University of Colorado Boulder
We've all been there: You're talking to someone-maybe a relative or a neighbor-about politics. Your face gets flushed. Your hands start to shake. You can't believe anyone could possibly be so thickheaded.
Matthew Koschmann, associate professor in the Department of Communication at CU Boulder, knows all about those difficult kinds of conversations. He notes that talking to someone you don't agree with during a fraught election year can be uncomfortable or even infuriating. But there are a few strategies that anyone can take to keep the dialogue civil-and maybe even come to a place of deeper understanding.
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