Do you need to prepare a class presentation, oral language project, or public speech? or do you want to improve your public speaking skills and confidence using speeches?

In each class we can work on your learners' use of voice (with areas such as pitch, precision, pace, projection, volume, intonation, accent, emphasis, articulation/elocution, diction, tone, pauses, breath control, fluency, and expression) and their non-verbal (with areas such as posture, body language, gestures, facial expressions, stance, muscular tension, poise, and status) for public speaking, presenting themselves better or they can learn how to use these areas to sound, appear and ultimately build their confidence.

Each class will begin with some carefully chosen vocal and mouth warm-ups, and then we'll look at different voice and non-verbal techniques each week by exploring a published speech at an appropriate level for your learner's age/level of English. 

We can either work on a speech of the learner's choice (for example for a competition or school assignment) or work with speeches from either 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens', 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens II,' or 'Monologues for Teens', or Monologues for Teens II' by Mike Kimmel. I highly recommend learners purchase their own copy of one of these books as there are lots more speeches that they can use to build their skills after our class, but I can also supply copies of the speech we are using in pdf form if needed. Learners are welcome to choose which book they would like to work from depending on their age and any prior knowledge/experience of these books.

As a fully qualified, experienced teacher (BAPA, PGCE), professional actor, and director, who has also worked as many types of presenter and used many of these techniques to build her own confidence and develop her use of voice and non-verbal presentation, Mrs. T can give extra on the spot tips, and ideas where needed. Developing the class content live in class or as learners' skills and needs develop week to week.

Learners will also get regular feedback with tips they can continue to build on both live in class, and often afterward in notes in the classroom.



'I would like to thank you with an update, previously shy D achieved a place in the semi-finals for his year 6 speech competition! I saw him practicing with hand gestures, voice tone, and pauses that you taught him over his classes last term break. I am so pleased to see him breaking out of his shell and stepping up. Thank you'