The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme

Overview: The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme was established in 2002, by Dhruv Raj Sharma. The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme is a multi-level public speaking programme structured through powerful introspection activities, which purports to empower students in the art of self-expression. The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme comes in 3 levels - Basic, Advanced, & Professional. Philo

sophy: The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme raises the essential question of what is the point in studying so hard if one does not know how to express it. Human individuals, for a variety of reasons, find themselves at a loss for words, confidence, and ability when it comes to expressing themselves in front of others. These deficiencies tend to often be rooted in authoritarian enculturation practices (overstrict parenting, or schooling), which renders children to grow up feeling like intruding aliens in an adult world. Consequently, these individuals tend to develop a strong diffidence, which lingers on to corrode their abilities even much later into their adulthood. At the Logophilia Public Speaking Programme we get these students to practice removing these hesitations and to express themselves without the doubt of impending criticism. Basis: The Logophilia Public Speaking Programme was developed by Dhruv Raj Sharma. Dhruv is a psychologist, with extensive training in the Applied Social Psychology & Cognitive Science. The Public Speaking Programme has been developed as an experiential training methodology involving:
Group Psychology processes,
introspection methods,
varied public speaking activities, &
varied self-expression techniques
a small, focussed group of not more than 15 participants

Framework: In the Logophilia Public Speaking Programme - Basic, students are engaged as follows:
Introspection and meditation on the individual's fear, or general experience, of public speaking. Exposure to self-expression - arguably the most challenging aspect of public speaking
Exposure to the giving and receiving of feedback
Exposure to Volume and its role in public speaking
Exposure to Tone and its role in public speaking
Exposure to various kinds of discussion practices
Practice in speaking under pressure
Practice in graphical expression
Exposure to presentation-making
Practice in deep introspection & self-critical appreciation
Practice in reading in public, with very detailed feedback