FUTURE REFERENCES
NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list. These are only a few of the unlimited resources available to engage with in the spoken word community. You can start as small as performing in front of your English class to memorizing a five minute speech in front of hundreds of people! I can do it! And so can you! Whatever your passion holds within the spoken word spectrum, I guarantee that there is an opportunity waiting to hear your name, your voice, and your story!
Poetry Slams are opportunities for people to express various amplitudes of political, social, economic, or environmental issues via spoken word. People are encouraged to share their perspectives, embrace their experiences, and bring their voices to make matters differ!
Drama clubs tend to focus on theatrical aspects of the spoken word spectrum, which allows for students and members of communities to engage in theatrical productions, gain confidence in large groups, perform with large groups, and develop performance skills
Optimist International Oratorical Contest offers the opportunity for youth to speak about important issues within the world through an optimistic perspective lens Participants gain the opportunity to present their ideas
Forensics is a common practice for public speaking and spoken word forms that are often implemented in after school activities and programs. Students have opportunities to engage in the various aspects of spoken word competitively or to simply gain public speaking skills
