PUBLIC SPEAKING & STORYTELLING
NEW SESSION STARTS - TBD
WED 5:30 PM - 7 PM EST
Age Group: 8 - 15 years
Fees: $400 per 10 week session
Students: 6 - 8 students per class
Duration: 90 mins session every week
FINDING YOUR VOICE THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING AND STORYTELLING
What is public speaking?
This 10 week session for (8-15 years) students builds confidence through speeches, games, and debate. This camp helps students of all levels, whether they are shy or outgoing, and offers a gentle introduction to public speaking through play and debate. All students will also perform in an Open Mic at the end of the session (Friday). This workshop is for the student that wants to speak their mind in front of anyone or many and wants to understand how they can do that with purpose.
Focus areas will be:
What is your passion
Why do you want to share
How can you share with confidence
How do you make a speech that sticks
Students will engage in group activities, freestyle speech, peer review, while watching famous monologues and speeches, mindfully attending to their nerves, and cultivating confidence in their ability to stand up and speak.
What is storytelling?
This 10-week workshop for (8-15 years) students will help students find their creative voice and build confidence in their own ideas through storytelling, improv, and spoken word. This camp helps students of all ages express themselves and find their unique way of presenting it. All students will participate in an Open Mic at the end of the session to present the pieces they are most proud of. This workshop is for the creative at heart, who want a safe space and friendly guidance in expressing what they would like to share.
Focus areas will be:
What is a story
How to find the story you want to tell
How to craft a story
How to tell a story
Students will engage in group activities, improv scenarios, peer evaluation, while being guided through idea generation, creative development, and thematic brainstorming.
ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Shweta Bhatt is a consultant, speaker, writer, and artist who serves as a guide for those who want to harness their voice. After graduating Brown University and spending 6 years in finance with Fortune 100 executives and billion dollar budgets, Shweta realized her true calling was in helping people find more compassion, connection, and resilience within themselves as they navigate significant life changes. She uses the craft of storytelling, public speaking, and writing to encourage each individual to share who they are and what they want to say to a world ready to listen.
Payment and Missed Class Policy:
Training requires consistency in order to achieve the most benefit. However, we understand that students may occasionally need to miss a class. Use the following guidelines to ensure that you get the most out of your classes at The Academy of Creative Arts.
Your fees are due on or before the first class in a month
Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card
If you pay for several months in advance and cannot complete all months, we will refund months not used when notice is received before the beginning of the month
If you or your child plan to miss a class - 48 hour advance notice is required - so another student can be accommodated - if the student does not provide 48 hour notice, student can coordinate the make-up class with the instructor.
Your monthly fee pays for your space in class for the month. It is your responsibility to make up classes if you or your child miss the class.
One makeup class will be offered each month. During any month that you are enrolled, you may make up a class by attending any other appropriate session (please coordinate with the instructor for scheduling the make up class). Make up classes should be completed within 60 days of missing the class. Fees for missed classes are not refundable.
If you are having trouble scheduling a make up class, please let us know and we will try to accommodate you
Class timings and schedule are subject to change
We wish you a wonderful learning experience - these policies are required so that we can be respectful of the instructors time and commitment.