Students will learn that giving a speech isn't always just standing at a podium and talking to a large audience.  Speech is an important element of our everyday lives and can portray a lot about a person.  Our goal in this class is to equip students with the confidence they need to not only speak in front of large groups, but to succeed in interviews, sharing their passions with people, demonstrating things in a way other people will understand, and more.  

I have a Bachelor's degree in Speech Communications with an emphasis in Theater and a minor in Business.  I also have a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction.  I have taught communication classes in public high schools and various home school groups over the last 20 years.  I have also owned a theater and dance studio for 15 years.  

We will be watching, reading, or listening to clips of famous speeches by authors such as Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, President Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth, etc.