Welcome to Real Rhetoric
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TUTORING & CLASSES
Real Rhetoric offers online learning for multiple styles and applications of public speaking, at several different levels of experience
High School Debate
Based on the STOA and NCFCA debate leagues, high school debate courses at Real Rhetoric focus on team policy debates concerning real world government policies, and their tangible consequences in daily life. Learning the research strategies involved will pay off in whatever career a student may end up choosing.
Collegiate Parliamentary
Collegiate parliamentary debate focuses on the abstract and metaphorical issues commonly associated with college educations. This level of debate evaluates values and morals more often than specific government policies, and relies on winning the approval of the room in addition to the judges.
Public Forum and Virtual
Public Forum Debate on the competitive level requires a strong grasp of critical thinking and charismatic speaking. Newer forms of public debate on social platforms like TikTok demand even more. Through our courses, speakers will learn how to command an audience and win the day with charisma and precision.
The Real Rhetoric Program
This website will offer multiple affordably-priced semester-long classes designed for all students, with specific classes tailored to different groups, such as home-school and collegiate students.
Classes will cover a variety of topics relating to rhetoric, and engage with all levels of experience in speaking and debate. There is no such thing as a lack of experience, only a lack of opportunity.
Click below to read more about our programs and view educational opportunities at Real Rhetoric!
Long form classes
While some online classes are designed as supplements, Real Rhetoric is designed to fulfill a semester's class requirements. Most courses may be engaged in bite-size installments over the course of the academic year.
Learning Reinforcement
In addition to lessons and videos, Real Rhetoric includes periodic quizzes to ensure student engagement and retention of key information. Courses include rubrics and grading metrics to calculate a final grade.
Course Flexibility
Online learning means that classroom schedules can be adapted to the many stresses of life. Whether homeschooling or learning alongside full-time classes, students will benefit from asynchronous online learning, which is quickly becoming the standard in higher education.
Critical Applications
Each online course includes real world application opportunities, which allows students to practice interpersonal skills in an environment outside the online classroom to reinforce learning.
The Final Word Newsletter
We are excited to offer our weekly newsletter, The Final Word, which will contain tools for homeschool students, debaters and content creators to stay up to date on current events and supplement their digital programs.
The free version of the newsletter will include an essential current events brief for the week, perfect for extemporaneous speaking events or staying informed for conversations in the workplace. After signing up for the free newsletter, there is an additional option to purchase the premium newsletter.
The paid version of The Final Word offers extra insights, digital toolkits and resources for content creation, all for $5 per month! Enjoy more resources and strategies to level up your rhetoric game or engage with your social media audience, all thoughtfully produced and curated by the Real Rhetoric team.
Included in The Final Word :
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Current Events News and Analysis
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Sample Debate Resolutions and Evidence Resources
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Curated Rhetorical Drills and Exercises
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Editorial Content
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Special Offers and Discounts
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Lots more!
Our Vision
Hello and thank you for considering Real Rhetoric Tutoring!
We believe that critical thinking and public speaking are two of the most important skills that young people can develop in their lives today. No matter where they want to go in their careers, being able to think and articulate will set them aside from the competition and empower them to change the world.
To that end, these programs are designed to supplement the disappointing lack of rhetorical education available today. We have over a decade of experience in public speaking, debate, and research.
The courses here include technical knowledge regarding how to defend specific positions in an argument, find critical information on short notice, win people over to your side of an issue, and defeat your opponents using logic and reason.
These skills are applicable in many areas of life: and any employer will appreciate an individual who can articulate well and defend what they believe to be true. Whether you are thinking about politics or business, charity or performance, rhetoric is an essential skill, and I can help you learn it.
