is to assume that what they feel works best in terms of content delivery strategies will alsoRead more about Food For Thought #028