By Felicia Empey, Editor in Chief for Communicator | f.empey@gmail.com
This quarter, the Communicator is focused on diversity and inclusion. For some companies and organizations, diversity and inclusion are topics covered in a brief seminar or mentioned at an AGM. For communicators, it can be seen as 1) HR’s purview or 2) something nice to have for marketing purposes. But we don’t have to take this cynical attitude. Instead, as communicators, we can make informed changes and be a voice for change.
In this issue, we have different voices giving their perspectives and showing us how we can take on leadership roles as communicators for change.
In “Diverse but not inclusive: An honest look at Canadian workplaces,” Rohini Mukherji shares the differences between diversity and inclusion and how communicators can move closer to true, beyond-the-brochure inclusion.
Matthew Collis lists “Four tips to take audience diversity into account in your communications” from simple things like language to expanding the makeup of your team.
In “Better inclusion: The trans and non-binary side of the LGBTQ2+ equation,” Ken Evans outlines the benefits for a brand of taking action to be diverse and how to seek out information on topics that may be unfamiliar.
From the archives: “Accessibility in the digital age” by Matisse Hamel-Nelis. Accessibility is a factor of inclusion that can be overlooked at times. This article is a great practical guide to best practices for social media communications to be accessible.
We hope you learn something new and enjoy this issue of the Communicator.
Felicia Empey, Editor in Chief for Communicator
By Felicia Empey, Editor in Chief for Communicator | f.empey@gmail.com This quarter, the Communicator is focused on diversity and inclusion. For some companies and organizations, diversity and inclusion are topics covered in a brief seminar or mentioned at an AGM. For communicators, it can be seen as 1) HR’s purview or 2) something nice to have […] By Matisse Hamel-Nelis | matisse.hamel-nelis@cnib.ca Matisse Hamel-Nelis gives practical and needed advice on how to make social media posts more accessible on a variety of platforms. Consider your latest social media post. Does it have an image? Maybe it has a video. This is great content for people who are sighted, but what about someone […] By Ken Evans | kevans@apexpr.com Ken Evans outlines the benefits for a brand of taking action to be diverse and how to seek out information on topics that may be unfamiliar. Many organizations claim to be inclusive and have LGBTQ2S+-friendly workplaces, but seldom walk the talk across the spectrum. Overall, we’ve come far in […] By Matthew Collis | matthewdcollis@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdcollis Matthew Collis goes over ways to take your audience diversity into account, from improving the language to expanding the makeup of your team. Your communications need to resonate with your audience. But there’s a good chance your audience is diverse and made up of people of different races, genders, […] By Rohini Mukherji | @RohiniMJ Rohini Mukherji shares the differences between diversity and inclusion and how communicators can move closer to true, beyond-the-brochure inclusion. “Diversity is having a seat at the table. Inclusion is having a voice. And belonging is having that voice be heard.” This is the powerful analogy that stood out as I […]Return to the Fall 2019 Issue of Communicator
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Diversity and inclusion
Accessibility in the digital age
Better inclusion: The trans and non-binary side of the LGBTQ2+ equation
Four tips to take audience diversity into account in your communications
Diverse but not inclusive: An honest look at Canadian workplaces
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