Agile teams, agile talk: lessons for workplace communication | Joelle Loew | TEDxHSLU

This talk provides insight into the science of language use in professional contexts focusing on communication in agile teams. While “agile” can be defined in many ways, I spotlight the frequent and open communicative and reflective practices of such teams, drawing on audio- and video-recordings of workplace interactions from different research projects. I show how incorporating and formalizing communication as part of everyday workplace processes allows team members to take ownership of their work collectively and individually, thereby enabling close team collaboration and inclusion of multiple perspectives - both in talk at work and talk about work.
Joelle Loew is a lecturer in Business Communication at HSLU W. As a linguist, she’s passionate about the science of language use in professional contexts. Her research and teaching pursue questions on gender, culture, and identity. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx