1-on-1 30 Minutes Public Speaking/Confident Communication Skills (Speeches)
Class experience
Beginner - Advanced Level
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...
No matter what level of public speaking your learner has this class will teach them techniques to improve and develop in confidence.
I am a fully qualified teacher (BAPA, PGCE) with 16+ years of experience teaching English and Drama (and some Music, and PSHCE) to 11 to 16 year olds in bricks and mortar schools, where I currently still teach part-time, including running small group and 1:1 confidence-building workshops. I also have many years of experience leading community workshop schemes (like create a play in a week) and local drama groups for ages 4 to 16. As a professional actress, I've performed to children from ages 2-14 in theatres, arts centres, social clubs, historical properties, nurseries, and schools. Playing roles such as the Gingerbread man and a tortoise, to a wartime headmistress and Queen Elizabeth the first! With lots of Q & A and interactive workshops along the way. I then branched into presenting (live, events, radio, some TV, and for holiday companies across Europe) including some Voiceover work. I currently create and present drama and presenter tuition videos and have a regular podcast. I have produced and directed many productions (musicals and plays) as well, including some I have written myself. I am very experienced in coaching learners to produce their best, and I love seeing them develop in front of my eyes. Many of my ex-students have gone on to study at prestigious London stage schools in acting and directing, even though we are over 200 miles away, and they only take a small number from out of the catchment area each year. I have also coached learners on all different levels, like one who didn't wish to speak when I started working with him (aged 10) but he ended up playing the lead role in his final year production (aged 15).
Learners will need to be able to comfortably read a page of text to be able to apply public speaking techniques. I am happy to help with the pronunciation of difficult words and new vocabulary though.
I highly recommend learners purchase their own copy of the book we are using so they can carry on rehearsing after class and find more to work on... but I can provide copies of speeches if needs be: 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9780998151328 OR 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens II' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9781953057037 OR for older learners 'Monologues for Teens' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9780998151311 OR 'Monologues for Teens II' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9781953057006
I highly recommend learners purchase their own copy of the book we are using so they can carry on rehearsing after class and find more to work on... but I can provide copies of speeches if needs be: 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9780998151328 OR 'Monologues for Kids and Tweens II' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9781953057037 OR for older learners 'Monologues for Teens' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9780998151311 OR 'Monologues for Teens II' by Mike Kimmel- ISBN 9781953057006
Hi, I'm an experienced Speech and Drama tutor (BAPA, PGCE), a professional Actress, Presenter, Director, Teacher, Writer, Teaching Artist, and Storyteller. Who absolutely loves getting to pass on my years of performing arts, public speaking,...
1-on-1 Coaching
$40
per sessionMeets on demand
30 min
Completed by 45 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-18