Words and Actions
Society & Culture
About
A podcast about how language matters in business, politics and beyond.
Episodes
- Language of Food
Let's tuck into the language of food! We discuss advertisements for plant-based food and for meat and dairy, look at cookbooks with our interview guests, and find out how different descriptions of one and the same dish can make it cost mor…
- The language of emotions
OMG!! A new Words & Actions episode has landed and we couldn't be more excited! In this start to a six-part series, "The language of…", we look at the language of emotion: in the workplace, in advertising and in online selling. There is a…
- Financial Communication
How do you talk money without losing trust—or your audience? From quarterly earnings calls to investor pitches, the world of financial communication is a tightrope walk of clarity, persuasion, and credibility. What makes numbers sound good…
- Language in Business, Language at Work
Wait a minute. Why does 'corporate consultant' sound more prestigious than 'business consultant'? Or does it? Do they mean the same thing? How does organizational communication differ from corporate or business communication? And what topi…
- The Language of Corporate Social Responsibility: Language Discrimination
Raves, poker nights and Marvel movies – no costs or effort were spared in this final episode on CSR to raise awareness about one of the most pervasive manifestations of discrimination: accentism. In the presence of experts, we uncover what…