The Element of Inclusion

How I Talk About Inclusion. Even When I’m Afraid

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I Know You’re Afraid To Talk About Inclusion.

I’m Afraid Too.

That sounds weird coming from someone who talks about Inclusion everyday.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. Why speaking in context protects your credibility.
  2. How relevance reduces risk when discussing inclusion
  3. How to test if someone is open to evidence.

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    Key Takeaways from This Episode:

    • Relevance gives your words more power.
      • “When you talk about inclusion or diversity or race. Is in context of the space you’re in?”
        • Context protects you and builds trust.
          • “It would be out of context if I started giving you travel tips. Or if I started giving you dating advice. Or if I started talking about gardening. Those things are out of context.”
            • Reasonable people change when shown the evidence.
              • “One of my tests of if a person is reasonable is if they change their mind when presented with new trustworthy evidence. “

                • Check out these resources :

                • Confronting My Personal Fear of Speaking Up About Diversity and Inclusion
                • Free 2-minute audit tool: Check if your business case for inclusion would make sense to your CFO.  (Get Access Here)

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                  The Element of InclusionBy Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Diversity & Inclusion I Broadcaster I Speaker I Protagonist
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