A great class to prepare a poem or speech for a competition, festival, assessment, class presentation, or talent show, or for building extra skills in an intensive session.

Also a great taster class to see if you want to pursue more public speaking classes, or sign up for a longer course.

In our first class learners will develop their understanding of the text chosen and start to work on HOW to say it (para-verbal techniques). Such as where it would be more engaging to speak louder or quieter, add emphasis, and pauses etc. We will also work on appropriate tone/expression and correct any articulation and pronunciation issues.

For homework learners will be asked to try to learn the speech/poem/piece of prose from memory.

In our second class we will check the level of memorisation (learners who learn their piece well will find it easier to add in non-verbal techniques, and reach a higher level of presentation), re-cap the verbal presenting, and add in non-verbal presenting techniques (facial expressions, gestures, body language, appropriate movements etc).

Mrs. T can offer a choice of texts (poem, prose, published speech, or even Shakespeare) for learners to select from, or can work with something learners have been allocated for a competition or assessment etc.

This class can be taken by beginners up to experienced Public Speakers, as Mrs. T will use her years of experience to assess when to add more techniques depending on how the learner is progressing, often helping them to achieve results beyond their own expectations (previous learners have achieved gold in the International Oracy festival, second round in a class speech competition, A+'s in assessments, got through to regional finals when they had never managed it before, or been able to deliver a class presentation in front of their class when they didn't have the confidence previously).