Emily Lodenquai
San Jose
Summary
Dynamic Speech/Debate Coach at Rose Debate, skilled in public speaking and team leadership. Successfully guided students to enhance their speech writing and delivery, fostering confidence and collaboration. Achieved recognition at NITOC with two awards, demonstrating exceptional communication and organizational skills. Passionate about empowering young speakers through engaging lessons and constructive feedback.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Speech/Debate Coach
Rose Debate
San Jose
04.2025 - Current
- Taught elementary and middle grade students how to write and deliver speeches, and practice public speaking skills.
- Assisted other coaches with teaching and encouraged the students with constructive feedback.
High School Speech Club - Team Captain
Legacy Speech Club
San Jose
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Taught lessons to the speech club members, including platform, interpretive, and limited prep public speaking.
- Led the speech club in teaching lessons in public speaking to younger children via the Starkids Program online.
- Competed along with the speech club and qualified for NITOC, the national speech and debate tournament.
- Won 2 awards at NITOC over the span of two years.
- Competed in speech for four years and was in the leadership team for two years before becoming Team Captain.
Education
The King's Academy Sunnyvale (PSP)
Sunnyvale, CA05-2025
Skills
- Public speaking
- Speech writing
- Team leadership
- Research skills
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Reliability
- Goal setting
- Organizational skills
- Relationship building
- Lesson planning
- Attention to detail
- Reading level analysis
- Building confidence
- Task prioritization
- Classroom management
Affiliations
- I love reading, and my favorite genre to read is historical fiction.
- My favorite area of writing is analytical, or from different points of view.
- I participated in competitive gymnastics for four years, and was a gymnast for ten years.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited
Timeline
Speech/Debate Coach
Rose Debate
04.2025 - Current
High School Speech Club - Team Captain
Legacy Speech Club
08.2024 - 05.2025
The King's Academy Sunnyvale (PSP)
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