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Jul 2019
23m 55s

How to Connect with Someone You Hate [E1...

Tim Downs and Dr. Tom Barrett: Speakers, Authors, Communication Trainers, E
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Is it possible to connect with someone whose politics or social views are the virtual opposite of your own? Yes, it is possible—and it’s important that we learn to do it, because the world is becoming more polarized than ever before. How will we solve the problems of the future if we can’t even talk to one another? In “How to Connect with Someone You Hate,” where the Guys describe 5 essentials for beginning to connect with someone whose views are nothing like your own.

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