Anat Shenker-Osorio in conversation on persuasion and the state of play in the U.S.

What if the way we talk about politics could actually change what’s possible?

That’s the focus of this special in-person lecture with Anat Shenker-Osorio one of the most influential voices in political messaging and the host of the Words to Win By podcast.

For one evening only, learn from Anat's research which has shaped winning narratives on workers rights, clean energy, immigrant justice and criminal justice reform. Her approach has helped fuel social justice victories in the US and around the world. Now she’s in Sydney for one evening to share what’s working against the far right in the US, what’s failing, and what Australia needs to understand to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

This session gives you practical tools you can use straight away. You’ll learn principles of persuasion, the latest state of play in the US, and proven messaging strategies to blunt far-right influence here at home. You’ll also get real examples of what shifts conflicted audiences and what accidentally strengthens opposition.

If you work in advocacy, organising, communications or movement building, this is a rare chance to learn directly from one of the world’s most respected messaging experts.

• What: Anat Shenker-Osorio in-conversation

• When: 6:00 - 7:30pm (AEDT), Thursday 11 December 2025

• Where: In-person, University of Sydney, Sydney

• Who: Advocates, communicators, organisers and civil society leaders keen to learn principles of persuasion, understand the state of play in the U.S., and take home proven strategies to undermine and diminish the power and reach of far-right actors
  

ABOUT ANAT: Host of the Words to Win By podcast and Principal of ASO Communications, Anat Shenker-Osorio examines why certain messages falter where others deliver. She has led research for new messaging on issues ranging from workers rights to clean energy, and from immigrant rights to reforming criminal justice. Anat’s original approach through priming experiments, task-based testing and online dial surveys has led to progressive electoral and policy victories across the globe. Anat delivers her findings packed in snark at venues such as the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Centre for Australian Progress, Irish Migrant Centre, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation and LUSH International. Her writing and research is profiled in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Boston Globe, Salon, The Guardian and Grist among others. She is the author of Don’t Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense About the Economy.