Our Speakers League youth public speaking clubs are a fun, supportive environment where kids can become more comfortable and confident with public speaking. Members have opportunities for impromptu speaking, prepared speeches, and constructive evaluation.
Recommended for children ages 10-17, though capable younger children may also join on a provisional basis (click here for guidelines). Enrollment accepted year-round, as long as there is space in the club.
1st & 3rd Wednesdays
7pm-8:30pm Central
(enrollment accepted year round)
Meets September through May
Contact us to determine if there are any openings in the club.
1st & 3rd Fridays
7pm-8:30pm Central
(enrollment accepted year round)
Meets September through May
Contact us to determine if there are any openings in the club.
"All I can say is WOW! I was so impressed with every aspect -- the kids, the speeches, the way the meetings are organized, the whole thing is totally superb. Bravo!"
"Thanks for starting and building Speakers League and Ready Set Debate. Hands down the best homeschooling education my boys had."
Junior Speakers League clubs (recommended for children ages 7-9) are a great place to begin learning public speaking skills.
The club meetings are very similar in format to Speakers League meetings, with opportunities for impromptu speaking, prepared speeches, and speech evaluations, but the club Chairperson is more hands-on in JSL, making sure the members are ready for, and understand what’s going on at the meetings.
The Member Handbook is simpler in JSL and the members have a worksheet for all speeches they give, to help them achieve the goals of the speech, for example using gestures or vocal variety or visual aids. Like Speakers League, JSL is a progressively-challenging environment to learn public speaking skills and meeting management.
There are three levels in Junior Speakers League – Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. To move from one level to the next, members must successfully give all six speeches in that level, and do each role at the meeting (like Evaluator, Vote Counter, Timekeeper, MC, etc.) successfully, at least once, during that level.
Although Junior Speakers League clubs are adult led, the presence of a parent or other adult aide may be required to ensure any needs are met that might arise for the member. Additionally, parents are expected to ensure that their children are prepared for their roles at meetings.
To see if your child is ready for Junior Speakers League, click here to see our club readiness guidelines.
Enrollment is accepted year-round, as long as there is space in the club.
No experience necessary
Division 1 debate focuses on quick, fun, and creative activities, and debate sparring to learn the relevant skills for any format of debate. Debate sparring sessions are short, fun, and easy, one-, two-, or three-person debates on topics that don’t require deep research, e.g., “School uniforms should be required,” “The rise of selfies is a troubling cultural problem,” “Italy vs. England, scoped to food, clothing, and shelter,” “Whataburger vs. In-n-Out,” etc.
Some homework is assigned to help reinforce what’s been learned and to prep for debates.
Enrollment accepted year-round, as long as there is space in the club.
READY SET DEBATE Division 1 (ages 8-11) |
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No experience necessary
Enrollment accepted year-round, as long as there is space in the club.
Days |
Times |
Dues* |
Typical Coach/Member Ratio |
"Debate really opened the world to my son this year. It challenged him to substantiate his claims, learn how to research a topic, see the advantages and disadvantages of both sides of an argument, and get up and debate."
Learn new skills related to speech and debate through one of our workshops. Current and past workshops have included:
Introduction to Public Speaking
Intro to Debate
Creating a TED-style Talk*
How to Use a Teleprompter
Do you have a presentation coming up that you want to get feedback on? Do you need someone to provide feedback on, or tighten up, your debate constructive or blocks? Could you use a hand with writing your speech, or editing it?
We offer one-on-one coaching, editing, and writing, to help you shine.
We can meet via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, or email.
Available for adults as well as children.
Thinking on your feet and actually expressing yourself in a organized, sincere, passionate and charismatic way are important skills that all adults should have but so few do. It is a joy to see these attributes being developed in our children within the encouraging environment [of these trainings]."
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