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053: BOOK CLUB! The Responsible Communication Style Guide
01:33 – Superpowers and Acquisition
02:50 – Reflective Listening
05:27 – The Responsible Communication Style Guide
11:54 – Asking Content-Related Questions
15:10 – Who is the target audience for this book?
17:45 – The Evolution of Writing the Book
19:39 – People-first Language
Kronda Adair: Five Stages of Unlearning Racism
23:40 – What if you get it wrong?
- Try to do good.
- Fuck it up.
- Apologize
- Try not to make the same mistake again.
That’s the job.
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29:40 – Fearing Shame
34:22 – Political Correctness and Language Evolution
44:11 – “Use with Caution” Words
Reflections:
Astrid: The less that something is happening the way I want it to, probably the less that I know.
Sam: Learning something from a joke!
Jamey: People who don’t want to learn new things are boring. Also, not being self-reflective.
Audrey: It’s amazing to pay people for their work.
Thursday: Pride for the contributors of this project.
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