Additional Guidance

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Below is a collection of additional tools and perspectives to help you navigate these difficult but important conversations…

Smart Politics offers plenty of resources to help with these conversations. Some are designed for talking with people you’re not close to, so use what feels right for you.


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Not only does this Heineken ad show how solving problems and working together can quickly break down barriers, researchers learned that those barriers can also be broken down just from watching the video…

10 Rules that can guide you through post-election conversations

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A quick course on navigating politics with your family

Conversation guidelines with the rationale behind them from the Listen First Project.

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Our own motivation, guidelines, and more.

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