The Second City Training Centre – Public Speaking & Storytelling

The Second City Training Centre in Toronto offers Public Speaking and Storytelling courses designed to help individuals become more confident, effective communicators. The Public Speaking course provides a theoretical foundation alongside multiple practice opportunities in a safe, welcoming environment, and is suitable for professionals and beginners alike. Storytelling courses help participants bring structure and craft to autobiographical stories. The Training Centre is part of the world's largest school of improvisation and sketch comedy, established in Toronto in 1973, and also offers improv, acting, stand-up, writing, and corporate communication programs.

Pratique en ligne a Toronto

En plus des cours de prise de parole en public hors ligne, vous pouvez pratiquer la prise de parole en public en ligne depuis Toronto

Des séances de prise de parole en direct avec de vrais auditeurs sont disponibles sur speaking-club.online, même s'il n'y a pas de cours de prise de parole en public à proximité.

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Contact et localisation

One York Street, 110 Harbour St, 3rd Floor, M5J 0B6

Ouvrir le site

(416) 340-7270

customerservice@secondcity.com

Adhesion et sessions

No membership model. Courses are purchased individually per term. Pricing is in Canadian Dollars (CAD). No audition or prior experience required for Public Speaking or introductory courses. Current students receive 15% off Mainstage show tickets (Sunday–Thursday, one ticket per show) and 15% off Second City merchandise. Payment accepted via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover/Diners. Registration available online at the Second City Toronto booking portal.

Services: Public Speaking course (in-person & virtual), Storytelling Level 101 (beginner autobiographical storytelling), Stand-Up Comedy courses (Stand-Up 1, Stand-Up 2, etc.), Improvisation Program (multi-level), Improv for Anxiety, Acting classes, Comedy Writing Program, Conservatory Program (advanced, by audition), Corporate & business communication workshops (Second City Works), Kids & Teens Improv Camps (seasonal), Student showcases and open-mic performances

Planning des reunions: Multi-week courses offered on a rolling schedule throughout the year. Public Speaking classes typically run as 3-hour sessions once per week over 4 weeks (in-person). Classes are also available online (virtual). Facility open Monday–Friday 10:00 am–10:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am–9:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am–10:00 pm (Eastern Time). New course dates are posted on the website; enrollment is open to the public with no audition required.

Langues: English

Formats de reunion: in-person, online

Informations complementaires

The Toronto location moved to One York Street / 110 Harbour St (3rd Floor, M5J 0B6) — the current official address per secondcity.com and the student handbook. The older address of 99 Blue Jays Way (M5V 9G9) appears on legacy Yelp listings and may be outdated. Training Centre direct phone: (416) 343-0011. General customer service: 1-800-896-8120. Group events contact: groupsTOR@secondcity.com. Artistic Director email (Toronto): phattal@secondcity.com.

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