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Podcast: Lead to Soar
Episode: The Inclusive Language Field Guide - Part II - an interview with Dr. Suzanne Wertheim
Description: Mel Interviews Author Suzanne Wertheim - the Inclusive Language Field Guide. In today’s fast-moving and combative culture, language can feel like a minefield. Terms around gender, disability, race, sexuality and more are constantly evolving.Words that used to be acceptable can now get you “cancelled.” People are afraid of making embarrassing mistakes. Or sounding outdated or out of touch. Or not being as respectful as they intended.But it’s not as complicated as it might seem. Linguistic anthropologist Suzanne Wertheim offers six easy-to-understand principles to guide any communication—written or spoken—with anyone...