How To Speak Non-Vegan | Effective Activism [SPEECH]
Are your words working against you? As activists, our language choices can be our greatest asset, or our most self-defeating liability. But when we’re mindful of our language choices—and whom we’re trying to reach—the effectiveness and integrity of our message increases exponentially.
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This talk addresses the sheer power of language, and discuss how to walk the line of staying firm in your convictions and uncompromising in your message while still helping people lower their guard enough to listen, hear, and make the connection.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:43 The Gift of Uncertainty
03:02 Knowing What You’re Dealing With
04:17 Learning From Personal Experience
06:43 Language Lessons from an Autistic
08:29 The Basics of a Mindful Approach
09:14 Walking the Line In Your Activism
10:12 Teaching Yourself Before Others
11:40 Problematic Language & Self-Defeating Approaches
12:47 The Most Appealing Pitfall: “Humane” Language
14:17 Are You Advocating Cruelty?
17:30 Dive Deep Into Documentation
19:22 Eliminate Issues of Trust
20:29 Yes, It Is Like That Here…
23:40 Provide an Outlet for Outrage
25:55 It’s Never One or the Other
27:12 Consider Your Audience: A Graphic Footage Example
33:51 When What’s NOT Said Is Most Damaging
35:52 Using the Words of Others
37:50 In Closing…
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