For all-staff and ERGs
Breaking Down the Alphabet
What every letter of 2SLGBTQI+ stands for, and why each is in the room.
The initialism keeps growing. People are worried they will say the wrong thing, so they say nothing. This keynote walks through the letters with calm, clarity, and the kind of humour that lets a mixed room actually learn.
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Overview
Attraction, identity, and expression, told as three different stories
Few topics make a workplace audience freeze faster than the 2SLGBTQI+ initialism. Most people care, and most people are afraid of getting it wrong.
This keynote takes the heat out of the conversation. Michael walks through each letter, separates attraction from identity from expression, and shows how the pieces fit.
Audiences leave with the language to talk about it confidently, and the confidence to ask without making it weird.
Verified attendee feedback
What audiences leave with
Independent feedback for every keynote Michael delivers is collected through Talkadot. The numbers and outcomes below summarize verified feedback from his speaking practice.
Key Audience Outcomes
- Participants left with a working vocabulary they could use the next day, without jargon or guilt.
- Attendees gained a clearer understanding of where DEIA actually shows up in everyday work decisions.
- Leaders left equipped to defend, fund, and scale the work in language their CFO and CEO would sit with.
- Audiences felt inspired and prepared to take action, with specific moves to make in the week that followed.
- Michael is a phenomenal speaker. Engaging, knowledgeable, and able to make a complex topic feel approachable. Attendee
- Thoughtful, generous with humour, and the practical examples landed for me. I left with a list of things I can do on Monday. Attendee
- Honest and direct without being preachy. That is rare in this work and exactly why it lands. Attendee
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