🌐 Inclusive Language Skill Sprint – Live Edition
 
Format: 3 live online sessions (interactive)
Duration: 3 × 30 minutes (total: 1.5 hours)
Delivery: Virtual classroom (MS Teams)
Participants: 1-5
Facilitation Style: Storytelling, polls, breakout mini tasks, chat reflection
Outcome: Participants build awareness, practice real scenarios, and apply inclusive communication at work.
🟢 Session 1 – Rethinking Words
Focus: Awareness
Duration: 30 minutes
Agenda:
Icebreaker: “What words make you feel included?” (poll/chat)
Mini lecture: Why words shape workplace culture
Real examples: biased vs inclusive expressions
Reflection exercise: participants identify a phrase they often hear/use
Takeaway: Participants grasp the cultural impact of everyday language.
 
🔵 Session 2 – From Intention to Impact
Focus: Recognition & reflection
Duration: 30 minutes
Agenda:
Recap of key terms (bias, microaggression, intent vs impact)
Group activity: “Spot the bias” (interactive quiz or chat exercise)
Discussion: how to respond when you notice non-inclusive language
Mini wrap-up: one thing you’ll do differently this week
Takeaway: Participants learn to recognize subtle biases and respond constructively.
 
🟣 Session 3 – Putting It into Practice
Focus: Application
Duration: 30 minutes
Agenda:
Practical task: rewriting real workplace sentences (emails, job ads, meeting scripts)
Group sharing: volunteers present one before/after example
Recap: 3 golden rules of inclusive communication
Badge reveal: RefX Inclusive Communicator digital credential
Takeaway: Participants apply inclusive language to their real communication.
 
🧩 Optional Add-ons
Pre-work: 5-minute self-assessment (“How inclusive is your language?”)
Post-session micro quiz: Hosted on RefX to reinforce learning
Follow-up email: Summary + personal action checklist