Goodbye, Nerves
Hello, confidence!
Public Speaking & Debating classes for Years 6-12
2026 Term Dates:
Term 1 (10 Weeks): Thurs 29 Jan - Thurs 2nd Apr
Term 2 (10 Weeks): Thurs 23 Apr - Thurs 25 Jun
Term 3 (10 Weeks): Thurs 23 Jul - Thurs 24 Sept
Term 4 (8 Weeks): Thurs 15 Oct - Thurs 3rd Dec
Term Costs:
2025 Term 4: $520 for 8 weeks
2026 Term 1: $650 for 10 weeks
2026 Term 2: $650 for 10 weeks
2026 Term 3: $685 for 10 weeks
2026 Term 4: $550 for 8 weeks
What is available?
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Location: Bardwell Park
Join our Years 6-8 class, starting in Term 1 2026.
We place an emphasis on:
Active Involvement
Ask questions, join discussions, try different roles. It boosts understanding and skills.Build Confidence
Practice often to turn nerves into confidence through speaking and debating.Fun Activities
Enjoy games, impromptu challenges, and creative exercises to make learning fun.Shared Storytelling
Share and listen to stories to build empathy, connection, and narrative skills.
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Location: Bardwell Park
Join our Years 9-12 Class, available now!
This class builds on public speaking fundamentals and challenges students to expand their public speaking techniques.
We place an emphasis on:
Persuasive Techniques
Use body language, tempo, pause and vocal colour to delight and persuade. Together, we practice tailoring messages to our values for greater impact.
Clarity of Thought and Expression
Think clearly and organize ideas logically. Use concise language, avoid jargon, and practice frameworks to ensure ideas are crystal clear for our audiencePersonal Stories and Values
Reflect on personal stories that express our values to build authenticity and connect with listeners.Impromptu Speaking
Practice quick thinking and clear structure on random topics to boost confidence and engage spontaneously.
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For those who year for more spontaneity and a greater challenge, we offer debating workshops in the holidays.
Our 2 day holiday classes are tailored to the experience and interests of students
Wait, you only teach public speaking?
Public Speaking and Debating is our speciality.
You will not have an English Teacher who has picked up an extra-curricular here. Instead, our teachers have been accredited as adjudicators and worked in either private schools or the Department of Education as public speaking specialists.
Our founder, Stu Roberts, was a Combined High Schools representative debater and knows the journey first hand. He has taught students who have gone on to represent Australia in the World School’s Debating Championship and even win the Worlds University Debating Championship, twice.
Other students have won the NSW and Australian Finals of the Rostrum Voice of Youth as well as segments in the IGSA Festival of Speech.
Many students haven’t competed but instead found their voice and a love of communication, which we think is just as important!
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