Free your voice.
Honor your potential.
Make a difference.
We are dedicated to the study and practice of the art of Creative Speech. Creative Speech raises the spoken word to a new level of consciousness and effectiveness by accessing imagination, breath, sounds and movement.
The Purpose of Creative Speech
There is not enough recognition around the power our voice carries. The way that we use our voices to share our thoughts, feelings, create connections to those around us and navigate our world on a daily basis is not something to be taken lightly. The power of Creative speech is that it teaches you how to express yourself in a new and deeper way, to be able to command a room with confidence whether it is filled with students, peers or family members.
My vision is for this work of The Art of Speech Collective to ripple out through teachers to their students, expressive artists to their audiences, and all human beings in their conversations, and continue to spread the magic of Creative Speech in the world as a model in contrast to today’s noisy and unclear world of AI and virtual realities.
Practical Applications of Creative Speech
Classroom Management
Lesson Presentation
Effective Conversations
Storytelling
Practical Artistic Sharing/Teaching of Storytelling, Drama, and Poetry
Understanding Others
Pedagogical Speech as Effective Voice of Teacher and Student
Support and Understanding of Students with Varying Needs
Options for Certificate in Pedagogical Speech
PATHS OF STUDY
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COLLECTIVE
A Creative Speech Collective is a group of people coming together in collaboration to study Creative Speech. Each individual may have different goals, but their overall visions will weave together to support each other in reaching those goals through the practice and development of Creative Speech.
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WORKSHOPS & MENTORING
Elevate the power of your teaching voice and storytelling with customized Creative Speech workshops that enrich your classroom experience and inspire your students. Unlock the transformative power of Creative Speech with tailored workshops and mentoring designed to enhance your voice, storytelling, and drama skills.
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SPEECH MENTORING
When you engage in one-on-one Creative Speech sessions, these sessions are tailored to your specific and unique needs in a safe and nurturing space. You’ll receive immediate feedback, literature suggestions to support your goals, as well as written and video documentation of our sessions together.
in-person RESIDENCIES
Each year The Art of Speech Collective hosts two in-person Residencies, usually in the Washington, D.C. area. These residencies are open to the public, as well as members of the Creative Speech Collective.
CERTIFICATE
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For those interested in a Pedagogical Creative Speech certification, The Art of Speech Collective offers a three-year certification program. This includes participation in a professional collective for six consecutive semesters, and attendance to six annual in-person residencies. When part of the certificate program you also gain access to the Community and Educator’s Collective sessions and offerings.
Creative Speech
Creative Speech brings insight into the mysteries of language and the world by molding, shaping, imagining, and breathing life into the spoken word.
The practice of Creative Speech generates a conscious use of imagination, language, breath and movement to enhance speech and its effectiveness, bringing life to the arts of:
Teaching
Conversation
Storytelling
Public Speaking
Drama
Poetry
Writing
The Four Pillars of Creative Speech™
I invite you to explore the four pillars of Creative Speech and how they as a whole create a vessel for communication in the human being, and open possibilities in the listener. Work with each pillar individually, and also weave them together to generate effective, conscious Creative Speech.
- Imagination -
Open the doorway to the imaginative world and bring sounds, words, and images to life
- Breath -
Capture the life essence of sounds as they flow on the breathstream
- Sound -
Tune into the shapes and forms of vowels and consonants that enliven language
- Movement -
Generate sounds from an inner gesture to an outer gesture, emanating from an experience that becomes expressed
“ I experienced creative speech as building my confidence and feeling prepared to hold space in my interactions. In the classroom, this confidence translates to creating an atmosphere of safety and love where each child feels seen and understood. “
~Becky Taylor
FOUNDER + LEAD INSTRUCTOR
Debbie Spitulnik
Pedagogical/Healing Speech Artist
“I bring enthusiasm and insight to my private speech sessions and support you in your growth as a student of Creative Speech. Each group of lessons focuses on your unique goals, and I’m there encouraging you along the way.”
The Art of Speech Collective is a community spreading its wings to develop their own and others’ capacities to reach a higher level of communication and connection.
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