Coming Soon...Public Speaking & Storytelling: An Approach to Finding Your Voice

Our new self-paced, Online Course introduces High School students to Public Speaking through fundamental Storytelling concepts and techniques. Students will engage in an active process of Discovery and Creativity that guides them in telling a Personal Story. The course teaches Communication tools that can be applied throughout their lives and careers. 

Why Public Speaking & Storytelling

The ability to communicate clearly and confidently is essential for scholastic, professional and personal fulfillment. Studies have shown that students who engage in public speaking training experience an increase of self-confidence.¹ This is no surprise, as we know that the impulse to communicate and tell a story successfully to a group of peers is an essential part of our humanity.² In an increasingly digitized and virtual world, our capacities for communication are being strained. Our need for these skills has never been more important.

Course Learning Objectives

1. Engage practices to achieve a state of Presence.

2. Utilize techniques to Personalize and Connect with text.

3. Discover and explore students’ own Personal Stories.

4. Compose a story/speech based on fundamental Composition and Structure Concepts.

5. Practice techniques that promote optimal use of Body and Voice.

6. Actively Warm Up the body and voice.

7. Engage techniques to promote Relaxation and Communication Clarity.

8. Implement Modes of Communication for speech delivery.

9. Engage in Rehearsal and Preparation

Sneak Peak!