Take a mediator training course to earn your certification (e.g., Dispute Resolution Center, Wayne County Dispute Resolution Center).

Tailor presentations to your specific audience.

Support your friend or family member to set a stretch goal. Work backwards to help them develop a plan with monetary goals, actions, and milestones. Check in to offer support or guidance.

Suggest a change to long standing practices in a group or organization that you are involved in. Share your reasoning for that change, using data when possible.

Study the techniques of a leader within the university who is known as a very effective communicator. Watch videos and read articles or newsletters in which they are featured.

Start a "lunch and learn" group to teach/share skills or areas of expertise with colleagues.

Sit on the hiring committee of a non-profit organization or the nominating committee of a professional organization.

Sit on a university task force related to bias and discrimination.

Sit on a civic task force or professional workgroup that is pursuing an unpopular change.

Share stories with your team about times when you experienced unexpected change. Facilitate discussion about how the change could be conceived as an opportunity.