Keep your cool when the heat is on! So much of our job success depends on the strength of our communication. Join us for some immediately applicable skills and techniques that will live in your back pocket for the various communication opportunities coming your way! Help others catch your calm, learn communication strategies to de-escalate and diffuse potentially explosive situations. Additionally, we will explore practical and immediately applicable strategies to build and repair connection in these increasingly divisive times. We will learn specific techniques to increase our skill set and help navigate tricky conversations. Walk away from this session with powerful tools you need to build a culture of connection in your district where students and educators thrive.