When we were little, our voices were limitless
When we are born, one of the first fundamental life skills we learn is how to speak.
Yet today, it seems like teenagers are forgetting how to use their voice.
“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play”
- Richard Strauss
Whether it be reluctant to talk over the phone, delivering a speech, or even coming out of their shell to socialise with new friends.
Our Modern Manners programmes are designed to help students find the courage in their voice again and not only speak with confidence, but to speak eloquently, articulately, and supported.
Fear Casualties
We believe the reason teenagers refuse to engage public speaking or make a spontaneous speech is not because they don’t know how to talk.
But because there is an underlining fear of failure or rejection.
When people have to repeat themselves because they weren’t speaking clearly the first time it can feel embarrassing – resulting in teenagers hesitant to even attempt to communicate.
For some students, public speaking is one of their biggest fears
This fear is deeply rooted in judgement as your voice and the way you speak is the audible gateway to revealing who you are:
- Where you are from,
- Whether you sound educated,
- Whether you appear confident.
Our courses are designed with a series of training techniques that directly correlate with students fears.
Giving them the freedom to use their voice to its full capacity.
What our teachers say
Our speech and communicator instructor, Emily Marszalek, has seen remarkable transformation where students who were reluctant to speak, by the end of the session, wanted to have another go to improve their last attempt.
