Free tools to practice at home

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

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.

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

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.