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In this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Mr. Jonathan Anderson of Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. Anderson leads the school's speech team and directs the one-act play. He was named the state's Outstanding Young Teacher of Speech and Theatre in 2015 by the NSCTA. Some highlights of our conversation:*A lesson that it took him a couple years to learn, but one that he thinks every new speech coach should do right away*Four simple things you can do to find great material to perform*The exact steps that Jonathan and his assistant take to set their speech line-up at the beginning of the season*How Kearney High organizes their team digitally*A big struggle that Jonathan deals with each season, and how he is trying to overcome it*Some great discussion about the necessary evils of judging*And much more! Show Notes available at: http://www.speechanddramacoach.com/podcast-007/
By Chris KabesIn this episode, I had the chance to sit down with Mr. Jonathan Anderson of Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. Anderson leads the school's speech team and directs the one-act play. He was named the state's Outstanding Young Teacher of Speech and Theatre in 2015 by the NSCTA. Some highlights of our conversation:*A lesson that it took him a couple years to learn, but one that he thinks every new speech coach should do right away*Four simple things you can do to find great material to perform*The exact steps that Jonathan and his assistant take to set their speech line-up at the beginning of the season*How Kearney High organizes their team digitally*A big struggle that Jonathan deals with each season, and how he is trying to overcome it*Some great discussion about the necessary evils of judging*And much more! Show Notes available at: http://www.speechanddramacoach.com/podcast-007/