Tiny Pep Talks Series

Two comedians offer hilarious encouragement for all the tiny heroic acts that teachers perform every day.

Teachers are constantly handing out reassurance, support, and inspiration. But who’s boosting them through their everyday challenges—like waking a sleeping student, paying for supplies out of pocket, or fighting with the copy machine again? Frankly, sometimes an apple isn’t enough!

Comedians Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden are here to give teachers their due, with a hilarious compendium of over 75 pep talks for all the mundane struggles of the classroom. Let them cheerlead the beloved teachers in your life through those tough times at work:

You don’t get the students’ references and now you feel old!Someone microwaved something gross in the teacher’s lounge!A parent has strong opinions about their kid’s grade!It’s 9 p.m. and you still haven’t planned tomorrow’s lesson!Oops! You looked at your paycheck!And more low-stakes but all-consuming situations inside and outside of school!
A teacher’s support lasts for a lifetime. Let them know someone’s rooting for them, too—and give them the belly laugh they probably need.

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Two comedians offer hilarious encouragement for your most mundane struggles.

Anybody can tell you “You can do it!” before the big job interview, or before you walk down the aisle, or before you blast off on the first human-powered mission to Mars. But who’s going to gas you up for all of life’s low-stakes situations when you need an extra push?

Comedians Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden are here to cheerlead you through your daily challenges with more than 75 pep talks. You’ll find specific, constructive, and—most of all—very funny motivation for:
Sending a scary email (if you died and came back as a ghost, wouldn’t it suck if this was your unfinished business?)Getting through a breakup (did you know the grocery store will sell you a cake on any day for any reason?)Remembering that all your friends are not secretly mad at you (they’re busy worrying all their friends are secretly mad at them)…and many more!
If you’re going through it, have ever gone through it, or will maybe go through it in the future, let Tiny Pep Talks give you the boost you need.