#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