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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era
Learning to manage conflict is possible if we are willing. … and we can do it without abandoning our political and philosophical beliefs. This book explains how.
Leapfrog was a serendipitous choice for an acronym. Though Americans and their far-flung British cousins seem to be the only ones to leap over a frog . . . Turn taking, trust in each other, offering and accepting support, and making connection work together as the players inch forward, sometimes in a straight line, sometimes not so straight. This was the ideal metaphor for my book, subtitled How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era , for rarely, in these emotion-laden conversations, do we move forward in a straight line.
We can all come up with our own list of the critical challenges we currently face. Whatever the challenge, if we value our democracy, we must be willing and able to talk to those with whom we disagree.
What our future will look like will depend to a large extent on our ability, today, to discuss different points of view on privacy, privilege, and power and the increasing zeal of believers in all these camps.
There is no lack of advice on how to hold a civil conversation, as you'll see as you explore the Resources section. This book brings it all together under one cover, with an engaging acronym you'll not soon forget.
Leapfrog was a serendipitous choice for an acronym. Though Americans and their far-flung British cousins seem to be the only ones to leap over a frog . . . Turn taking, trust in each other, offering and accepting support, and making connection work together as the players inch forward, sometimes in a straight line, sometimes not so straight. This was the ideal metaphor for my book, subtitled How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era , for rarely, in these emotion-laden conversations, do we move forward in a straight line.
We can all come up with our own list of the critical challenges we currently face. Whatever the challenge, if we value our democracy, we must be willing and able to talk to those with whom we disagree.
What our future will look like will depend to a large extent on our ability, today, to discuss different points of view on privacy, privilege, and power and the increasing zeal of believers in all these camps.
There is no lack of advice on how to hold a civil conversation, as you'll see as you explore the Resources section. This book brings it all together under one cover, with an engaging acronym you'll not soon forget.
138 pages, Paperback
Published March 15, 2022
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About the author
Janet Givens
5 books4 followersAt Home On The Kazakh Steppe: A Peace Corps Memoir was seven years in the making, but worth it. Within its first few days it popped up to #2 on Amazon's Best Sellers in the Russian Travel Section. Of course, that's only because Russia is the closest I can get to Kazakhstan on Amazon. I'm working on that.
In the rest of my life, I live in Vermont's Green Mountains with my husband, the author C. W Starkweather, and my dog Sasha. My blog, "And So It Goes", and my Facebook Author Page feature posts on making connections across cultures. I'm always open for new connections.
Oh, and I’m Sasha’s favorite human. I like that.
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