Speakeasy Conscious Language Consulting
Because language matters.
Speakeasy Conscious Language Consulting
Because language matters.
An editorial agency focused on valuing identity and eliminating oppressive language.
At Speakeasy, it’s not just about being politically correct: It’s about creating inclusive language that respects the entire spectrum of diversity. Conscious language is intentional, welcoming, inclusive, nuanced, and non-stigmatizing, and conscious language editing eliminates both the conscious and unconscious bias that pervades content.
“Conscious language” is a term coined by Karen Yin — and used with permission here — founder of the Conscious Style Guide, the best resource for learning about conscious language.
What makes us different?
Speakeasy offers traditional editorial services while helping you avoid oppressive language and formulate content that is inclusive of your readers, customers, employees, followers, and peers. As language changes, so does Speakeasy’s style guide.
Speakeasy works with book publishers to edit fiction and nonfiction titles; progressive non-profits and companies seeking to create inclusive customer content and employee materials; and students working on post-graduate projects for publication.
What services do we offer?
Before you share anything with the world, let Speakeasy review it for you. Stand out for what you’re saying, rather than a mistake you made when saying it.
Speakeasy offers the following services:
- NEW: AI content editing
- Structural editing
- Copy editing
- Line editing
- Proofreading
- Dissertation editing
- Conscious language editing
- Inclusivity audits
- Web editing
- Corporate editing
- Grant writing
- Grammar and style guide creation
What are some examples of oppressive language?
Oppressive language is often unintentional. It can be culturally appropriative, racist, sexist, gendered, homophobic, transphobic, elitist, ableist, ageist, or body-shaming.
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How do we follow changes in language?
We primarily listen to online discourse around language. When opinions change about a word or phrase, our rulebook changes, too.
Karen Yin’s Conscious Style Guide is my primary source for language changes, as well as following conversations on social media, reading news articles on language changes, watching major media outlets for changing style guides, and reading style guides shared by organizations in the know.
Meet Speakeasy’s founder:
Speakeasy Consulting was founded in 2021 by Sydney Jarrard, an award-winning writer and professional editor with a background in the book industry.