This workshop for mixed experience speakers enables students to apply their skills in a variety of novel situations, allowing them to develop their confidence, critical thinking and resilience.
Over the Summer holidays, the focus will be Finding Your Voice.
Provide mid-primary students with a variety of public speaking experiences.
Introduce students to new perspectives on both public speaking and debating.
Provide students with various opportunities to practice their skills and receive individualised feedback.
18th December
19th December
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
7th January
8th January
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
20th January
21st January
22nd January
9:30AM - 1:30PM
3 Days
$240 $215
13th January
14th January
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
16th January
17th January
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
20th January
21st January
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
23rd January
24th January
9:00AM - 3:00PM
2 Days
$275 $250
Recommended for students entering Years 3 & 4 in 2025.
Whilst some people spend their lives attempting to avoid public speaking, they often try in vain – it is an integral skill necessary in almost all aspects of life.
Our Speaking Camp Kangaroos workshop is designed to help students both understand where public speaking may come up in their future, and embrace it when it does.
Building on the fundamentals covered in the Speaking Camp Koalas program, the Kangaroos workshop seeks to help students further develop their public speaking skills and improve their self-confidence. Placing student-centred learning at its heart, our Kangaroos program changes from holiday to holiday – targeting a new speaking skill every workshop to help students further improve their self-confidence.
In particular, students cover the following in each holiday break in 2025:
Placing a focus on experiential learning, we make sure that every class is small in size and taught by one of our experienced coaches. Maintaining safe and welcoming environments – where students feel confident in their ability to present and receive individual feedback – is at the core of everything we do.
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When we present, it’s interesting to remember that about 93% of the audience’s attention is not on the words we say, but rather on how we say them.
Our January Holiday workshop is designed to support students in Finding their Voice. This program aims to help them develop their unique presentation style while becoming confident public speakers. We’ll cover various aspects that enhance their presentations—like stance, hand gestures and tone. Our experienced coaches lead students through engaging activities to cultivate a more captivating speaking style.
By combining these activities with personalised feedback and opportunities for self-reflection, students will have the chance to truly find their voice and build their personal brand as speakers!
Our Speaking Camp Kangaroos workshop is a mixed-experience program.
There are three groups of students who would benefit from undertaking the Speaking Camp Kangaroos program:
If you’re not sure whether your child fits into any of these categories, please get in touch and we can chat about your circumstances!
Alternatively, please check out our video below to see how our holiday workshops function!
After completing the Finding Your Voice workshop, students should:
Revision of Fundamental Concepts
To kick things off, we start with a brief but essential review of the key concepts from our beginner programs, like audience engagement and speech structure. This foundational step ensures everyone is on the same page and ready to dive into the rest of the program.
How To Present With Emotion
Once we’ve covered the essentials, students shift their focus to the art of persuasion. It’s not just about the words they say – it’s also about conveying emotions! Students will learn how to forge connections with their audience, making their presentations more impactful.
Gestures & Presence
In addition to mastering emotions, students dedicate a significant amount of time to enhancing their personal presence while giving speeches. This involves exercises on powerful stances, expressive hand gestures and more, allowing them to showcase their unique flair and personality.
Lots of Practice
Throughout the workshop, students will enjoy plenty of opportunities to practice their new skills and present in front of their peers. Since hands-on learning is key for this age group, you can expect a variety of practice speeches and speaking activities woven into the program to keep things engaging!
Our classes vary in size every holiday depending on how many bookings we receive – however, the maximum size of our Speaking Camp Kangaroos class is 9 students per coach, with a maximum class size of 16 (with two coaches).
If there aren’t any spots left, it’s usually because we’ve hit capacity – please get in touch with us and we’ll see what we can do about either opening an extra class, fitting your child into the existing class, or putting you on a waitlist in case any students pull out!
After each Speaking Camp Kangaroos workshop, students will have:
As a mixed-experience program, our Speaking Camp Kangaroos program is designed to be completed multiple times – with a different focus every holiday, there’s always something new for students to take away from the program!
However, if you’re looking for something more regular, you may want to give one of our term programs a try, such as Public Speaking Wombats or Debating Wallabies, which will build on the skills learned during our holiday workshops.
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions, or get in touch using our contact form to learn more!
My son received an award for a short speech he did returning back to school! Apparently his teacher said his speech and delivery of speech was excellent!
Thank you so much! Very happy with the outcome! Definitely would like for my son to return next holidays! :)
My child attended holiday programs twice. He wants to come back continually. Public speaking class was very interesting and educational. He also got confidence. I believe that this special experience and opportunity motivate kids to learn through positive environments.
Of the 200+ Kangaroos surveyed in 2023...
had fun!
felt more confident!
improved their speaking manner!
could better structure their speeches!
wanted to come back again next time!
