Public Speaking is a skill needed at many stages in life. Universities and graduate recruitment programmes highly value students who can speak with confidence. The Speech NZ, Public Speaking syllabus, focuses on skills that enable children to develop age appropriate skills for a lifetime of speaking confidence. Students are invited to sit Speech NZ examinations. Join our Public Speaking Classes and learn to project a confident voice in any situation.
Students will learn:
- Talks (including show and tell, personal experience, demonstration, informative, instruction, persuasive talk, entertaining talk, impromptu)
- Announcements, interviews, speaker introduction,
- Role Play
- Courtesy exercises and recommending a new course of action
- Describing an object, interpreting a map or diagram
- Discussing a film or book
- Social Speeches (including impromptu)
- Stating an opinion on a picture or article
- Reading aloud, stating opinions and discussing current affairs
- Commentary, storytelling, and debating
Students will be able to:
- Speak clearly, project their voice and engage an audience
- Speak and perform confidently to a range of audiences
- Develop critical and creative thinking
- Develop an appreciation of literature, language, and text
- Listen and effectively question peers during discussions
- Read aloud with clarity and vitality
- Share ideas with enthusiasm, fluency, and effectiveness
We offer Public Speaking classes at Kristin School. We also offer private lessons during the week and holidays as required. Please contact us using the form below.