This bonus episode provides tips on how to have a healthy discussion when speaking about topics that can be polarising, sensitive or with entrenched beliefs, including immigration.The five tips: Ask questions in order to learn and articulate others' point of views. This broadens your perspective and leads to a more fruitful discussion. Nuance and complexity should be the norm. Oversimplifications that put people into "pro" or "against" camps tend to shut the discussion, rather than open it. A fact-based approach is preferable, while applying a critical eye. One single stat never tells the whole story so it's important to use a range of data to have a more complete picture. Providing context to facts and figures also increases understanding. Resetting the emotions. We can get emotional when discussing topics. This is a good thing as it shows we care. If you however feel emotions boiling and blurring your reasoning, adopt strategies to evacuate them. Do this for yourself, but also your counterparts. Know your limits. We don't have all the answers and that's ok! Having doubts and acknowledging you don't know everything opens up the space to learn.--Presented and produced by Jonathan Ketchell.Sources: Sweden wants to pay immigrants up to $34,000 to voluntarily leave. Fortune, 13 September, 2024. Austrian government prepares deportation plan for Syrian migrants. Euronews, 10 December, 2024.

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