How To Be More Empathetic

• Be curious
• Listen, not to wait your turn to speak, but to understand.
• Avoid judgment.
• Ask questions.
• Widen your circle.
• Examine your biases.
• Read and research.
• Get to know your audience.
• Describe the change your audience wants to make.
• Decide how you hope the audience will be changed by having heard your story.
• Watch and listen to how the audience reacts or responds to your story as it unfolds.

When we’re empathetic, we tell our stories in the service of others.

We understand that our stories serve a purpose and we can tell them from a place of generosity.