INCLUSIVE-LANGUAGE5 MIN READ
The Audience Mismatch Walk
Diagnose the communication mismatch that is excluding part of an audience.
Policy rollout The policy is legally complete, but employees cannot tell who is affected or what to do next. Questions are evidence of a design mismatch, not reader failure. Mismatch lens Find -> understand -> act Diagnose whether readers can find the change, understand the terms, and act in the required channel or timeline. Add more detail May worsen load A targeted fix. Design for the reader's task. 01 Find 02 Understand 03 Act Step 1 The update begins with four paragraphs of background.
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