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I have for sone years shared a social psychologist view I got from the author at Rotman. You have to get peopke to make room in their tunnel ue their busy lives just like some of us have for Justin Ling's writing or homeless issues or performing arts. 1. Make it easy 2. Personal contact (Ganz or snowflake organizing, one person at a time) 3 finding common ground by listening to each other and 4 curiousity, asking questions that move people off their emotions. Eg what is carbon pricing? Or your intriguing openings . Many journalists personalize their writing like you do and with public appearances to be accessible. Why questions are better than tossing out facts that jo one is listening too. The goal is to make space in your tunnel to learn more

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