How Language Can Help us Fight Covid-19

Our linguistic choices can amplify a message. Or they can muddy it, and lessen its impact. In this webinar, Dr. Wertheim will give suggestions, based on linguistic science, on how to talk and write about COVID-19. How can we reinforce messages of individual, communal, and societal responsibility? And how can we avoid some common linguistic pitfalls that can push people away?

When & Where

Wed, Apr 29, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT