The Joy of Being Heard: From Accent Bias to Authentic Connection with Heather Hansen (Singapore)

Heather Hansen is an accent bias and linguistic inclusion expert, a Thinkers50 Radar 2024 author of the book Unmuted, a TEDx Speaker and she is the Founder of Global Speech Academy. Discover her journey in living across multiple countries, learning multiple languages, and how she discovered the influence of accent biases, the power of conscious communications and in giving people the opportunity to shine, despite linguistic differences. Her work is not just about encouraging open and honest communications, it is about fostering joy as we connect at a human level.