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How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues

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Learn to discuss divisive issues with clarity, empathy, and evidence-based arguments while managing emotions effectively persefonecoaching.substack.com

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2:22

What Sabotages Your Listening

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note the text below is More in-depth than the video:You know the techniques. You understand why deep listening matters. You have committed to understanding before persuading. Yet in actual conversations about contentious topics, you find yourself failing. Your mind races ahead. Your emotions flare. Your assumptions take over. Your judgement of the other person clouds everything. These are the internal

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1:10

How Empathy Reveals Which Arguments Will Work and...

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comThe video Content differs from the text below which in which you’ll find more details, tips and techniques You have learned to listen deeply. You have learned to ask exploratory questions. You have learned to reflect and acknowledge. These techniques help you understand someone’s reasoning intellectually. Empathy goes further. Empathy means temporarily inhabiting their emotional world, feeling the weight of

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0:49

Three Deep Listening Techniques for Changing Fixed Minds

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPleaseNote that the contents of the video is different from the text below: Deep listening requires specific techniques. These techniques are straightforward to understand but demand deliberate practice. You cannot simply decide to listen deeply and expect it to happen naturally. You must train yourself in concrete methods that override your instinct to argue, correct, and persuade before you have fully

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0:58

Deep Listening: The Skill That Makes Influence Possible

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease Note that the video content is different to the text below.Most people believe they listen during difficult conversations. They are mistaken. What they do is wait for their turn to speak whilst appearing attentive. They hear words, but they are not listening. They are preparing their rebuttal, searching for flaws in the argument, getting ready to…

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1:06

Values and Experiences Mapping

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note the video content differs from the text below. You can also find a downloadable Values and Experiences Mapping PDF Worksheet at the end. Before you can effectively engage with anyone who holds fixed beliefs, you must understand the foundation of your own thinking. This is not optional preparation. This is essential groundwork. Most people enter difficult conversations completely unaware of their

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1:50

The Precondition for Influence

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note that the contents of the video and the text below are differentBefore anyone will seriously consider changing their mind, they must feel safe enough to do so. This is the foundation that makes everything else possible. Without psychological safety, every technique of persuasion fails. People will not examine their beliefs, acknowledge uncertainty, or consider alternatives when they feel

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1:25

Why Most Attempts at Persuasion Fail, and What...

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note that the video content is different from the text below: These five pillars form the foundation of every conversation that actually changes minds. They work together as a system. Miss one, and your ability to influence collapses. Master them, and you can reach even the most entrenched believer.Shared Humanity: The Foundation of AccessShared humanity means recognising that the person you are trying

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1:22

Understanding Why People Believe What They Believe

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note that the video content is different from the text below: Before you can influence anyone, you must grasp a fundamental reality: people hold their views because those views make sense within their personal framework of experience, values, and information. This is not obvious sentiment. This is strategic necessity. The moment you dismiss someone’s position as ignorant, stupid, or malicious, you have

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1:14

Why How We Argue Matters More Than What We Argue About

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit persefonecoaching.substack.comPlease note that the video content is different from the text below: When two people disagree, they stand at a crossroads. One path leads to division, resentment, and entrenched positions. The other leads to understanding, stronger relationships, and genuine progress. The difference between these paths is not what people disagree about, but how they approach the disagreement itself.Traditional Arguments: The

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2:28

Why How We Argue Matters More Than What We Argue About

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/08

Please note that the video content is different from the text below: When two people disagree, they stand at a crossroads. One path leads to division, resentment, and entrenched positions. The other leads to understanding, stronger relationships, and genuine progress. The difference between these paths is not what people disagree about, but how they approach the disagreement itself.Traditional Arguments: The Battlefield MentalityMost of us learnt to argue in a particular way. We treat disagreement

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5:30

Emotional Manipulation and Guilt Tactics

How To Communicate Effectively on Controversial Issues ·

2025/10/06

Video from module 7 of my Udemy course: How to Communicate Effectively on Controversial IssuesIn discussions about politics and social issues, emotions are often weaponised to avoid substantive engagement. Watch for tactics such as: accusing you of not caring about affected people, using extreme examples to shut down complexity, emotional blackmail with statements like “If you really cared…”, playing the victim when challenged on facts, and exploiting guilt, fear, or sympathy inappropriately

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