My child has a big speech in two weeks. Is that enough time for coaching to help?

Short-deadline coaching works because the goal is narrow. The coach does not have to build every skill; they have to make this speech clear and give your child enough practice that delivering it feels familiar. Here is roughly how three or four sessions over two weeks get used:

1. Session 1: structure. Cut the draft to its main point and two or three supports, write an opening that earns attention and an ending that lands. Many school speeches improve most at this stage.
2. Session 2: delivery. Stand up, run it, and work on pace, pauses and eye contact. Turn the script into a cue card.
3. Session 3: pressure. Full run-throughs with small surprises: a distraction, a lost line, a question. Rehearse the recovery.
4. Session 4 (optional): polish. One or two final runs a few days out, then leave it alone.

Between sessions, your child should do two or three standing run-throughs at home in front of someone. The night before should be one calm run and an early bedtime.

If the text is written and you mainly want an expert read of it, a written Speech Review is a lighter option. If your child needs to practice delivering it, live sessions are the better fit.