🎙 Creating Change One Voter Conversation At a Time
A conversation on motivational interviewing with Elizabeth Chur
Hi Y’all! 👋🏽
I was so happy to have my friend and voter outreach extraordinaire, Elizabeth Chur, on the podcast to talk about her latest book that's just in time for the election. 'The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers: How to Save Democracy, One Conversation at a Time' is practical and beautifully written book to help folks use the power of conversation to create lasting change.
As the first crisp of fall weather graced us, we gathered for a casual conversation about motivational interviewing and how we can shift our culture through individual conversations.
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During our 30-minute chat we covered:
- Principles of motivational interviewing
- Building confidence as an introvert who talks to strangers
- Learning radical listening - richer understanding of people that aren’t like us
- Understanding why people vote or don’t vote
- Practical skills to make “I don’t vote” the start of the conversation
- Managing volunteer burnout
- Reflecting on open-ended questions and conversations that move votes
If you want to brush up on your motivational interview skills, you can check out our one-sheeter Motivational Interviewing guide.
About Elizabeth Chur
Elizabeth Chur is a Swing Left San Francisco volunteer and freelance medical writer. She has trained over 2,500 volunteers nationally through three acclaimed workshops – Phone Bank and Canvassing Training for Introverts (& Friends), Spanish for Activists, and You and the 34%: How to Have Meaningful Conversations with High-Potential Voters.
A former journalist and documentary radio producer, she studied the development of free press in Eastern Europe as a Thomas J. Watson fellow and was part of a UC Berkeley team that won a George Polk Award for their radio documentary, “Reports from a Warming Planet.” Elizabeth has also worked at the St. Anthony Foundation and in arts administration and is a graduate of Oberlin College and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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About Sam & Roots of Change
Sam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded Roots of Change, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, LatinX activist who’s passionate about a livable planet & equitable societies.
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