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We know a corporate speechwriter who refuses to open a speech with a joke. He explains, “Three things can happen when you tell a joke in a speech, and two of them are bad: the audience laughs; no one laughs, or the joke offends the listeners, and you’ve lost all hope of coming across as credible.”  Expert speakers are thorough in researching their audiences, because of the danger of offending people. Sloppy research often results in offensive mistakes. Former Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign in her hometown, Waterloo, Minnesota. She said “John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa. That’s the kind of spirit that I have, too.” Unfortunately, Waterloo’s was not the actor but the serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Cultural illiteracy is also a common cause. Many people have regretted the use of a wrong word or making rude remarks. This ignorance is more of a problem when it comes to sexual harassment.  There are differences in opinion based on multiple fa

Reversal of Fortune   In Spring of 2017, President Trump called for a radical change as he signed executive bills reversing the  Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order.  Obama placed this legislative order in 2014. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order mandated that businesses had to report a step-by-step “wage statement” of their earnings to the Department of Labor. This order also raised the  minimum wage  and banned discrimination of gender minorities. Businesses are claiming to be fixing the pay gap, yet their actions are not reflective of this goal. One journalist from Daily Telegraph discovered that her own company had a  pay gap of 35%.  Thankfully, more and more women are speaking on this issue. Sadly some must do so anonymously so they do not risk losing their jobs. In 2014, the voices of minorities were heard. Strides were being made to decrease the wage gap between genders. More people were able to apply and receive jobs. Equality seemed to be on the rise in the business