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.