Master Public Speaking Skills: Boost Confidence With Professor Megan

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🎓 Give your child the tools they need to succeed with guidance from a communication professor and professional speaker who brings over a decade of experience to the classroom. 📣🗣️

✨✨ Public speaking is one of the most important skills for academic, professional, and personal success. Yet many children don’t receive the training they need to feel confident and capable when speaking. This course bridges that gap by providing students with evidence-based techniques in a fun and supportive environment. ✨✨

😄 Through interactive games and role-playing, students will learn to overcome nervousness, communicate clearly, and develop the leadership skills needed to thrive in school and beyond. Each week, students will explore a new topic, gain hands-on practice, and receive personalized feedback designed to build their confidence and skills.

👍 Is This Class Right for Your Child? 👍
This class is perfect for students who:

✅ Want to excel in academics and stand out in extracurricular activities.

✅ Need support to prepare for school presentations, debates, or leadership roles.

✅ Are seeking expert guidance to boost their confidence and communication skills.


What Makes This Course Stand Out?

Expert Guidance: Led by a seasoned communication professor using proven, evidence-based strategies to help students excel.

Practical Skills: From fluency and tone variation to storytelling and body language, every class focuses on real-world skills that prepare students for academic and personal success.

Fun & Engaging: Classes use games and interactive activities to ensure that learning is enjoyable, even for shy or hesitant speakers.

Benefits for Your Child
📌 Academic Success: Master skills that improve classroom presentations, group projects, and leadership roles.

📌 Social Growth: Build confidence in making friends, speaking up in conversations, and sharing ideas effectively.

📌 Future-Ready: Learn foundational communication and leadership skills that will give them a head start.

Upcoming Topics:

Week starting 1/6/25: Overcoming your fear of public speaking
Strategies to reduce anxiety and build confidence when speaking in public.

Week starting 1/13/25: Handling Mistakes
Understanding how to manage and learn from speaking errors.

Week starting 1/20/25: Overcoming common speaking challenges like stuttering or filler words
Techniques to handle speech disfluencies and improve clarity.

Week starting 1/27/25: Techniques for effective impromptu speaking and thinking on your feet
Methods for speaking confidently without preparation.

Week starting 2/3/25: How to tell a story
Elements and structure of effective storytelling in speeches.

Week starting 2/10/25: Creative Storytelling
Innovative approaches to make your stories more engaging and memorable.

Week starting 2/17/25: Improving Fluency
Exercises and practices to enhance smoothness in speech delivery.

Week starting 2/24/25: Communicating with confidence
Building self-assurance and assertiveness in communication.

Week starting 3/3/25: Speaking with credibility
Establishing and maintaining trust and authority with your audience.

Week starting 3/10/25: Vocal Quality
Improving the tone, pitch, and clarity of your voice.

Week starting 3/17/25: Vocal Energy
Using energy and emphasis to make your speech more dynamic.

Week starting 3/24/25: Speaking like an Actor
Adopting acting techniques to enhance your public speaking skills.

Week starting 3/31/25: The importance of body language in public speaking
Using nonverbal cues to complement and enhance your verbal message.

Week starting 4/7/25: Creating an argument
Building a compelling and logical case to persuade your audience.

Week starting 4/14/25: Using emotion to persuade your audience
Harnessing emotional appeal to strengthen your persuasive speech.

Please note this is an ongoing class. Learners can start or stop anytime. We always give a brief overview at the start of class for new learners and send an intro video after enrollment so they know what to expect.  This is a subscription-based class, so you will be charged every Sunday to save your seat for the following week. You can stop the subscription at any time.