I've been debating since 1968 when I joined my high school debate team. I continued in college, at the New York University School of law, and later for 24 years in half a dozen federal and state courts. It's a skill that is not often taught. People generally struggle to develop the skills on their own. I can teach it.
I'll be teaching a 10-week course in Speech & Debate for 10 weeks this semester. Each student will have a chance to give at least 9 speeches, which will be primarily oral arguments. Every student will have different needs. My instruction will be individualized.
The progression will be as follows:
1. Speaking with little or reduced fear;
2. Speaking with appropriate volume and inflection;
3. Speaking from an outline with eye contact;
4. Organizing an oral argument;
5. Using quotations and facts;
6. Responding to an argument extemporaneously;
7. Practicing for fluency.
$20 per week ($10 per week if taken with "Pre-College Writing")
Let me know if you'd like to join us.
Regards,
Tom Borek
574-302-7865
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