"Speech is power: Speech is to persuade,
to convert, to compel."
to convert, to compel."
Raksha Sen
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A Word from Our Speech Director“Speech has always been foundational in shaping my confidence and desire to tackle issues that surround us on a global scale. Our curriculum at Ethos Prep is designed specifically to remotely teach these skills of public speaking, research, and analysis in a way that inspires self-confidence and prepares our students for the future they have ahead of them.”
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Introduction to Public Speaking*Recommended for Elementary Students*
Summer Program: Contact Us for Time Slot In this class, students will learn the basics of public speaking and tone their creative writing to present themselves to be as engaging and entertaining as possible. Coaches will work with students to improve their inflection as well as expressiveness through a detailed curriculum catered to each student's needs.
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Introduction to Competitive Speech*Recommended for Elementary and Middle Schoolers*
Summer Program: Contact Us for Time Slot In this class, students will be exposed to the three formats of speech and practice speech events within all three throughout the session. Afterwards, students may pick their preferred event that they may compete with in a mock tournament at the end of the session.
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Introduction to Platform/Limited Prep *Recommended for 6th-8th Graders*
Summer Program: Contact Us for Time Slot Platform Events - Original Oratory, Oratorical Interpretation Limited Prep Events - Impromptu,Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous speaking These events all have the goal of training students to write persuasive essays and advanced evidence based argumentation. Limited Prep Events add additional time constraints which train students to improvise with fluency.
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Introduction to Interpretation *Recommended for 6th-8th Graders*
Summer Program: Contact Us for Time Slot Humorous Interpretation Dramatic Interpretation Duo Through interpretation events, students will learn to perform as a "one (wo)man" stage, acting and interpreting a memorized script to either be "humorous" or "dramatic" based on the event. Events under this category teach students to engage with their audience while performing to establish proper showmanship.
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