A TRANSFORMATIONAL GUIDE for teachers, workshop leaders, speakers, educators, managers, facilitators, and anyone who works with groups...

By Phillip Mountrose and Jane Mountrose

Whether you’re just a beginner or a veteran, you have the same goal: to create the best classes or presentations you possibly can. So how do you achieve the best results, and do it every time that you teach a class or give a talk?

Think of the great teachers and presenters you’ve had, and you’ll probably remember how things went so effortlessly for them. What are the secrets to giving such inspirational classes and presentations?

...Now we give you the 5 keys you need to know to consistently create outstanding results. You can learn dozens of strategies, tools and tips. 

Learning how to teach through trial and error is a slow and ineffective process. Why go through repeated failures and discouragement, when you can exponentially increase your success by getting the 5 keys for great classes and presentations today?  

The Heart & Soul of Teaching comes from three decades of our research and experience in teaching in a variety of settings, including traditional school classrooms as well as individual personal growth seminars and courses. With this easy-to-read reference guide, you'll tremendously shortcut the learning curve for what it takes to be an exceptional teacher or presenter. 

Think of the great teachers you’ve had, and you’ll probably remember how things went effortlessly for them. Excellent teachers and presenters know just what to say and when to say it. Their classes and talks are profoundly interesting and inspiring, and the time flies by quickly. Yet you know that those teachers did many things to make their classes enjoyable and immensely valuable. 

What are the keys to giving such inspirational classes and presentations? As you may have sensed, with the right knowledge and strategies, you too will create outstanding results. 

Already an experienced teacher? Then no doubt, you know the value of taking your teaching to the next level.  

Creating, Upgrading and Customizing Your Classes and Talks 

Phillip Mountrose was an elementary school and Special Education teacher for twenty years; and for the past ten years, both Phillip and Jane Mountrose have taught holistic healing classes and courses. After 30 years of instructing to all ages and in many settings, along with considerable research, we have written a blueprint for the "heart and soul" of creating great classes and presentations. 

One of the reasons we created this work was to fill certain needs teachers and presenters commonly faced. We ealized that just being an expert in a subject does not make you a good teacher or presenter. What is crucial for success is knowing how to teach (whatever the subject matter). You need to know both the skills and the art of teaching... which is what The Heart & Soul of Teaching gives you in detail and clarity.

“For my teacher training, I was taught only the mechanics.  I wish I had The Heart and Soul of Teaching available when I was trained, and throughout my career. This work really explains the art of teaching. The warmth and humor which the Mountroses use in their classes infuses this book. Their compassion and love for students, as well as their deep understanding of how to teach, comes through clearly in this carefully organized material. I thank them for this important contribution to the literature on teaching.”

--Bev DeWitt-Moylan
Teacher for the Visually Impaired, Los Osos, California

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What this e-book covers:

In this e-book, you will find hundreds of practical and transformational tips, exercises, and strategies that you can put into practice immediately. Here is some of what you will receive:

• 5 powerful openings to your classes. How you start each class is critical to how the rest of it will go.

• 9 ingredients to powerful openers. Know the details on how to start your class right. 

• An Environmental Checklist to ensure that you can comfortably teach with a minimum of interferences.

• The essentials on how to be organized, yet flexible. Included is how to allow for the right amount of preparation time, handling breaks, and how to deal with the challenges of presenting after lunch time.

• Clear and easy ways to develop great outlines for your class, including examples and a sample form.

• A multitude of specific tips on how to develop rapport with your participants. By learning exactly how to better relate to your students, you will gain their trust quickly, and optimize the learning environment.

• Ways to use "outframing," a little-known but tremendously practical skill. This easy-to-apply approach melts away resistance your students may have to opening their minds to new possibilities and learning new material. It can also eliminate concerns they may have about learning from you. With outframing, you immediately disarm conscious and unconscious objections. 

• Exercises and easy-to-do strategies to use the power of your voice to enhance your teaching. Your voice is one of your most fundamental tools for communicating to your classes and audiences. Learn how to be aware of it so you can bring out the best in your voice and those you address..

• 11 proven ways to be interactive with your class and audience. Whether you lecture to hundreds or teach to small groups, you can learn these specific ways to personalize your approach in a dynamic, organic format.

• The art and science of incorporating your students’ responses into your teaching. Know how to use your most valuable resources: your own attendees. Customizing your classes will maximize your results, and make things much more enjoyable for you and your participants. Your participants will love the attention and respect you give them, and your teaching and presenting will rise to new levels.

• The indispensable elements for developing your Unique Teaching Style. Everyone has a unique teaching style; it’s just a matter of learning the particulars on how to develop yours.

• 9 crucial how-to’s for developing your communication style. Included is a quick-reference chart to help evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, so you can realize what works and where to make improvements. Invaluable knowlege for being more effective.

• The 3 secrets of not taking things personally. Getting overwhelmed or sidetracked by taking things personally is a big land mine in teaching. You can't afford not to know what to expect and how to succeed in these potentially overwhelming times.

• The low-down on how to handle criticism. Most of us react when participants criticize and at times even attack us. We can easily feel awkward and out of control, which undermines the class or audience'’s confidence in us. Find out how to neutralize criticism, how to learn from it, and elegant ways to respond with ease and grace.

• Dozens of real examples of how to create great classes and presentations. Also included are specific ways to deal very effectively with a variety of disruptions and conflicts with your attendees.

• Mind-opening ways to incorporate ceremonies and rituals into your teaching, which can greatly enrich your classes. These activities help you step out of time, so you can honor one another and deepen relationships with your class. Create memorable times that your participants will always treasure.

• 9 multi-purpose, dynamic examples of how to close your classes, ensuring your continuing teaching success. Powerful closings give finality, create lasting impressions, and help you follow up for successful future classes.

• The fundamentals and benefits of teaching teleclasses. Learn how to give classes via telephone to groups of interested learners from the comfort of your own home or office.

• Multiple ways to add humor into your classes. People love to laugh, and humor can be a natural part of any class or talk. Discover how to have your students learn with laughter. When your attendees and you smile and laugh, your class will lighten up, learning will accelerate, and time will pass ever more quickly and enjoyably.

• Receive dozens of powerful affirmations that you can use to improve and optimize your classes and presentations. The affirmations are built around each of the five keys for teaching great classes. They can deepen your learning and help you fulfill your potential.

• Secrets on how to be yourself. Learning how to accept yourself is perhaps the ultimate key to excellent teaching. There is only one you. Now is the right time to learn how to trust yourself more. Be able to share what you have to offer in a natural way in the classroom.

• And much more…

To see an overview of this volume view the Table of Contents