At Connecting Through Conversation, we believe what you say and how you say it matter. Erika and Tiffany are on a mission to empower every educator to transform student behavior and build a culture of connection in their school communities.

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We inspire and equip educators with immediately applicable moves to build connected relationships for learning, avoid power struggles, and apply communication as a universal support for students, colleagues, and caregivers.

Professional Collaboration Services
Available in Keynote, Presentation, or Workshop Formats

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    Coaching & Consulting

    IN PERSON, REMOTE, OR HYBRID

    Personalized coaching and consulting will help leaders build staff capacity and gain the tools needed to navigate challenging behaviors with students, staff, and caregivers with increased confidence and effectiveness. Learn to inspire and equip your team to apply Connected Communicator strategies school-wide, and help make student interactions more joyful, meaningful, and connected. We work side-by-side with leaders and staff teams to implement these tools so your school community can dedicate more time and energy to better impact teaching and learning.

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    Speaking Engagements

    NATIONAL AVAILABILITY

    With a fast-paced and humorous approach, speaking engagements are designed and tailored for every educator - and everyone who talks with students is an educator. All participants will benefit from these impactful and easy-to-implement strategies to transform student behavior in their school community. Participants will leave equipped with practical and immediately applicable tools and inspired to build a school community where students and educators thrive.

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    Professional Development

    NATIONAL AVAILABILITY

    Support your team in learning how to transform student behavior through engaging content, model demonstrations, and back-pocket strategies. Participants will have the opportunity to apply our playbook to build connected relationships for learning, avoid power struggles, and apply communication as a universal support for students, colleagues, and caregivers. Your team will leave feeling more connected to one another, equipped with the tools they need to transform student behavior, and have the confidence they need to implement high-leverage strategies immediately.

"What you say and how you say it matter."

— BARE & BURNS

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CTC Book

Buy book on Amazon or Kindle

Do you talk to kids at school? If so, this book is for you.

Whether we talk to big kids or little kids, we all have one thing that connects us. We all love children.

“At the very heart of education is connection.”

Building a culture of connection requires strong communication skills. This book will give educators these skills, along with tools, strategies, and templates to create a culture of connection in schools.

3-Part Webinar Series for School Leaders

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Begins November 14th

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3-Part Webinar Series for School Leaders | Begins November 14th |

When the Heat is On:
Communicating Through Conflict

3-Part Webinar Series
Available live or recorded! Sign up anytime!

  • Gain confidence entering into difficult conversations with increased skill.

  • Learn practical ways to remain calm when things get heated - and help others catch your calm.

  • Explore tools to defuse potentially explosive situations, and how to avoid escalation in the first place.

  • Leave with immediately applicable strategies to build and repair connection in these increasingly divisive times.


A CTC & COSA Collaboration

"A student's behavior is what they did, not who they are."

BARE & BURNS