Before you speak, remember NEON! This product is a social/emotional learning activity for students as well as a professional development activity for teachers and faculty. It is important that everyone thinks before he or she speaks, and this packet is designed to help them do so. The acronym NEON stands for necessary, encouraging, optimistic, and nice. Each of these values has a section in the packet. Each section includes examples of what it means, what to say, what not to say, and exercises t