We live in an age of echo chambers and deepening divides but disagreement doesn’t have to mean disconnection. This workshop draws on The People Speak’s flagship Talkaoke talk show methodology to create a lively, structured space for navigating difficult conversations across difference.

Using creativity as our guide, participants explore opposing viewpoints, practice active and compassionate listening, and discover the common ground that so often goes unnoticed. Rather than avoiding controversy, we lean into it finding that the most interesting conversations happen precisely where perspectives differ.

No experience needed. Just curiosity, a willingness to speak and be heard, openness to new ideas and an appetite for genuine human connection.

You’ll come away with:

• Tools for facilitating group conversation creatively
• Skills to navigate challenging topics without judgement
• Greater confidence in articulating your own views
• Techniques for finding shared ground across difference

Open to everyone. Ideal for community groups, educators, arts organisations, and anyone who believes that talking to each other still matters.

“The Talkaoke session was a brilliant way of understanding how something as simple as a chat can overcome boundaries between people. The hosts delivered some simple techniques for diffusing tension and allowing everyone to feel seen and heard while keeping the conversation flowing. 10/10 would do again” – Participant