Linguistics Lounge #2: How Language Shapes Creative Teams

The Strategic Linguist Podcast · May 7, 2026 · 1h 15m

Thank you Viktoria Verde, PhD, Claire Machado, Mariam Vossough, Diana, Jeff Long, and many others for tuning into my live video with Des Kennedy! My Linguistics Lounge series lifts linguistic theories and frameworks off the page and into the lived experiences of experts on Substack. It was such a pleasure talking to Des Kennedy about how language shapes creative teams.Language, Belonging, and How Ideas MoveDes came to this conversation with something most facilitators don’t name: accent and voice aren’t just communication choices. They’re markers of belonging. He also sees language is also…