#6 – Geetanjali Basarkod: Talking about effective altruism and giving effectively
We're joined by Geetanjali Basarkod, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education in Sydney. We talk about our guide to talking about effective altruism, effective giving, and Giving What We Can which she helped to write.
The full transcript and links are available at our blog: https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/10/podcast-geetanjali-basarkod/
00:00 – Introduction 00:56 – Discovering effective altruism 02:45 – Motivations to help with the guide 04:47 – Research Related To The Guide 07:35 – Why people struggle to talk about effective altruism 10:16 – Process of writing this guide 11:24 – Hopes with the guide 12:40 – Tips for talking about effective altruism 12:50 – #1: Having the right mindset 14:40 – #2: Be mindful of behaviour and language 16:35 – #3: Know your audience 18:42 – #4: Knowing when to have the conversation 20:30 – #5: Know what to say 26:20 – #6: How to deal with objections 29:59 – #7: Follow-up conversation 32:15 – #8: Preparing for the conversation 33:53 – Most important lessons 36:02 – Final notes
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