PUBLIC SPEAKING INSTITUTE Academic Camps by Education Unlimited®

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The administration was phenomenal. I would absolutely recommend this camp to others! Everyone was so kind and I learned so much! [The debate instructor] was incredibly helpful, he always answered my questions and helped me with confidence as I debated. [The delivery instructor] pushed me very hard and due to this I can speak in front of others now! She pushed me out of my comfort zone and now I am not afraid. The electives were effective because of the hands-on learning - actually doing the negotiations. I am 100% satisfied.

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Elizabeth B., Public Speaking Institute participant

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The administration was phenomenal. I would absolutely recommend this camp to others! Everyone was so kind and I learned so much! [The debate instructor] was incredibly helpful, he always answered my questions and helped me with confidence as I debated. [The delivery instructor] pushed me very hard and due to this I can speak in front of others now! She pushed me out of my comfort zone and now I am not afraid. The electives were effective because of the hands-on learning - actually doing the negotiations. I am 100% satisfied.

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Elizabeth B., Public Speaking Institute participant

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The EU home office Camp Coordinator was responsive and friendly the entire time. She provided prompt and excellent service. Our son loved the debate portion. The greatest strength of the program is clearly the quality of the instruction. The instructors were enthusiastic and showed great attention to each campers level of expertise so they could take away valuable lessons at the end of the week. We were impressed with the staff's education backgrounds, but more importantly, we were pleased to hear how they made public speaking fun, interesting, and enjoyable. The supervision and safety policies were just right.

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Gloria M., parent of a Public Speaking Institute participant

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I would definitely recommend this camp to other students. It was a fun and chill way to spend a week. I didn't think it was going to be fun, but it was a blast for me. The delivery instructor's attention to my personal needs was amazing. I am now not afraid to speak because I can walk, pause and think comfortably.

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David P., Public Speaking Institute participant

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I would definitely recommend this camp to other students. It was a fun and chill way to spend a week. I didn't think it was going to be fun, but it was a blast for me. The delivery instructor's attention to my personal needs was amazing. I am now not afraid to speak because I can walk, pause and think comfortably.

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David P., Public Speaking Institute participant

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I liked meeting new people and making new friends, having a good time learning to speak in public. I had an awesome time due to the instructors. The debate instructor has a good way of making you feel comfortable while speaking. She is nice and has fun activities to help you learn. The most helpful part of the debate instruction was learning to keep talking no matter what happens. The electives kept us exercising our mind. I wouldn't change anything.

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Jeremy W., Public Speaking Institute participant

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I liked meeting new people and making new friends, having a good time learning to speak in public. I had an awesome time due to the instructors. The debate instructor has a good way of making you feel comfortable while speaking. She is nice and has fun activities to help you learn. The most helpful part of the debate instruction was learning to keep talking no matter what happens. The electives kept us exercising our mind. I wouldn't change anything.

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Jeremy W., Public Speaking Institute participant

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Unlike many summer camps, your staff clearly demonstrates they are subject matter experts, not just bodies filling an open position.

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Nandini R., parent of a Public Speaking Institute participant

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My debate instructor, Jeff, was GREAT. The best debate instructor ever. He was supportive, friendly, caring, understanding and nice. I don't think there will ever be another debate instructor as good as him. I found the mini-debates to be the most helpful part of the class.

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Grace L., Public Speaking Participant, Stanford

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Everything was excellent. I liked the small size of the program, and the organization was awesome. Public speaking used to be so frightening but this camp made me much more comfortable. A+!

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Allison T., Public Speaking Institute participant

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I have learned more in one week with Education Unlimited about public speaking than in my whole school year. I am a much more confident speaker than I was at the beginning of camp because I now know good ways to write speeches. I recommend this camp because you learn a lot and make new friends.

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Niklas K., Public Speaking Institute participant

"I just wanted to send you a thank you note for the wonderful middle school program "Tools of Modern Communication-Public Speaking" you hosted at Berkeley. My son attended with great reservation and at my request as I know how important public speaking is as children and young adults enter high school, college and the workforce. We were delighted with the reports our son sent us each day on his experience with debate and how to structure, organize and present his ideas clearly and enthusiastically. Our son said his teacher Sam was very encouraging, instructive and helpful to him. I was very pleased to see all the middle school speeches and learn more about each subject based on the interesting topics the students chose; and I was especially impressed to see the poise and confidence in each student. Our son said he had a very good experience during the week and was able to learn skills and practice techniques that enabled him to speak well before a large group. THANK YOU for providing this wonderful and truly valuable training and experience. I especially want to thank Leah Clark who was so attentive and responsive to me as we had to organize a few meetings to get our son to a baseball tournament during the week. In short, your program and instructors were tremendous, inspiring and educational and your organization skills, responsiveness and attention to detail are greatly appreciated. I will highly recommend Education Unlimited and the Public Speaking class to other parents."

