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"Speak up!" - Public Speaking & Speech Writing Class - Give a Speech Each Week!!

Completed by 32 learners
Ages 8-11
Live Group Class
Each week we will meet twice to learn public speaking skills and writing strategies to prepare our own unique speeches and perform for friends!
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(61 reviews)
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Live video meetings
2x per week
3-7 learners per class
25 min

What's included

2 live meetings
50 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1-2 hours per week. In our first meeting, students will be assigned a speech. Speeches should be prepared and practiced before our second meeting, where students will present!

Class Experience

In this ongoing course, students will give a speech each week! In our first meeting, we will meet to learn dynamic public speaking skills and practice them together. We'll be assigned our speech topic to prepare for our second weekly meeting. In our second meeting, each student will perform their speech and give encouragement and feedback to peers! Students will play an active role in both performing a speech and responding to classmates' speeches.

Classes are lively and interactive. The goal is for students to become more confident in public speaking and comfortable doing so in front of peers. Student interaction is a huge priority! Our classroom atmosphere is warm, supportive, encouraging and fun! A great deal of student interaction and discussion is what makes this course fun! Be prepared to "Speak Up" in class!

Prior knowledge needed for this course: ability to read and write; students prepare their own speeches and typically read aloud to present.

Week of 6/6: Persuasive Speech (the best team)
Week of 6/13: Storytelling Speech (once upon a a time...)
Week of 6/20: How-To Speech (organization)
Week of 6/27: Entertainment Speech (if I were a movie star)
Week of 7/4: Informative Speech (my hero)
Week of 7/11: Persuasive Speech (only child vs. siblings)
Week of 7/18: Entertainment Speech (newscaster speech)
Week of 7/25: How - To Speech (my special talent)
Week of 8/3: Storytelling Speech (fairytale twists)
Week of 8/10: Informative Speech (plants, flowers, trees) 
Week of 8/17: Persuasive Speech (travel destinations)
Week of 8/24: Entertainment Speech (TV Commercials)

Learning Goals

Students will be able to write a speech for the purpose of performing
Students will be able to give a speech using public speaking skills learned in class
Students will be able to receive and give feedback to their peers in a positive manner

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    Meet the teacher

    Joined May, 2021
    5.0
    61reviews
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    Teacher expertise and credentials
    Iowa Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
    Master's Degree in Education from Morningside University
    Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Concordia University, St. Paul
    I am a licensed teacher in the state of Iowa and have years of classroom experience both in person and online. In high school, I qualified for the State Speech competition all four years. Since then, I've seen the benefits of learning to speak publicly time and time again! See more about my qualifications below!
    
    Certifications:
    BA in elementary education (2015)
    MA in teaching (grad: May, 2022)
    TESOL
    
    Experience:
    1,372 classes taught online (and counting)
    Former third grade teacher (private school)
    Kindergarten and preschool (public school)
    Mother of two boys
    
    Honors:
    High School Valedictorian, CPU High
    Magna Cum Laude, Concordia St. Paul
    KHAK Teacher of the Week, 2016
    100% 5 Star Reviews through online teaching platforms
    Debt free! (paid $100k+ in 4 years) 
    Featured on the Dave Ramsey Show
    High School State Speech Qualifier 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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