How to host a fireside chat

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Overview

In our Soapbox Project community, we have fireside chats every other week with social justice advocates, experts, and entrepreneurs. The goals are:

To inspire our members to find solutions that work for their lives and their community
To understand the broad range of social impact career paths
To get more creative with the actions we take

These fireside chats are 30 minutes, recorded, and shared within our community (not externally).

To achieve our fireside chat goals, we need engaging speakers and thoughtful moderators. Some things that have stood out in the past are:

Speakers that broaden your perspective of the world (e.g. hearing from farmers, Indigenous leaders, other non- white tech bro-y people)
Memorable actions that focus on improving your whole life (e.g. journaling to mitigate eco-anxiety while preserving your overall wellness)

The questions you'll ask as a moderator will be key to pulling out these takeaways and making our speakers shine.