Articulating Change: Advocacy as an Act of Presentational Communication

The purpose of this four-part series is to continue highlighting the valuable connections between language skills and everyday areas of life and work. The framework of this series positions advocacy as an act of communication and storytelling by tying each topic to a mode of communication as defined by the Performance Descriptors. Attendees will hear personal and professional stories from special guest speakers with language experience and an understanding of how different types of communication impact audiences. Attendees will then hear from JNCL-NCLIS leaders about how we see this type of communication value in our advocacy and have the opportunity to participate in a professional development activity and debrief to build experience and confidence in three-modes driven language instruction that serves as a great language advocacy tool. Professional development attendance certificate for 2 hours included. 

Articulating Change: Advocacy as an act of Presentational Communication

Date: December 1st, 2022 4PM ET

Subtopic: Language at the Intersection of Business and Hospitality 

Key Takeaways: The way prepared outward-facing information reaches out to advocate for the value of language and culture specifically in business and hospitality.

Featured Speakers: 

Sonia Zamborsky 

Principal Communications Associate/Diversity Inclusion & Belonging, Capital One

Sonia Zamborsky is a communications & diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) professional with over two decades' experience helping organizations tell their story to articulate change. Sonia spent 14 years on Marriott's Digital Globalization team, providing operations and communications leadership for an extended team at HQ and around the globe. After leaving Marriott, she pivoted into consulting on DEIJ projects for The Nature Conservancy, Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Sustainability Matters, and others. Sonia recently came back to Corporate America via a comms role at Capital One, where she focuses on increasing workplace inclusion & belonging.

Omar Rachid

French Teacher, Lakeside School

Omar Rachid is an experienced educator, coach and leader with a demonstrated history of working in both primary and secondary education in service of multilingual students and language education. A native of Venezuela, he grew up in a multicultural Moroccan and Syrian household, studied in the US and France and has been based in Singapore for the past seven years. I am currently based in Seattle teaching Middle School French at the Lakeside School. Please visit: https://youtu.be/z5OtvgQW6GI to learn more about my educational beliefs.