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Climate Conversations March 2024
A 6-week interactive course to learn and practice skills that improve your ability to have effective conversations about Climate Change.
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About this event
Do you want to be more comfortable talking about climate change?
Are you an environmental educator, conservation professional, or community advocate who would like to be more comfortable talking with people about climate change, but feel unsure about how to get the conversation started, or keep it going without eye rolls, arguments, or sighs of doom & gloom?
Climate Conversations is a 6-session online program that improves your ability to effectively and authentically engage others in discussing climate change. While there are many resources that teach you how to frame your climate messages, there are few programs like Climate Conversations that provide opportunities to consistently practice them in a low-stakes environment.
By the end of the program, you will have learned and practiced how to talk about climate science in a variety of settings, including conversations with colleagues, clients, and family. The communication skills we explore will not only help you listen and talk about climate change, they can be applied to any challenging conversation or topic.
Who should attend?
This program is for anyone who needs to talk about climate change in a volunteer or professional role and wants to be more comfortable having one-on-one conversations. Climate conversations is an opportunity for you to hone your skills to connect with people from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. Please note this course focuses on one-on-one conversations about climate change and is not for those seeking basic information about climate change. Unsure if this is for you? contact us! yesandnature@strongoutcomes.com
Program Structure and Content:
The sessions are fully interactive and experiential — few lectures and slides. We invite videos to remain on. The expert facilitators create a safe, comfortable and playful learning community.
We will explore the principles of listening, inquiring and empathizing in order to build trusting relationships, which is the gateway to reaching hearts and minds.
And because “It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it,” we will explore the concept of Presence to convey confident advocacy, and commitment to your beliefs.
The 90 minute sessions fly by, as you jump in and out of breakout rooms, getting to know new friends and colleagues while practicing listening and speaking using new tools.
Schedule and Course Outline:
Six Fridays: 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12
2pm-3:30pm ET/11am -12:30pm PT
Session One: Connect. Start a dialogue by probing for shared values and interests.
Session Two: Listen. Build trust by making others feel heard.
Session Three: Empathize. Understand others by practicing perspective-taking.
Session Four: Influence. Inspire actions regardless of your level of expertise.
Session Five: Engage. Convey ideas with confident presence.
Session Six: Practice. Apply the behaviors experienced in Sessions 1 - 5 to real-life scenarios.
Discounts available for groups.
Partial scholarships available for students, retired, volunteers, etc.
See FAQ for the details!
Questions? yesandnature@strongoutcomes.com
Climate Conservations is a project of the Yes and Nature Collaborative: Lisa Yeager, Karen Strong, and Bobbi Block.
To learn more about Yes and Nature Collaborative, and read your Facilitators' bios: https://www.climateconversations.net/yesandnature
Frequently asked questions
Yes! Our program fee is on a sliding scale. Full Price $399 Small Non Profits or Independent Practitioners $299 If you need a larger discount to attend, partial scholarships are available for volunteers, retired, students, etc. Simply email yesandnature@strongoutcomes.com with your request.
Yes! Register 3 - 4 people, use Code SMALL24 for a 15% discount on our full price Register 5 - 6 people, use Code LARGE24 for a 20% discount on our full price If you have 7 or more people in your group, please contact yesandnature@strongoutcomes.com to discuss a customized program.
Our program is designed as a learning journey; one session builds on the last. We therefore only register for the full program. Of course, we understand if you can't attend a session! We have materials in place that allow you to catch up on what you missed!
Our program is designed for one person per screen/device, and one person per physical space. Our many paired breakout-room exercises require undistracted speaking & istening. Therefore, we request each individual pay to attend on their own. If you'd like a private group session, contact us!
A Scientist (Karen Strong), A Project Manager (Lisa Yeager) and an Improviser (Bobbi Block) walk into a bar... read about your facilitators here: https://www.climateconversations.net/yesandnature