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Course 02 · Speaking

Speak Up

For students who go quiet when it is their turn. How to put together something worth saying, hold a room, settle your nerves, and handle a question you were not expecting.

  • 10 classes
  • 60 minutes each
  • Grades 3 to 8
  • Small group or semi private
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Students working during a Speak Up class

Who it suits

Is this the right course?

1

Kids who freeze

Students who know the answer but will not raise a hand. Speaking starts small here and becomes normal quickly.

2

Kids with presentations coming

Students facing class presentations, speech contests or interviews who want a method rather than just encouragement.

3

Kids who talk plenty

Confident students who need structure, timing and the discipline to answer the question actually asked.

What it covers

Across ten classes

Every class is hands on. Students make, test and present something live rather than sitting through a lesson. Social and emotional skills are built into how classes run: listening, giving feedback kindly, handling nerves, and making decisions they can explain.

Understanding and managing nerves
Finding something worth saying
Structure, openings and endings
Voice, pace and presence
Using a story to make a point
Listening well and responding to others
Handling unexpected questions

Two levels

The same course, pitched for the age

Both levels run a full hour. What changes is the depth, the support, and what students hand in at the end.

Juniors · Grades 3 to 5

Find your voice

Short, low pressure turns every week, building up to a ninety second talk about something they already love. Nothing is graded and nobody is put on the spot cold.

Seniors · Grades 6 to 8

Hold the room

Argument structure, pacing and pushback, with peer feedback each week. Useful directly for class presentations, debates and interviews.

What a class feels like

Every student speaks in every class, starting with the very first one. Turns are short and frequent rather than long and rare, so speaking stops feeling like an event.

Between classes

No worksheets. Students get one short activity challenge each week, usually around twenty minutes, and bring the result back to share with the group.

Anything needed is a simple household item, and we tell you in advance. There is nothing to buy.

Interested in Speak Up?

Tell us your child's grade and we'll reply with current pricing, the next start dates, and which level we'd recommend.

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