RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ ABC News First with ░░░░░░░░ just one day away ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ preparing gatherings with friends ░░░░░░░░ family And for some ░░░░░░░░ may mean awkward or ░░░░░░░░ conversations at the table ░░░░░░░░ in an election year ░░░░░░░░ lifestyle and etiquette expert ░░░░░░░░ is here with her ░░░░░░░░ tips on how to ░░░░░░░░ that Elaine thank you ░░░░░░░░ coming on You know ░░░░░░░░ coming off a presidential ░░░░░░░░ it can be hard ░░░░░░░░ avoid talking politics at ░░░░░░░░ table So what can ░░░░░░░░ do to prepare that ░░░░░░░░ you re dealing with ░░░░░░░░ opinions Oh here s ░░░░░░░░ thing One of the ░░░░░░░░ that I recommend for ░░░░░░░░ host to do is ░░░░░░░░ set aside time and ░░░░░░░░ space for people to ░░░░░░░░ politics This means you ░░░░░░░░ the rules and you ░░░░░░░░ folks listen when you ░░░░░░░░ here here s what ░░░░░░░░ re going to talk ░░░░░░░░ You can do it ░░░░░░░░ before dinner or after ░░░░░░░░ During dessert the space ░░░░░░░░ where you can put ░░░░░░░░ in a particular room ░░░░░░░░ an area So this ░░░░░░░░ they can have the ░░░░░░░░ to express themselves I ░░░░░░░░ oftentimes with etiquette we ░░░░░░░░ don t talk politics ░░░░░░░░ I do believe that ░░░░░░░░ are really really passionate ░░░░░░░░ what it s just ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ important for us to ░░░░░░░░ these conversations in order ░░░░░░░░ bring folks together But ░░░░░░░░ in mind the purpose ░░░░░░░░ not to convince one ░░░░░░░░ of anything It s ░░░░░░░░ to bring the family ░░░░░░░░ and help people understand ░░░░░░░░ own perspective and views ░░░░░░░░ what kind of boundaries ░░░░░░░░ kind of rules can ░░░░░░░░ maybe set up to ░░░░░░░░ to keep that conversation ░░░░░░░░ that space and that ░░░░░░░░ of I want to ░░░░░░░░ you better versus I ░░░░░░░░ to convince you that ░░░░░░░░ m right and you ░░░░░░░░ wrong and what do ░░░░░░░░ do if the conversation ░░░░░░░░ get heated So the ░░░░░░░░ that want to set ░░░░░░░░ for folks is to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we are ░░░░░░░░ to one another with ░░░░░░░░ and dignity From what ░░░░░░░░ like to call my ░░░░░░░░ core values of etiquette ░░░░░░░░ is respect honesty and ░░░░░░░░ patience and let folks ░░░░░░░░ look you ve got ░░░░░░░░ chance two chance or ░░░░░░░░ chances are that you ░░░░░░░░ out So those rules ░░░░░░░░ let us know that ░░░░░░░░ you do see that ░░░░░░░░ are getting a little ░░░░░░░░ then then my recommendation ░░░░░░░░ just to now do ░░░░░░░░ we say a lot ░░░░░░░░ politicians do and do ░░░░░░░░ debate where we change ░░░░░░░░ subject We have some ░░░░░░░░ already in place for ░░░░░░░░ to do Let s ░░░░░░░░ for example have the ░░░░░░░░ on the television screen ░░░░░░░░ of straight improves that ░░░░░░░░ way people can see ░░░░░░░░ family talk about for ░░░░░░░░ another thing you can ░░░░░░░░ is to put someone ░░░░░░░░ s good will as ░░░░░░░░ mediator in the space ░░░░░░░░ Those conversations that are ░░░░░░░░ this way that person ░░░░░░░░ kind of keep those ░░░░░░░░ in check especially the ░░░░░░░░ show instant conversation starters ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ talk politics because you ░░░░░░░░ busy talking about those ░░░░░░░░ And then in general ░░░░░░░░ aside what can people ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving to try to ░░░░░░░░ a welcoming environment and ░░░░░░░░ that set the stage ░░░░░░░░ a special day Oh ░░░░░░░░ You want to set ░░░░░░░░ stage make A host ░░░░░░░░ that you have the ░░░░░░░░ lighting you have enough ░░░░░░░░ so that people are ░░░░░░░░ In addition that I ░░░░░░░░ brightness probably apply that ░░░░░░░░ your home and you ░░░░░░░░ do that by either ░░░░░░░░ candles or even use ░░░░░░░░ cinnamon or orange juice ░░░░░░░░ what have that in ░░░░░░░░ pot But having some ░░░░░░░░ of sensory smell can ░░░░░░░░ get people in that ░░░░░░░░ to where they re ░░░░░░░░ and they re comfortable ░░░░░░░░ you invite people into ░░░░░░░░ home and they feel ░░░░░░░░ then that gives you ░░░░░░░░ second theme which is ░░░░░░░░ You to make sure ░░░░░░░░ you are controlling that ░░░░░░░░ So as the host ░░░░░░░░ present be aware and ░░░░░░░░ be an advocate for ░░░░░░░░ who feel like they ░░░░░░░░ being beat up right ░░░░░░░░ the last one Lifestyle ░░░░░░░░ etiquette expert Elaine Swann ░░░░░░░░ thank you Happy Thanksgiving ░░░░░░░░ you Same to you ░░░░░░░░ you And it s ░░░░░░░░ now for tell it ░░░░░░░░ it is where dr ░░░░░░░░ patel shares health advice ░░░░░░░░ the topics that matter ░░░░░░░░ to you And today ░░░░░░░░ will be talking about ░░░░░░░░ safety tips now that ░░░░░░░░ know h how to ░░░░░░░░ everybody we want to ░░░░░░░░ able to enjoy that ░░░░░░░░ the Turkey the stuffing ░░░░░░░░ avoid mishaps And a ░░░░░░░░ to the E r ░░░░░░░░ medical contributor dr Alok ░░░░░░░░ is here to guide ░░░░░░░░ through game show style.