Some doors are easy: the voter supports your candidate, they’re ready to vote, and your job is pretty straightforward. But what happens when someone is undecided or conflicted—or tells you, “I don’t vote”?

Join veteran canvassers and trainers Elizabeth Chur—author of The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers — and Carol Blaney for this interactive one-hour workshop. Whether you’re relatively new to canvassing or looking to up your game, you’ll learn practical strategies for navigating more challenging conversations.

Through real-life stories, demos, and practice, you’ll learn how to ask great questions, listen with empathy, build trust, and discover what matters most to a voter. Rather than jumping in with the “perfect” argument or a bunch of talking points, you’ll learn to listen for points of connection between a voter’s priorities and your candidate’s vision—and build on those connections to help people find their own reasons to vote for Democrats.

A knock on a stranger’s door can become a bridge to voting. And in a razor-thin election, conversations like these can add up to the votes we need to win.