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Public Speaking Summer Flex Class: Finding Your Voice!

Completed by 6 learners
Ages 10-15
Live Group Class
In this one month course, students will take risks and grow their confidence and poise in public speaking and speech making.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(38 reviews)

No live video meetings
4 weeks
3-9 learners per class

What's included

Homework
2-4 hours per week. Each week, after watching the weekly video, students will be expected to submit a written speech as well as a video recording of their challenge. In turn, students will also take time to give constructive feedback to fellow peers as well as taking my constructive criticism into account for the upcoming week's challenge. ~Weekly Format~ Monday: View weekly video challenge and lecture Tuesday: Read links, watch video clips, and practice writing/recording your speech Wednesday: Submit written speech, upload video recording, and complete reflection Thursday: Complete feedback poll and quizzes Friday: Finish student critiques and respond to discussion questions
Assessment
Learners are asses by a written report from myself as well as feedback in the discussion board from their peers during our workshops.

Class Experience

In this course, students will get weekly video lectures and tips on how to perfect their voice as a public speaker. They will in turn take the weekly topic, turn it into a speech of their choosing, and submit it to the class for peer critique and feedback. Students will also be exposed to a variety of speeches that demonstrate unique topics covered by other strong speakers to give samples of successful speech-making. Ultimately, this course will not only help students face their fears of public speaking and give them tools to strengthen their voice as a speaker, but it will inspire them to grab the microphone and share their voice with the world. A detailed description of how the students will interact with myself and their classmates each week is below:

~Class Outline~
Week 1: Body language and poise while on stage (a speech is more than just words). 
*Video Challenge: An obstacle you've overcome.

Week 2: "Ums" and "likes"... slowing down your nerves to speak calmly, methodically, and enhance your vocabulary. 
*Video Challenge: What you want to be after you graduate, and what steps you are taking to get there (a plan to action).

Week 3: Adding "umph" to your voice: incorporating passion and energy into your speeches. 
*Video Challenge: Making a change in the world.

Week 4: Engaging your audience and responding to questions on the spot. 
*Video Challenge: Interview skills

While this is a flexible schedule class, it aims to still be interactive with myself and the other students. Each week, students will begin by watching my video lecture on the topic. This will explain the weekly focus as well as explain the video challenge they are to complete. Students will have a variety of links to read and watch clips from in order to further analyze the week's focus in their own time. Once learners are ready, they will make a recording of their speech in order to submit the weekly video challenge. Afterwards, there will be a variety of ways to keep interacting with myself and other students to get feedback and critiques on their speeches: there will be a reflection form for each student to fill out on their own video; there will be a feedback poll for students to take in the classroom so students can compare their own experience to what other students experienced as well, building community engagement and understanding; there will be a weekly quiz for students to assess what they have learned during the week's public speaking focus; lastly, there will be a discussion board to encourage insightful and meaningful discussion among students, also offering an opportunity for students to peer-critique fellow learner's videos with what is working well along with what next steps should be. After all, the students in this class share a similar goal, and it's important to build those communication and community involvement skills. One team, one dream! 

I will check in daily to the classroom chat and discussion board to help facilitate the conversation, but it is expected that students participate throughout the week as well following this tentative format:

~Weekly Format~
Monday: View weekly video challenge and lecture
Tuesday: Read links, watch video clips, and practice writing/recording your speech
Wednesday: Submit written speech, upload video recording, and complete reflection
Thursday: Complete feedback poll and quizzes
Friday: Finish student critiques and respond to discussion questions

Learning Goals

Students will improve not only in their written speeches, but also by strengthening their confidence, poise, and voice as a public speaker. Exposure to a variety of videos will also allow students to learn from other incredible public speakers while also engaging in critical thinking skills along the way.

Other Details

Supply List
Students merely need access to a computer that has Microsoft Word and a webcam to complete this course (along with a passion to find their voice!)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined January, 2019
4.8
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Florida Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
I have been an English and writing teacher in the USA, China, Portugal, and Vietnam over the last eight years. In my AP English classes, part of our curriculum is analyzing speeches and creating our own. I have really enjoyed helping my own students master the art of public speaking, both working on their oral performance skills as well as building their confidence when speaking, both mentally and physically. My expertise as a writing instructor allows me to help students get what they want to say on paper before ultimately helping students give the words a powerful voice. The flexible schedule modal for this course is perfect as it allows students the privacy to practice speech writing, make mistakes in the comfort of their own home, and record it as many times as needed to get it perfect. Then, they are still getting collaborative feedback by following the peer-critique structure as a class when we watch and give feedback on each student's speech each week. I look forward to helping your child find their voice! 

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