• Do words reveal out inner world?

• Can how we talk (structure) tells us more about our mental state than what we say (content)?

• Can language analysis predict clinical depression before we even realized we’re depressed?

• To what extent is it ethical to leverage AI to help identify early signs of depression?

• What is the impact of small parts of speech in marketing language?

• In what ways does using “you” connect with audiences more than other pronouns?

• How can we apply insights about human connection in marketing language to our everyday relationships?

• What are the benefits of AI technology in mental health treatment?

• What are the dangers?

• How can we understand the differences between human responses to mental health red-flags and machine responses?

• Why do people gesture when they speak?

• Is gesture universal across languages?

• When should I leverage gesture in a conversation?

• How do words become pejorative/problematic?

• Does changing a word actually change how we feel about the thing the word represents?

• What is the Euphemism Cycle, and is there a way to break it?

• What are the true risks of mass LLM (Large Language Model) use?

• Is AI really after our jobs…or actually after our souls?

• What is language really FOR?

• What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?

• How and why do business leverage NLP for analytics?

• What are the limitations of NLP? How can linguistics fill the gap?

• Is everyone either a “language person” or a “math person”?

• Is language essential for learning math?

• What parts of our brain do we use to learn math vs language?

• Does it matter that language changes?

• Why does the older generation tend to worry that English is falling apart?

• What is phatic language?

Language Does More: Dialect Analytics for Marketing Strategy

• What are regional dialects and how do they influence individual perception?

• What are some tools brands can use to navigate the marketing complexities of regional dialects?

• In what ways do language change and linguistic context pose challenges to many Natural Language Processing strategies for marketers?

• How linguistically diverse is the U.S., really?

• Why does the U.S. have such a strange relationship with multilingualism compared to the rest of the world?

• How can we re-define what constitutes “professional” language to better take advantage of linguistic diversity?

• What are some emerging linguistic trends in the workplace, and how do these trends vary by age or position in the company?

• Where does slang come from, how do we interpret different people’s uses of slang depending of age, gender, race, and sexuality?

• What is codeswitching, why do linguists study it, and why is it important to consider in business settings?

• Who codeswitches? Is race the only relevant demographic category for code-switching?

• What is the “freedom from codeswitching” movement, and is it realistic to eliminate codeswitching in business settings?

• What are “demographics”, what is the connection between language and demographics, and why is this important to consider in the workplace?

• What do linguists know about how individual interpretation of different speech patterns impacts our perception of demographic categories?