Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Tactical Communication and Consulting

How frustrating is it when you have something important to say, but people don’t listen? What should you say when your leaders and colleagues don’t hear the importance of disability inclusion? When it comes to expressing yourself, the words you choose and how you communicate makes all the difference.

To be heard, you need to develop the ability to overcome objections, control conversations, and develop the ability to influence decisions with your knowledge and experience. You also need to avoid hot-button topics and things that distract from your real message.

In this talk, Cam Beaudoin shares real-world experience from working with the largest, industry-leading tech companies and consulting on disability inclusion and advocacy to coach the audience on their communication skills. He'll dive deep into what’s needed to speak to others and motivate them to take action.

Attend the talk to learn:

1. The four facets of effective communications using the VIEW™ method
2. Having confidence in bringing up disability inclusion while at work
3. Advocacy is more than just good ideas and a strong voice – it’s action!

And there will be time for your questions.

Presenter Bio
Using his experience in program management, software development, and technical consulting, Cam brings a unique and refreshing perspective on how teams can tackle digital accessibility within their organization. People appreciate his hands-on knowledge of planning, executing, and delivering accessible results with practical, real-world solutions.

Cam sticks to down-to-earth stories and engages groups from the moment he meets them, leaving them with cool confidence in their ability to handle the ambiguities of digital accessibility. Audiences often appreciate that he can speak the same language as their technical teams or senior business leads.

Cam speaks on recalibrating communication techniques for technical teams and accessibility consultants, ensuring that cross-functional teams include everyone in the conversation.

Connect with Cam on LinkedIn.

Accessibility
The presentation will have Captions [CC].

Livestream
Provided by Internet Society Accessibility SIG.

Link: https://youtu.be/T61SnvfEzdQ

Accreditation
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

Sponsors
Thanks to Evinced, Equal Entry, Fable, and Google for sponsoring.