Coaching Speech

Peruse suggested websites to use in finding source materials for use in competition.

Dive into the process of putting together a Duo performance from start to finish. This course, geared toward both students and coaches, offers a behind the scenes glimpse at the cutting, blocking, practicing, and performing of a final round Duo.

Join an expert Interper and coach for an in-depth conversation about searching for a piece, identifying your strengths, and finding the right fit.

Use this guide to get started with Poetry, including a sample annotated cutting and advice from national finalists.

Use this guide to get started with Storytelling, including event basics, advice for using the chair and selecting a piece, delivery tips, and sample performances.

Use this checklist to experiment and track progress in bringing a character to life through their movement, voice, motivations, environment, and more.

Find strategies to break through past “traditional” and “normal” characters to find the unique voice of the characters through this hour-long training.

Pick up techniquess from national champion Isabella Royer as she breaks down her 2023 speech.

Learn strategies and techniques from three-time national champion Esther Oyetunji as she examines her 2022 oration.

Download the Latest Extemp Practice Questions

Access more than 50 individual drills and practice activities for delivery, prep, strategy, memorization, characterization, movement, and more.

Join an expert extemper as they narrate their live prep and deliver their speech. Learn how they balance their time, search for evidence, and more.

Follow the breakdown of a final round Extemp speech to learn more about the components of a speech and decision making in this video.

Learn advanced Extemp strategies from a two-time national champion in this video.

Use these notes on event structure, balancing time, and delivery, as well as practice activities and advice from National Tournament finalists to get started with Impromptu.

Use this guide to get started with Extemp Commentary, including event basics, sample prompts, practice tips, and sample performances.

Learn strategies for Info as two-time national champion Anneteke Adoga breaks down her 2022 speech.

Download a semester-long collection of grab-and-go lesson plans and materials designed for students new to public speaking and oral communication.

Download a collection of grab-and-go lesson plans and materials designed for students new to Humorous, Dramatic and Duo Interp.

Combine the skills students learn in public address and interp with ready-to-use lesson plans for middle school Program Oral Interpretation.

Teach middle school students to research, organize, write, and deliver an Informative or Original Oratory.

Use this guide to inform an introductory lesson to a three-minute speech or use as a handout.

Engage students in cutting, blocking, and performing a group POI in this two-week unit.