Homeschool Public Speaking Success Stories
Empowering Speech is built on the belief that clear thinking, disciplined preparation, and ownership produce lasting confidence — not just in speeches, but in academic and professional life.
Proven Results for Students and Families
The testimonials below reflect outcomes achieved by students and families who engaged seriously with the process and standards of Empowering Speech.
Homeschool & Classroom Impact
Duane Smith’s public speaking class has made an enormous impact on our junior high (home school) class.
He’s brought professionalism, expertise, and quality character to every class session. Duane Smith has exceeded my expectations as a teacher in every way.
College Preparation & Academic Excellence
My brother in law was head of admissions for a major university… he was amazed at how unprepared most students are when it comes to the college interview process.
Initially, I called Duane after one of my daughters struggled delivering a speech at school. Within an hour of my phone call, Duane contacted me and took the time to explain about his workshop and what he does.
Duane is professional, organized and packs in information that is easy to understand and utilize in a fun and interesting manner.
My daughter Bella went on to the Academic Decathlon State competition a month later and received a near perfect score! It was one of the best decisions I made for their future.
Individual Coaching & Competitive Achievement
We worked closely with Duane to prepare our son for an oratorical contest. Duane had an intensive session with our son and the improvement from just this one session was very dramatic.
He was able to get our son comfortable with the presentation material and gave him invaluable assistance in raising his skills to the next level.
Our son went on to win this contest, and we know that would not have been the outcome without Duane’s help. We recommend him highly.
Academic Competition & Long-Term Success
Peter started doing public speaking a few years ago when he entered an American Legion annual speech competition for high school students… Over a three year period of entering the competition, he progressed from winning at the local level to where he got to the California state finals, and placed third out of six.
Duane Smith helped him prepare for the Legion competition. Duane’s coaching undoubtedly took Peter’s speaking ability to a higher level.
Peter is now a freshman at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and, during their very first competition… SMU placed third, and Peter won first prize in the informative category and second prize in the persuasive category.
I also want to acknowledge that Duane deserves a lot of credit for Peter’s growth and success in public speaking. I would unequivocally recommend working with Duane to any young lady or gentleman who wants to develop the critical and rare skill of public speaking.