Public Speaking (15-18 Years)

Class Description

In this ongoing club, learners will gain an understanding of impromptu speaking and will practice their public speaking skills with their own speeches and presentations each week. ESL friendly. Being a successful public speaker requires children to draw on their own experiences of life, their beliefs and their own understanding of the world. Bringing this together in planning, writing and speaking gives them an opportunity to express their opinions. Public speaking is also a social activity. It reinforces the child’s confidence and promotes personal development. Children learn to perceive people, their behaviour and their reaction to what is being said. Each week will follow a different theme and the class will work to help learners develop their ideas, organise them and deliver an effective speech. Each class will also cover an important aspect of public speaking, such as making eye contact or supporting your ideas with evidence. Week of 3/6/24 - Age Restrictions Week of 10/6/24 - Pollution Week of 17/6/24 -Bullying Week of 24/6/24 - Schoolwork/Homework Week of 1/7/24 - Stereotypes Week of 8/7/24 - Sports Week of 15/7/24 - What would happen if.... Week of 22/7/24 - Jokes Week of 29/7/24 - Being Happy Week of 5/8/24 - Being Invisible Week of 12/8/24 - Knowing Everything Or Nothing Week of 19/8/24 - Getting Older Week of 26/8/24 - Urban vs Rural Week of 2/9/24 - Intelligence Week of 9/9/24 - Nutrition Week of 16/9/24 - Fast Food Week of 23/9/24 - Medicine Week of 30/9/24 - Video Games Week of 7/10/24 - Population Week of 14/10/24 - Poverty and Health Week of 21/10/24 - Obesity Week of 28/10/24 - Hacking Week of 4/11/24 - Global Warming Week of 11/11/24 - Life in Space Week of 18/11/24 - Is College Essential? Week of 25/11/24 - Veganism Week of 2/12/24 - Cloning: Is It Ethical? Week of 9/12/24 - Intelligence: Learned or inherited? Week of 16/12/24 - Modern Medicine vs Traditional Medicine Week of 23/12/24 - Time: What is it? Week of 30/12/24 - How was language created? Week of 6/1/25 - Dinosaurs Week of 13/1/25 - Fishing Further classes will be added. Come to class prepared with your notebook and pens and ready to share your ideas! We look forward to being part of your learning journey!