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From “Hey guys!” to “Hey y’all!”

I’m working on breaking a deeply ingrained habit of addressing groups of people as “guys”. I’ve played on sports teams my entire life and “guys” is just part of the sports lingo. I’ve used the word so often that now I use it without even thinking about it. In fact, I often begin workshops with a greeting and a direction that sounds something like, “Hey guys, welcome. Please sign the attendance sheet and fill out your name tag.” I don’t intend to be offensive so I’m unaware that I may have just excluded some participants from entering our learning space. I’m lucky enough to have a colleague who …

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