Who is this training for?
For leaders, managers and employees who want to learn how to use inclusive language and build inclusive organisation.
Consult this training
What you will learn in the virtual workshop:
• what is inclusive language and how to use it,
• what are elements and good practices of inclusive organisations,
• how to build language awareness and understanding of the impact of language on inclusivity,
• what are practical strategies and techniques for incorporating inclusive language into everyday communication.
Advantages of the virtual training
- guarantee of interactive participation in training with the use of online engaging tools
- half-day workshops allow flexible organization of the workday
- relationships building with remote colleagues through joint participation in training
- participation in the workshop from anywhere, all you need is access to a computer
Virtual workshop program
Module I
Inclusive language awareness
- Between a joke and a punch – What words / phrases make me feel bad?
- Concepts related to inclusive language and what do they translate to in conversations: identity, normality, discrimination and prejudices, promotion and affirmation actions, coming-out and the work environment
- Basic principles of applying inclusive language to people with various needs- an overview of areas with guidelines
- Why are „they” so sensitive, or why is it worth it to apply inclusive language?
Module II
Inclusive language in practise
- What are microaggressions and how to understand them in the context of words that have meaning?
- „It’s not funny to me” or how to react to microaggressions?
- Inclusive language vs. hybrid work and the “virtual world” – how to avoid misunderstandings and “hate speech”?
- Why all this “political correctness”, or how to make inclusive language authentic and needed? Practice with real-life cases
- Summary – what am I going to apply in daily life?
Project flow
Diagnosis and prework
- in-take interview with the project sponsor
- diagnosis of participants’ needs (online questionnaire and calls)
- prework for participants (material to watch, read or listen to)
Virtual workshops
- training divided into 2 workshops, 3,5 hours each
- interactive working methods: discussions, chat, virtual board, questionnaires, videos, case studies, breakout rooms, external tools (Mentimeter, Miro, Funretro)
- participants: up to 12 people
Summary and follow up
- training materials for participants
- access to the ETTA knowledge base
- follow up call with the project sponsor