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A sequence of small-group courses and camps, from the student who has never volunteered to read aloud to the one with a tournament on the calendar. Tell us about yours and we'll recommend where to start: every student is on their feet every session, and every recording comes back with written feedback from a coach, not a grade.
- Grades
- 4–12
- Format
- live online · small groups & 1-on-1
- Foundations
- 12 sessions
- Competition prep
- 6 sessions
- After every session
- a coach-signed report
If any of these sound like your house
Families arrive from both ends of this list. The program gets matched to the student — not the other way around.
One method, whatever the shape
Every session, every student takes the floor. After every session, one recording at home comes back with a coach's written notes and the exact moments quoted. Between sessions, students practise the same material with instant feedback that starts from those notes. Our coaches teach on software we built for this; a coach signs every line before a family sees it. The whole method, step by step →
The sequence
Most students start in Foundations and move into competition prep once there's a tournament on the calendar; camps run when school is out, and private coaching is there at any point. You don't have to pick. Write a few lines about your student below and we'll recommend a starting place — with the schedule options and the tuition — before you commit to anything.
Foundations
The beginner course: structure, storytelling, persuasion, and impromptu — for students who have never done this. New groups form as families come in.
Competition prep
One piece, sharpened for a tournament already on the calendar. Students arrive with their event and piece chosen; we schedule backwards from the date. Middle- and high-school groups run separately.
Camps
Intensives when school is out, built toward a showcase for families on the last day. Dates go out by email to the families on our list — put your student on it below.
Private coaching
Built per student — timing, material, pace, and tuition set with your family. Where younger students usually start, and the right door when no group time fits or there's a specific deadline.
Questions parents ask
My child is shy. Is this the wrong room for them?
It's usually the right one. The beginner track is built for students who have never done this — early sessions are deliberately short and low-stakes, nobody memorizes anything, and groups are small enough that speaking up doesn't feel like a performance. Confident kids are welcome; the quiet ones are who we design for.
Do they need experience? What ages do you take?
No experience needed — and experience doesn't rule anything out either. We work with grades 4–12: beginners usually start in Foundations or one-on-one, students who already compete usually go straight to competition prep, and younger students almost always start one-on-one. That sorting is exactly what your note is for.
How do you decide what to recommend?
From what you tell us — and a short call when it helps. We come back with one recommended starting place, why we picked it, the schedule options, and the tuition, before you commit to anything. If we think we're not the right fit, we say that plainly instead.
When do programs meet?
Group times are set around the families who join them, not announced and hoped for — weekend and weekday-afternoon slots are both on the table. Competition prep is scheduled backwards from your tournament date; camps run during school breaks. One-on-one runs entirely on your schedule. Put any constraints in your note.
What does it take at home?
One recording per session — usually one to two minutes of speaking, fifteen to thirty minutes with prep — plus a laptop or tablet with a camera and a quiet-ish corner. Everything happens in the browser: no app to install, no equipment to buy.
What if we miss a session?
Tell us and we'll catch them up: the session's material and prompt go out either way, and they can record on their own schedule. Missing one session doesn't put a student behind.
How much is tuition?
It depends on the program and format, so we share it in our reply — before you commit to anything, alongside the recommendation. No card, no deposit, no pressure to decide on the spot.
Where does this lead?
Into school speech and debate clubs, NSDA-affiliated tournaments, and our own competition programs for students who catch the bug. Just as often it leads to a kid who raises their hand in class — which is the outcome most families actually came for.
Tell us about your student
A few lines is plenty — no commitment, nothing to decide today. We reply within a day with a recommended starting place, the schedule options, and the tuition. If we think we're not the right fit, we'll say that plainly too.