The Conscious Style Guide
ebook ∣ a flexible approach to language that includes, respects, and empowers
By Karen Yin
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An adaptable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with compassion in a rapidly changing environment.
Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language when communicating with or about others. But language — and how we use it — continually evolves, along with cultural norms. When contradictory opinions muddle our purpose, how do we align our word choices with our beliefs? Who has the final say when people disagree? And why is it so hard to let go of certain words? Afraid of getting something wrong or offending, we too often treat words as dos or don'ts, regardless of context and nuance.
Thankfully, in The Conscious Style Guide, award-winning editor Karen Yin provides a roadmap for communicating with sensitivity and awareness — no matter how the world around us changes. Readers will learn:
With practical advice and hundreds of relatable examples, The Conscious Style Guide invites us to weigh contradictions, examine the pitfalls of binary thinking, and explore truly effective communication — in all aspects of our lives.
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