Mary S. (San Ramon, CA)

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I had a great experience as a camper at an Education Unlimited high school speech camp. The staff created an atmosphere in which my new friends and I wanted to continue working on our research and preparing our arguments and speeches long after class was over. My primary instructor was a skilled teacher who pushed us to challenge ourselves and step out of our comfort zones. Because she was caring, young, enthusiastic, and obviously a talented speaker, we all admired her and wanted to do our best. I was amazed to watch the other staff in a demonstration debate at the beginning of the program. At the time, I could not imagine myself ever being able to come up with such smart arguments and to think so quickly on my feet. However, by the end of the program, the instructors had helped me learn many of the strategies they had used in that public debate and develop the confidence to defend my own arguments in front of a crowd. Furthermore, by providing the opportunity to spend time on the UC Berkeley campus with like-minded campers from across the country, the program got me excited about college, helped motivate me to do my best in the admissions process, and contributed to my decision to continue with speech and debate after high school. I have stayed in touch with several of the friends I met at camp and continue to use the public speaking and argumentation skills I learned in my everyday life. I have gotten better at class participation, formal presentations, paper writing, and more. I would highly recommend EU speech camps to anyone looking for a summer program that is both worthwhile and fun! Thanks EU!

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Beth S. (New York, NY)

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I attended three Education Unlimited speech camps when I was in high school, and the camps were amazing across the board. The teachers were some of the best I ever had and really went above and beyond the call. For example, on several occasions I had teachers who took time out of their free hours to redo speeches with me multiple times, so I could get extra practice and get everything as close to perfectly right as possible. The camp staff was also just genuinely very friendly and dedicated to making sure each student had the best experience possible. I remember that one session, I had a commuter classmate who didn't have reliable transportation home, so the camp staff arranged a carpool to make sure she got home safely. More than ten years later, I still look back at the Education Unlimited camps as a really outstanding formative experience from my youth. I now work in litigation and frequently use the public speaking and critical thinking skills and techniques I learned at camp. I also made some great friends at camp, some of whom I am still close with to this day. My younger sister also attended their College Admission Prep Camp many years later and had a wonderful experience.

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Neil C. (El Cerrito, CA

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I spent two summers at Stanford University with Education Unlimited. I was at their debate camps, and I always left prepared and energized for the upcoming school year. The instruction was intensive and in depth, and the instructors were all well connected at universities I was interested in attending. There is no doubt that my college prospects were enhanced by my attendance at camp.

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Phil H. (Beaverton, OR)

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My 11-year-old daughter and my 9-year-old son attended the debate and public speaking classes at UC Berkeley this summer, and they loved it! I am so happy that I flew from India, so they could have this opportunity. The Education Unlimited staff were excellent as teachers and organisers. As foreign students, my kids were made to feel at home at all times. As a parent, I was always comforted; I once even had the unpleasant experience of getting stuck in airport traffic and being late by more than 75 minutes, but the camp staff took excellent care of the children, and I was at peace. My children are using the things they learned daily, and they remember every part of the learning fondly. It was not just a class which, once over, they forgot what they learned. Thanks, Education Unlimited, and good luck!

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Amit K. (Riverside, CA)

"I had the best time of my life!!!! Being able to learn about debates and present a speech and have fun at the same time was very enjoyable. While preparing for the debate it made me visualize what it would feel like to actually be doing this as an attorney. Preparing for the speech was really hard. Although I knew what I was going to say, the challenge came when I found out that I had to do it without looking at notes. After hearing that information I got very scared but then I realized that I just have to learn the topic I selected and just talk to the audience like I'm having a normal conversation. This taught me a lot because this also got me out of my comfort zone because I am not used to giving speeches without the speech in front of me. I would recommend this program to anyone because it was my best experience yet!"

Tori F.

"It was an amazing experience. I loved the classes. The public speaking and debate skills I learned will be remembered. The professor and students were so interesting and amazing. Thank you to everyone who believed in me and made this opportunity possible. "

Jacquelin G.