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Bay Area
Speech and Debate Academy
Bay Area
Speech and Debate Academy
Elementary Programs
Public Speaking for 5-7 year olds
This class will teach your student: confident presentation skills, audience connectedness,
control of speaking anxiety, vocal variety, use of non-verbal communication techniques and use of visual aids.
By the end of the eight-week class, your child will be presenting a speech in front of an audience with confidence and ease.
8 Classes description:
1. Introduction: Your voice
Name game
Speaker & audience rules
Discussion on what public speaking is and what they will learn in this class.
They will learn how to control and use their voice power; use all their word sounds; use eye contact and control their bodies; show their thoughts in their voices, faces, and bodies; and look and sound relaxed.
Homework:
Be creative with your voice (TV shows, family members, outdoor sounds, animal sounds, silly sounds) Children will practice developing a new voice different from their everyday voice.
2. Building confidence and developing a creative voice
What kind of voice do you have?
Airy, breathy, full, chesty, thin
Boom chicka boom activity
Discussion about nervous energy and how we can convert that into speaker energy
Homework:
Practice a short poem to read next week
3. Pace, volume, pitch, and the pause
Poetry activity (from homework)
Discussion about:
Pace= how fast or slow you speak
Volume=how loud or soft you speak
Pitch=how high or low you speak
Pause=silence between your words
Homework:
Practice 3 tongue twisters to share in class next week
4. Speaking with clarity
Discussion about:
Enunciation=to utter articulate sounds
Ice cream shop (tongue twisters)
Vowels, consonants, and syllables (long sounds, short sounds, number of beats)
Start filling out speech template in class
Homework:
Finishing working on your speech
5. Expressive communication
Expressive voices (vocal variety)
Expressive faces (facial expression)
Expressive bodies (gestures)
Homework:
Continue to practice your speech add-in vocal changes, facial expression, and body movement and gestures
6. Order and organization
Story scramble activity
Discussion about:
Beginning, middle, end
Homework:
Continue to practice your speech and start working on explaining the pictures as well
7. Practice and preparation
Review and practice final presentations
Appearance is important
Homework:
Practice, practice, practice
8. The Big Day
Last day tips
Final Presentation
Elementary Writing/Speech Class
The objective of this class is to introduce and begin to hone students’ ability in the important leadership skill of public speaking as well as improve writing skills. Students will employ different tools in their speech presentations. Some exercises will be to practice giving prepared speeches or reading short stories; everyone gives the same speech. Other sessions will revolve around a short writing exercise and present the writing product orally to the group. The students will enjoy putting down on paper their issues and positions appropriate to their age, and then use the various tools of public speaking like voice quality, tone, volume, articulation, pronunciation, eye contact, and body gestures to make an effective presentation. They will learn how to use different methods to move through their speech. The main skills we expect to use are memorization, full speech manuscripts, and outline. As our students practice these skills in their speeches, they will overcome nervousness when they speak, demonstrate confidence and feel more, or completely comfortable talking in front of audiences of any size.
This class is pare paring student for P. Burnett MS peach competition in May.
Beauty of Russian Language Program
The classes with focus on:
- reading comprehension and writing skills
- proper grammar: tenses, conjugations, cases, and gender
- accurate punctuation and accent reduction
- vocabulary expansion/conversation practice
Your child will be taught to read, write, and speak Russian from an experienced native speaker who had a wide teaching background.
This class will teach your student: confident presentation skills, audience connectedness,
control of speaking anxiety, vocal variety, use of non-verbal communication techniques and use of visual aids.
By the end of the eight-week class, your child will be presenting a speech in front of an audience with confidence and ease.
8 Classes description:
1. Introduction: Your voice
Name game
Speaker & audience rules
Discussion on what public speaking is and what they will learn in this class.
They will learn how to control and use their voice power; use all their word sounds; use eye contact and control their bodies; show their thoughts in their voices, faces, and bodies; and look and sound relaxed.
Homework:
Be creative with your voice (TV shows, family members, outdoor sounds, animal sounds, silly sounds) Children will practice developing a new voice different from their everyday voice.
2. Building confidence and developing a creative voice
What kind of voice do you have?
Airy, breathy, full, chesty, thin
Boom chicka boom activity
Discussion about nervous energy and how we can convert that into speaker energy
Homework:
Practice a short poem to read next week
3. Pace, volume, pitch, and the pause
Poetry activity (from homework)
Discussion about:
Pace= how fast or slow you speak
Volume=how loud or soft you speak
Pitch=how high or low you speak
Pause=silence between your words
Homework:
Practice 3 tongue twisters to share in class next week
4. Speaking with clarity
Discussion about:
Enunciation=to utter articulate sounds
Ice cream shop (tongue twisters)
Vowels, consonants, and syllables (long sounds, short sounds, number of beats)
Start filling out speech template in class
Homework:
Finishing working on your speech
5. Expressive communication
Expressive voices (vocal variety)
Expressive faces (facial expression)
Expressive bodies (gestures)
Homework:
Continue to practice your speech add-in vocal changes, facial expression, and body movement and gestures
6. Order and organization
Story scramble activity
Discussion about:
Beginning, middle, end
Homework:
Continue to practice your speech and start working on explaining the pictures as well
7. Practice and preparation
Review and practice final presentations
Appearance is important
Homework:
Practice, practice, practice
8. The Big Day
Last day tips
Final Presentation
Elementary Writing/Speech Class
The objective of this class is to introduce and begin to hone students’ ability in the important leadership skill of public speaking as well as improve writing skills. Students will employ different tools in their speech presentations. Some exercises will be to practice giving prepared speeches or reading short stories; everyone gives the same speech. Other sessions will revolve around a short writing exercise and present the writing product orally to the group. The students will enjoy putting down on paper their issues and positions appropriate to their age, and then use the various tools of public speaking like voice quality, tone, volume, articulation, pronunciation, eye contact, and body gestures to make an effective presentation. They will learn how to use different methods to move through their speech. The main skills we expect to use are memorization, full speech manuscripts, and outline. As our students practice these skills in their speeches, they will overcome nervousness when they speak, demonstrate confidence and feel more, or completely comfortable talking in front of audiences of any size.
This class is pare paring student for P. Burnett MS peach competition in May.
Beauty of Russian Language Program
The classes with focus on:
- reading comprehension and writing skills
- proper grammar: tenses, conjugations, cases, and gender
- accurate punctuation and accent reduction
- vocabulary expansion/conversation practice
Your child will be taught to read, write, and speak Russian from an experienced native speaker who had a wide teaching background.
2013 Class Calendar
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Dates |
Time |
Classes |
Cost |
Registration |
| Saturdays | 11:45am - 1:15pm |
Elementary Speech/Writing Classes Los Gatos Office register for 5 session package |
$225 | |
| Saturdays | 1:30 - 3:00pm |
Elementary Speech/Writing Classes Los Gatos Office register for 5 session package |
$225 | |
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Sundays |
11:00-12:30pm
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Beginner Russian Language Classes Los Gatos Office Open to 8-9 year olds with very little experience register for 5 session package |
$225 |
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Young Genius Educational Center presents The Sweet Fountain of Knowledge celebrating our young geniuses' Elementary Writing Class