Splash Biography

Have stage fright? Or simply want to brush up one your speaking skills? Either way, this course will teach you the basics of thinking on your feet in a public speaking setting. We will go over what attributes make great speakers great, and then do hands on speaking activities and mini speeches that will help us pinpoint what our strong and weak points are. We'll learn fluency, hand gestures, charisma, etc as well as ways to keep practicing these skills beyond this class.

I aim to teach how to speak on your feet and think off the cuff in a fluid, cohesive manner. We will go over audience engagement, facial expressions, and hand gestures. We'll learn what sets apart good speaking, and what steps we can take to achieve our best version of public speaking. Of course, we'll be doing hands-on activities- get ready to try some techniques out!

We will learn conceptually about basic data structures: arrays, heaps, trees, linked lists, sets, and dictionaries. We'll explore why they're so important, how they apply to daily life, as well as hands-on activities.