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 corporate language.
“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 — structural editing, copyediting, and proofreading — for businesses and corporations.
But Speakeasy also helps you avoid oppressive language and formulate content that is inclusive of your customers, your employees, your followers, and your peers. As language changes, so does Speakeasy’s style guide.
What do we edit?
Before you share anything with the world, let Speakeasy review it for you. Stand out for what you’re selling, rather than a mistake you made when pitching it.
- Website content
- Social media posts
- Press releases
- Blog posts
- Reports
- Marketing emails
- Product copy
- Sell sheets
- Employee manual
- Presentations
- Internal communications
- Governance documents
- About pages
- Mission statements
- And more
What are some examples?
Oppressive language is often unintentional. It can be culturally appropriative, racist, sexist, gendered, homophobic, transphobic, elitist, ableist, ageist, or body-shaming. Stop perpetuating the stereotypes.
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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.