Episodes

Tuesday May 31, 2022
Weight discrimination
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Katherine shares her research on how weight discrimination affects the workplace.

Tuesday May 10, 2022
Words have energy
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Vivian shares the impact of the words we use and encourages us to be mindful in our interactions.

Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Effective Communication
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Dr. Amelia and I talk about what effective communication and how critical it is for the workplace.

Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Gendered Language/ Communication
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
In conversation with Professor Erez Levon about the assumptions and expectations of speech and its effect particularly women in the workplace.
You can find more about Professor Levon at:
http://erezlevon.com

Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Cultural diversity
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
In conversation with Peter Mousaferiadis of Diversity Atlas about the importance of cultural infusion at the workplace.

Friday Aug 06, 2021
Language at work
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Have you ever wondered why language is underestimated in business and the workplace? Many of us don’t unfortunately and it is not surprising because it is an integral part of our lives. Consequently, we tend to oversimplify its role and function and research shows that this is far from the truth.
This episode shows that the meaning of words are not universal and highlights the consequences of miscommunication at the workplace.

Tuesday May 04, 2021
Inclusive language
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
This conversation is all about inclusive language with a focus on sexuality and gender.
Ynda Jas is a language, gender, and sexuality researcher and they discuss their lived experience and share details on good starting points.
"Context matters.

Friday Apr 09, 2021
Race and language
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
In this episode, Vijay explains the interaction between language and race and highlights the additional labour that speakers with other accents undergo in the workplace. In a nutshell "language and race are not separate."

Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tool box for understanding how language works
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
In a discussion with Professor Veronika Koller about the importance of understanding how language works in the workplace. Benefits include improved communication and productivity at the workplace.

Monday Feb 22, 2021
Linguistic inequality
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
In this episode, we talk about linguistic inequality in the workplace. My guest is Dr. Hui Zhao, who is interested in the interaction between language and identity.