The conversation we had was all about the use of language in the context of business or marketing, which is a bit different from the angle that I’ve normally talked about language which is language learning and non-native language expression. But I am excited for you to listen to this conversation because the use of language always has an impact and carries a lot of weight. So during this conversation with Kelly, we explore deeply the idea of being intentional in the use of language as co-creators of both language and our future.
About Kelly Diels:
Kelly Diels is a feminist educator, writer, and coach. She specializes in feminist marketing for culture-makers. She’s here to raise awareness about how the business-as-usual formulas we learn everywhere actually reproduce oppression. She develops and teaches alternate, feminist marketing tools to help us do it differently (and better). You can find her at www.kellydiels.com and on Instagram @kelly.diels
Notes from Episode 5 with Kelly Diels
- Justice in business and the language of justice
- Words create our worlds and our world informs the word choose
- Being all culture-makers and language-makers
- Intentional use of language
- Experimentation with the language to create an aligned message
- The authority of mainstream channels and the distinction between earned authority and manufactured authority
- The use of empowering and non-harmful language
- The need to remember the language that names values or ideas from the past
- How when we lose words, we lose wisdom
- The need to have words as the beginning state to make change
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