Public Speaking Classes

Public speaking can be intimidating for anyone, but especially for pre-teens and high schoolers who are still developing their communication skills.

As their world expands public speaking is a critical skill our children should develop as early as possible. Public speaking helps them to organize their thoughts and feelings, develop emotional intelligence, build social awareness and effectively communicate their ideas and opinions in a manner that is informative, persuasive and compelling.

Additionally, public speaking helps build self-confidence, develop social skills and establish meaningful relationships leading to greater personal and professional success.

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What Our Students Learn …

Public Speaking:

overcoming fear of public speaking
build self-confidence through education, preparation and practice
speech structure and organization
engage your audience, logical sequence and transitions, close with impact
vocal variety
using vocabulary and sentence structure, volume, tone, inflection and pauses to add emphasis
non-verbal communication
add movement, gestures and facial expression engage your audience and hold attention

Soft Skills: (“people skills”)

emotional intelligence and self-regulation
understanding and controling emotions, empathy and consideration of others’ feelings and beliefs
creativity and critical thinking
judgement and analysis, thinking “outside the box” to achieve results
working with others
collaboration, listening and understanding, sharing diverse opinions and perspective
leadership
team building, delegating and oversight, managing conflict, recognizing others’ contributions

Public Speaking Classes

What Our Students Learn …

Public Speaking:

Soft Skills: (“people skills”)

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