Learn effective verbal-based communication skills that help teachers reach and teach students. Discover use of words that empower, uplift, and affirm and phrases that motivate and inspire. Build relationships through use of empathy, understanding and mutual respect. Prepare how to deal with the everyday challenges and stresses of being a professional educator. Gain the knowledge and skills to walk confidently into your classroom. The book, The Teacher Talk Advantage: Five Voices of Effective Teaching by Chuck Moorman & Thomas Haller. is required for this course.