Speak & Shine for Children and Youth
Learn Public Speaking with Dr. Sunny
Speak & Shine for Children and Youth is dedicated to public speaking and leadership development among young people. Experience has taught us, the younger a child starts learning public speaking, the easier he/she finds speaking interesting, and then the greater social and leadership skills he/she gets developed early on. And these skill sets will greatly contribute to a person's lifetime happiness and career success. Children and Youth development are important to us! We take pride in nurturing their communication and leadership skills.
If your child is naturally comfortable at speaking, he/she is off to a good start. Yet no one is born to be a good speaker. In fact, most people, young or old, get nervous when speaking in front of an audience. It takes a lot of practice to be good at speaking. Speak & Shine makes this learning process easy and fun! Here is the roadmap. We transform shy nervous speakers into confident and competent communicators.
We are offering three types of online training:
- Classes for Tweens
- Private Lessons for Children and Youth
- Individual Coaching for Teens & College Students
About Dr. Sunny
Sunny Fridge, Ph.D. in Education, is an award-winning professional speaker and public speaking coach. She taught Communications and Journalism in Universities and had been a reporter, news anchor, and radio host for decades. She enjoys teaching the art of speaking and wants to help more people master the power of speaking!
Speak & Shine Transformation
We transform shy nervous speakers into confident and competent communicators.
Speak & Shine Roadmap
Speak & Shine, Where Transformation Takes Place!
Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed to help your children develop their inner talent in a fun and friendly setting!
Speak & Shine Courses For Tweens
Confident Speaker series for children in grades 4, 5, and 6 (ages 9-12)
The Confident Speaker series help students build a foundation in public speaking. It has four incremental units. Each unit has 8 sessions. Each session is one hour. Each class has a maximum of 6 students. A student who graduated from unit 1 will move on to unit 2 and so forth. After they graduate from the Confident Speaker series, they will enter a Speak & Shine Public Speaking Team.
SPEAK & SHINE FOR TWEENS, UNIT 1
√ Conversational Speaking
√ Introduce your classmates
√ Vocal Variety
√ Asking and responding to questions
√ Interview with an alien or fictional character
Saturdays, 1 ~ 2 PM Eastern Time
Year 2021, February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 10, and 17
*We skip Saturday, April 3, 2021, which is in the spring break.
SPEAK & SHINE FOR TWEENS, UNIT 2
√ Conversational Speaking
√ Impromptu Speaking
√ Storytelling
√ Reducing filler words
√ Active Listening, time management
Saturdays, 10:30 ~ 11:30 AM Eastern Time
Year 2021, February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 10, and 17
*We skip Saturday, April 3, 2021, which is in the spring break.
SPEAK & SHINE FOR TWEENS, UNIT 3
√ Impromptu Speaking
√ Prepared Speeches
√ Constructive Feedback
√ Body Language
√ Active Listening, empathy & critical thinking
Saturdays, 9 ~ 10 AM Eastern Time
Year 2021, February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 10, and 17
*We skip Saturday, April 3, 2021, which is in the spring break.
SPEAK & SHINE FOR TWEENS, UNIT 4
This is a transition class before entering a public speaking team.
√ Review and practice all speaking skills learned
√ How to be a timer, ah-counter, and grammarian
√ Meeting etiquette
√ How to host a meeting segment
Dates TBA
Speak & Shine Public Speaking Team
After the students graduate from the Confident Speaker Series, they may choose to enter a Speak & Shine Public Speaking Team, where they will continuously learn and practice public speaking skills with Dr. Sunny, and develop and hone leadership skills.
Public Speaking Team
Continue the development process in a friendly and positive team environment:
√ Impromptu Speaking
√ Prepared Speeches
√ Active Listening
√ How to Give Constructive Feedback
√ How to Lead an Event
√ How to Make Friends and Influence Others
All classes are taught by Dr. Sunny Fridge
Private Lessons for Children and Youth
The Benefit of Private Coaching at Fractional Cost
Taking private lessons with one or two friends or schoolmates together in a small group is both productive and cost-effective, especially when the group shares similar interests and goals. ♦ Students/parents are responsible to pair up with each other to form a 2/3-student study group before booking the coaching sessions. When your study group is ready, Dr. Sunny will give a 15-minute free consultation with the student group and/or their parents to discuss their interests and goals.
2-STUDENT GROUP
Learn and practice with a speech buddy!
Eight sessions per unit.
Each session is 50 minutes long.
Coaching areas include:
√ Confident Speaker Series, Units 1~4
√ How to handle interviews (college admission, private high school admission, etc.)
√ Online presentation
√ Speech contest
√ How to lead a meeting segment
etc.
Dates and times are by appointment.
Contact Dr. Sunny for more details.
3-STUDENT GROUP
Three buddies want to learn and practice together.
Eight sessions per unit.
Each session is 50 minutes long.
Coaching areas include:
√ Confident Speaker Series, Units 1~4
√ How to handle interviews (college admission, private high school admission, etc.)
√ Online presentation
√ Speech contest
√ How to lead a meeting segment
etc.
Dates and times are by appointment.
Contact Dr. Sunny for more details.
Coached by Dr. Sunny Fridge
Individual Coaching for Teens & College Students
One to One Coaching
If your admission interview is only three months away, or you have an important speech/presentation to prepare, or you simply prefer a one-to-one coaching environment, Dr. Sunny can help you speak, rise, and shine!
Individual Coaching
50 minutes per session.
Coaching areas include:
√ How to handle interview questions (college admission, private high school admission, job interviews)
√ Conversational skills
√ Online presentations
√ Speech Projects (Competent Communication Manual, Pathways...)
√ How to give constructive feedback
etc.
Contact Dr. Sunny for more details.
Coached by Dr. Sunny Fridge
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