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Is Civil Discourse Dead

17 May 2017

Wrapping up civil discourse: The End of LEAP FROG

  It’s been a long series on civil discourse — lasting longer than an actual civil discourse would, I imagine.  Ten posts in all, including today’s.  Here they are, in one spot.   [learn_more caption=”CLICK HERE FOR THE LINKS TO THE … Read More

Civil Discourse, Finding Civil Discourse in this Age of Incivility, Is Civil Discourse Dead, Janet Givens author, LEAP FROG, LEAP FROG into Civil Discourse
1 Mar 2017

Is Civil Discourse Dead? LEAP FROG Part 1: The L

Is civil discourse dead? Weakened from lack of use? Civil discourse may be hard to find these days, with uncivil conversations taking over on social media and elsewhere. But I want to believe that we can revive it, if we want … Read More

Habit #5, Is Civil Discourse Dead, Janet Givens author, L is for Listening, LEAP FROG, listening, Steven Covey, what is good listening?

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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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