Public Speaking
&
Leadership
Summer 2026 Public Speaking & Leadership Course (Open to Students in Grades 7–9)
This course is designed to help students strengthen their public speaking, logical expression, stage presence, team communication, and leadership presentation skills. From “daring to speak” to “learning how to influence,” students will learn how to express ideas clearly, engage an audience, respond with confidence, and communicate more effectively in academic and leadership settings.
Students will practice different types of speeches and presentations in a small-group setting, with personalized feedback from the instructor in each class. The course is especially helpful for students who want to improve their classroom participation, school presentations, interviews, student club elections, and public speaking confidence.
Course Highlights:
★ Build clear, confident, and organized speaking skills
★ Improve pronunciation, language structure, and stage presence
★ Practice leadership communication, persuasion, and audience engagement
★ Receive personalized feedback in a 6–8 student small-group class
★ Develop stronger confidence for interviews, presentations, and school leadership opportunities
Course Schedule:
Eastern Time: August 4 – August 27
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 4:30–6:00 PM
Pacific Time: August 4 – August 27
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30–3:00 PM
★ Small class size: 6–8 students
Tuition & Registration:
★ Tuition: $1,200 per student
★ To register or learn more, please contact: info@ibridgeeducation.com
About the Instructor
Dr. T is an award-winning educator and public speaking-leadership coach. He holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of Toronto. He has over 35 years of experience in performance art and education - actor, director, teacher, school principal, and owner of two theatre companies. Dr. T conducts research in business education and public speaking and is a professor of business communication, organizational management, and communication arts.
Courses and 1:1 coaching include:
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Public Speaking
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Leadership Development
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Interview Preparation
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Conflict resolution & Crisis Management
Please contact us at info@ibridgeeducation.com for more information
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public speaking is an essential skill in our modern world and can be the difference in an individual’s personal and future professional success.
The advantages of studying and applying public speaking skills are tremendous. Communications training does not just help people who use their speaking skills for the stage or in a co-curricular program, but also this course prepares students with essential skills for speaking publicly in and out school.
The FOUR key elements that make THIS online public speaking class effective include:
★ Highly trained and accomplished speaker and instructor
★ A comprehensive and individually tailored curriculum
★ Time set aside for practice/rehearsal with personalized feedback in each class
★ YOU. Work 1:1 or in a small class to build confidence in public speaking
iBridge Education offers a comprehensive public speaking program for children and youth, as well as students aged high school and university, led by the renowned public speaking coach and instructor of 30 years, Dr. T.
Students receive education and ongoing support in developing ideas, structured writing, and refining their performance skills. The 1:1 or small-group classes focus on advancing individual abilities by identifying each person’s speaking strengths and addressing areas for improvement, helping students cultivate a unique and compelling speaking style of their own.
Public speaking allows individuals to build confidence in how they present themselves to others as well as for practical use in school subject presentations, application interview situations, as well as interacting in meaningful and effective ways in life.
Benefits of the PUBLIC SPEAKING class for YOU as a student include:
★ Improving interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skills
★ Overcoming fear and anxiety of speaking in public
★ Increasing confidence in project or school assignment presentations
★ Enhancing the ability to speak confidently to people in positions of authority
★ Individualizing feedback every class for YOU!
Also, please ask about specialized programming focused on supporting ADULTS communicate more effectively and with increased confidence at home and at work.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public speaking is an essential skill in our modern world and can be the difference in an individual’s personal and future professional success.
The advantages of studying and applying public speaking skills are tremendous. Communications training does not just help people who use their speaking skills for the stage or in a co-curricular program, but also this course prepares students with essential skills for speaking publicly in and out school.
The FOUR key elements that make THIS online public speaking class effective include:
★ Highly trained and accomplished speaker and instructor
★ A comprehensive and individually tailored curriculum
★ Time set aside for practice/rehearsal with personalized feedback in each class
★ YOU. Work 1:1 or in a small class to build confidence in public speaking
iBridge Education offers a comprehensive public speaking program for children and youth, as well as students aged high school and university, led by the renowned public speaking coach and instructor of 30 years, Dr. T.
Students receive education and ongoing support in developing ideas, structured writing, and refining their performance skills. The 1:1 or small-group classes focus on advancing individual abilities by identifying each person’s speaking strengths and addressing areas for improvement, helping students cultivate a unique and compelling speaking style of their own.
Public speaking allows individuals to build confidence in how they present themselves to others as well as for practical use in school subject presentations, application interview situations, as well as interacting in meaningful and effective ways in life.
