2024-25 Brooklyn Park First Year

Brooklyn Park First Year Class

Speech Class Schedule - Thursday – 9:30-10:30 a.m.

The dates for presenting our main speeches are in bold.

(Subject to change)

Class Date Topic

1 09/12 Why am I doing this? (Good question!) 🙂

2 09/19 Listening Skills (Oh, good, I don’t have to speak yet!) 🙃

3 09/26 Introducing…gestures, body movement, fears, etc.

4 10/03 Voice and enunciation

5 10/10 Introduction to Interpretive Speeches

6 10/17 Finding good material and writing good introductions

7 10/24 Examples of poor and excellent interpretations

8 10/31 Dissection of our Interpretive Speeches

9 11/07 Oh, good! We present our Interpretive speeches. Can’t wait! (half the class)

10 11/14 Finish presenting Interpretive speeches (half the class)

11 11/21 Intro to Duo Interpretations

11/28 Thanksgiving week off! Give thanks for all your blessings! No class

12 12/05 Present Duo Interpretations

13 12/12 Introduction to Platform Speeches

14 12/19 Review of basic writing skills (sharpen pencils and minds!)

12/26-01/02 Christmas and New Year's Break! Celebrate Christ with your family! No classes

15 01/09 Putting it into practice

16 01/16 More review, present practice speeches, and questions (keep writing!)

17 01/23 Present platform speeches (half the class – 4-10 minutes)

18 01/30 Finish presenting platform speeches (half the class – 4-10 minutes)

19 02/06 Introduction to the “Wonderful World of Impromptu”

20 02/13 Present impromptu speeches

(2/20) (Makeup date for any missed during the year)

Your future is full of opportunities to use what you've learned! Use your skills for the King of Kings!