Academy Graduates & Kathleen Petrone at the 2018 San Diego Fair Speech Contest
Congratulations to Academy for Public Speaking graduate Derek Song for winning 1st place and $300 in the 2018 San Diego County Fair Speech Contest!
After participating in two after school enrichment courses with the Academy for Public Speaking, Derek competed in his first speech contest against 15 other contestants in the K-5th division and won first place.
Derek also participated in our debate summer camp and was the special guest on the July 2018 episode of the Academy for Public Speaking podcast. Click the arrow below to hear Derek share how our public speaking courses and debate camp helped him overcome his fear and gain an important life skill.
