One habit I coach students on constantly is building a memory bank of stories.
1:47 · Oct 23, 2026
From Office Hours with Jennifer Berman of KidTalks Academy
School partnership
Now offered through Marietta City Schools.
Speak With Impact is a five-session communication course for high school students, offered through Marietta Community School. Students build vocal control, interview skills and presence in the room, and finish with a showcase.
- When
- Saturdays, Oct 17 to Nov 14 · 9:00–10:30 AM
- Where
- Marietta Community School, Building B, 368 Wright St SW, Marietta, GA 30064
- Who
- High school students, grades 9–12
- Status
- Registration open now
The four tracks
Four curriculums.
Four developmental moments.
Sixth grade is not eleventh grade. We don't pretend it is. Each track is built for the specific room a student is walking into, and the specific voice they're trying to find inside it.
Track 01
6th Grade · Ages 11–12
New World
Arrival & Anchor
Your voice is the thing that helps you belong.
See the New World curriculum
Track 02
7th & 8th · Ages 12–14
Rise Ready
Preparation & Purpose
Built for the anticipatory pressure before high school. The work you do now is the foundation everything next is built on.
See the Rise Ready curriculum
Track 03
9th & 10th · Ages 14–16
Break Through
Emergence & Identity
The second identity shift. High school is where reputations are made. Build yours on something real.
See the Break Through curriculum
Track 04
11th & 12th · Ages 16–18
Leading Edge
Mastery & Transition
The transition into adulthood, college, and high-stakes communication. You've built something, now lead with it.
See the Leading Edge curriculum
What the research says
The gap nobody's telling you about.
Public speaking decides more of what happens after graduation than almost any class on the transcript — and it's the one most parents assume school covers. It doesn't. Confidence is a trainable behavior: live reps, real-time feedback, specific fixes.
3.1×
more likely to graduate high school — the edge students in school speech and debate programs hold over their peers, and it is biggest for the kids most at risk.
#1
Communication tops LinkedIn's list of the most in-demand skills employers are hiring for — ahead of every technical skill on the list.
50%
Warren Buffett's estimate of how much public speaking skills raise your professional value. The one diploma displayed in his office is his public speaking certificate.
64%
of employers call communication “very important” in a new hire — but only 34% think recent graduates are actually ready for it.
Sources: Anderson & Mezuk, Journal of Adolescence · LinkedIn Most In-Demand Skills · Warren Buffett, via CNBC · AAC&U, The Career-Ready Graduate.
What every program includes
What every student works toward.
Not “more confidence” — specific skills, tools, and moments you can point to.
01
A live showcase every program
Every program ends with a real presentation in front of a real audience. Parents are invited. You see the full arc of what was built.
02
Individual coaching, every session
Each student gets direct feedback on their own patterns, their voice, and their progress — every session.
03
The REAL framework
Relatable. Engaging. Authentic. Linked. A repeatable structure students can draw on in any high-stakes room.
04
Both rooms: physical and virtual
Every student practices both in-person and on-camera — the two formats that matter most right now.
From the Founder
Why we built this.
“I spent a decade watching smart, capable people fall apart in rooms where they needed to be heard, college interviews, presentations, leadership moments. Nobody ever taught them the actual mechanics. That gap starts at age eleven, not thirty. I started Rhetrix to close it before it costs students the opportunities they've already earned.”
Rhetrix doesn't sugarcoat feedback in the room. Students get direct, specific coaching every session, not “great job” and a participation ribbon. If that's the kind of program you're looking for, reach out. We answer every question before you commit a dollar.
Watch
Quick lessons you can use tonight.
Short clips from Noah on speaking up, practicing at home and sounding like yourself. Tap one to play it right here.
Where we serve
Classes in your neighborhood.
Rhetrix serves families across North Atlanta. Find information specific to your city.
See if we’re near you →Beyond the cohort
More ways to keep the reps going.
Private 1:1 Coaching
One coach. One student.
Every session is with me directly. Start with one session for $99 virtual or $125 in person at Woodstock, as the first session of a plan you build. The rest of the plan bills automatically 48 hours later unless you cancel in your Parent Portal. One Starter per family.
$200
Virtual · per session
$250
In-person · per session
In-person sessions are at my location in Woodstock, and you come to me. Not local? Virtual over Google Meet works from anywhere.
Build your plan
Virtual or in person, 60 or 30 minutes, weekly to monthly. The more sessions in your plan, the lower every session costs: down to $150 virtual and $175 in person for 24 or more sessions.
Lock your rate: when the plan’s sessions are used, it keeps going monthly at the same rate until you cancel. Cancelling stops billing starting next month.
Build your plan →Monthly Speaker Lab · $25 a student
One live online hour with me on Google Meet, the second Sunday of every month, 7:00 to 8:00 PM Eastern. Grades 6 to 12, not recorded.
Homeschool families
Homeschooling? You're in the right place.
The one thing you can't teach at home is a live audience. Grade-banded cohorts, daytime options for co-ops and groups, and a curriculum that slots into a speech elective — serving homeschool families across Woodstock, Marietta, East Cobb, Roswell, Alpharetta, and Milton.