Benefits of the PUBLIC SPEAKING class for YOU as a student include:
★ Improving interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skills
★ Overcoming fear and anxiety of speaking in public
★ Increasing confidence in project or school assignment presentations
★ Enhancing the ability to speak confidently to people in positions of authority
★ Individualizing feedback every class for YOU!
Also, please ask about specialized programming focused on supporting ADULTS communicate more effectively and with increased confidence at home and at work.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public speaking is an essential skill in our modern world and can be the difference in an individual’s personal and future professional success.
The advantages of studying and applying public speaking skills are tremendous. Communications training does not just help people who use their speaking skills for the stage or in a co-curricular program, but also this course prepares students with essential skills for speaking publicly in and out school.
The FOUR key elements that make THIS online public speaking class effective include:
★ Highly trained and accomplished speaker and instructor
★ A comprehensive and individually tailored curriculum
★ Time set aside for practice/rehearsal with personalized feedback in each class
★ YOU. Work 1:1 or in a small class to build confidence in public speaking
iBridge Education offers a comprehensive public speaking program for children and youth, as well as students aged high school and university, led by the renowned public speaking coach and instructor of 30 years, Dr. T.
Students receive education and ongoing support in developing ideas, structured writing, and refining their performance skills. The 1:1 or small-group classes focus on advancing individual abilities by identifying each person’s speaking strengths and addressing areas for improvement, helping students cultivate a unique and compelling speaking style of their own.
Public speaking allows individuals to build confidence in how they present themselves to others as well as for practical use in school subject presentations, application interview situations, as well as interacting in meaningful and effective ways in life.
Benefits of the PUBLIC SPEAKING class for YOU as a student include:
★ Improving interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skills
★ Overcoming fear and anxiety of speaking in public
★ Increasing confidence in project or school assignment presentations
★ Enhancing the ability to speak confidently to people in positions of authority
★ Individualizing feedback every class for YOU!
Also, please ask about specialized programming focused on supporting ADULTS communicate more effectively and with increased confidence at home and at work.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We are all leaders! Many times, individuals struggle with how to use these skills to bring out the best in themself and in others.
iBridge Academy offers a leadership program to help everyone navigate these uncertain times. These leadership training techniques will assist individuals build a stronger sense of self and to develop skills to lead others in a variety of situations.
The THREE main components that make THIS leadership program effective include:
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Leadership 101. The Essentials
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Motivational Leadership
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Leadership Abilities in a Digital Age
Working alongside our highly trained and accomplished leadership coach and instructor, Dr. T will individualize a program to reach and improve skills in each student.
Working 1:1 or in small group classes, students will discover how to unlock their leadership potential in ways that promote enhanced self-esteem and how to work better with others. Researching and applying a Growth Mindset framework, students will find new ways to understand how to get along with others, be more approachable and approach others in helpful and encouraging ways, as well as develop individual projects that can be used for school projects and presentations and learn effective habits using more effective collaborative and cooperative planning strategies.
Connecting with others globally is an increasingly important skill for young people. By discovering and utilizing new and existing software platforms, students will embrace a new virtual frontier together. Specialized techniques and learning strategies for the virtual world will be examined individually or in small groups to support students to be successful in all aspects of their lives.
Also, please ask about specialized programming focused on supporting ADULT LEADERSHIP, navigating yourself in a variety of situations more effectively and with increased confidence at home and at work.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION & CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Everyone is an individual with specific needs as well as abilities to help one another. This Resolution & Management program is designed to assist students and/or parents to work together in a productive way to establish boundaries for effective learning and controlled behaviour.
iBridge Academy offers a course of study, either 1:1 or in a small group setting that allows students, and parents to address difficult personal, family, or school-based situations with skill and effectiveness.
Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management session topics may include:
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Student distress or situational anxiety training
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Student-student or sibling conflict resolution
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Student-Parent conflict and resolution management
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Student-School crisis management (e.g., discipline/suspension)
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Family educational crisis management
Dr. T will share his vast educational experience and specialized expertise in working with struggling and difficult people and will encourage students to embrace the real challenge of conflict that young people negotiate today. Through a step-by-step situational analysis, exploration of roles, skill set (assets/deficit) development, and outcome resolution and management techniques, students, and parents can better deal with ongoing conflict in their lives.
The ability to alter one’s own perspective on what conflict consists of and how to ratify a potentially disastrous situation is crucial in school and in life. By studying and practicing techniques in change management and impulse control of individuals, students will face their uncertain futures with confidence and sense of effective behaviour management for themselves and others.