Free printables

Free tools to practice at home

Coach-made, print-ready worksheets for kids and teens. No email required and no catch, just the same tools our coaches use, free to download.

For parents

Coach at the dinner table

Turn everyday moments at home into daily speaking reps.

Fifty dinner-table prompts sorted by the speaking muscle each one builds, from storytelling to persuasion.

For kids

Build the foundation

Playful, print-ready worksheets that grow with your child.

A printable deck of 50 speak-on-the-spot prompts, sorted by age from warm-up to challenge.

Age-sorted debate motions from friendly elementary topics to analytical high-school policy.

A fill-in-the-blank template that turns a blank page into a complete, organized speech.

Turns “be confident” into concrete things kids can check off before and during a presentation.

A tally sheet that helps kids hear, and then drop, their “ums,” “likes,” and “you knows.”

A five-part template that turns any idea into a story people remember.

A gentle first-speech activity: pick something you love and say three sentences like a star.

For teens

Debate, interviews, and college prep

Higher-stakes tools for ages 12 to 17.

Prepare for the admissions interview with the STAR method, the questions you’ll face, and the dos and don’ts.

Find Your Spike

Ages 15–17

Find the through-line, the spike, that ties your essays, activities, and interview into one story.

The four moves of competitive debate: build, rebut, handle points of information, and spot the fallacy.

Decode any scholarship prompt and turn one true story into a stand-out essay.

A week-to-round routine that lets preparation carry the nerves on tournament day.

Write a Common App activities list that lands: strong verb, what you did, and the impact in numbers.

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