Magazine Archive - August 2017

August 30, 2017

Better Interviews, Better Presentations


Three Things , Faculty , Presentation Tips

Getting your story across in an interview has a lot in common with making a strong presentation. Our interview guru Katie Pope explains...

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August 28, 2017

The Dream Speech: 54 Years Ago Today


Public Speaking , Seen|Read|Heard , Significant Speeches , Great Speeches , On This Day

Fifty-four years ago on this day, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Everyone claims to know this speech...but do they really?

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August 14, 2017

Teaching Science to Teens: Lessons for any presentation


Public Speaking , Seen|Read|Heard , Presentation Tips , Resources

When our faculty Jenny Maxwell heard an NPR feature about teaching science, the discoveries sounded a lot like a Buckley primer for good public speaking....

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August 9, 2017

Favorite Bookstores: Love for the Hometown Indie


Faculty , Welcome to Camden , Favorite Bookstores

Buckley School bookstore faves? There's one store that made everyone's list...

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August 1, 2017

A Poem to Read Aloud: Phillis Wheatley


Resources , The Buckley Experience , Poems to Read Aloud , Public Speaking

In August 1761, seven-year-old Phillis Wheatley was purchased as a slave in Boston. She became one of the most renowned poets of her time. Her "Hymn to the Evening" is this month's read aloud.

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August 1, 2017

A School for 30 Years: Collecting Stories


The Buckley Experience , Alumni , 30th Anniversary

It's been almost 30 years since The Buckley School hosted its first seminar. We're recalling some great times and hope you might have memories to share....

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