**NOTE: PLEASE CONTACT TEACHER IF YOU NEED AN ALTERNATE CLASS TIME! More times available than listed.**

This class is designed to be a private, one-on-one weekly class to tackle social awareness, social language, social interaction, peer interaction, talking to people in the community, etc. 

You may want to take the "Real Talk: Advanced Conversational Skills for Kids" group class, but are hesitant to talk about social skills with other learners. There might be a scheduling conflict, or you need a more flexible schedule. Perhaps there's a situation or event coming up that you want to prepare for, or a question about communication that wasn't outright taught to you, but everyone else seems to know about it. 

In the 3+ years I have taught my "Real Talk" classes, I have created an extensive library covering a multitude of social skills/awareness/communication that can be used for each class. This is the same library I will draw from for this private version.

This class can be used as a stepping stone to the group class "Real Talk: Advanced Conversational Skills for Kids", or as a private version of that class.

Topics could/will include:
-"How do I connect/build rapport with my classmates?"
-"I have to answer the phone while my mom is working - how do I even do that?"
-"I can start a conversation, but I don't know how to keep it going."
-"I really want to talk to this group of girls at dance class, but I never know if it's the right time, or if I'm interrupting."
-"How do I meet other people? I want to find people who like what I like."
-"I'm about to take a flight by myself, and I'm not sure who to ask for help before, during, and after my flight, and what to ask them or how to ask."
-"My teacher says I say, "Um..." too much when I give presentations, and I just need to practice!"
-"Someone told me I smell and I don't really understand why everyone's so hung up on that... does it really matter?"
-"I'm going into sixth grade and people are having parties. What do I do there?"
-"I'm honest with people and then they hate me - what am I doing wrong? You shouldn't lie, so I don't get it."

My teaching style is warm, empathetic, nurturing, and fun. I center my teaching in real-world situations and expectations. 

There is no required experience or background knowledge required for this class. 

All learning styles and abilities are welcome. 

Both neurotypical and neurodiverse (and everything in between!) learners are welcome. All gender expressions (binary, nonbinary, fluid, etc.) are respected.