Stage & Story in Kannada (L6)

By the end

What you'll build

• Deliver a recorded three-minute talk in natural spoken Kannada with clear diction and deliberate pauses
• Use 15+ Kannada proverbs (gādegaḷu) and idioms accurately, in the right context, without stacking them
• Tell a structured story using the four-beat spine and native narrative connectors and time-markers
• Land light humour — anecdotes, wordplay and caṭāki one-liners — while keeping stage register intact
• Argue a position politely using claim–reason–example structure and standard debate connectors
• Anchor a small event end-to-end: welcome, introductions, transitions and vote of thanks (vandanārpaṇe)
• Speak impromptu (āśubhāṣaṇa) for 60 seconds on a surprise topic using a simple prep frame
• Switch correctly between street, stage and written registers, including nīnu/nīvu/avaru honorifics
• Self-review a recorded performance with a structured checklist and share it externally for feedback

Curriculum

What's inside

7 modules · 36 lessons

1. 01

   Voice, Diction & Stage Presence — ಧ್ವನಿ ಮತ್ತು ವೇದಿಕೆ

   5 lessons
   • Welcome to the Stage: How This Course Works
   • Stage Kannada vs Street Kannada: Choosing Your Register
   • Diction Drills: The Sounds That Separate the Prospronunciation card
   • Tongue Gym: Articulation Workoutsspeaking lab
   • Hear the Music: Pace, Pause and Emphasislistening lab
2. 02

   Gādegaḷu: Proverbs, Idioms & Imagery — ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟುಗಳು

   7 lessons
   • Gādegalu: A Thousand Years of Wit in One Line
   • Ten Proverbs Every Speaker Needsword power
   • Idioms That Make You Sound Nativeword power
   • Proverb & Idiom Memory Deckflashcard sr
   • Complete the Proverbfill blank
   • + 2 more lessons
3. 03

   The Storyteller's Craft — ಕಥೆ ಹೇಳುವ ಕಲೆ

   6 lessons
   • The Story Spine: Opening, Trouble, Turn, Landing
   • The Storyteller's Toolkit: Connectors & Time-Markersword power
   • Build the Narrative Linesentence builder
   • A Folk Tale, Retold: Punyakotilistening lab
   • Tell Me a Story: Your Two-Minute Talespeaking lab
   • + 1 more lesson
4. 04

   Humour & Wit — ಹಾಸ್ಯ

   4 lessons
   • How Humour Works in Kannada
   • The Vocabulary of Laughterword power
   • Catch the Jokelistening lab
   • Your Anecdote, With a Punchlinespeaking lab
5. 05

   Persuasion & Debate — ಮನವೊಲಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚರ್ಚೆ

   5 lessons
   • The Shape of an Argument
   • Debate Connectorsword power
   • Assemble the Argumentsentence builder
   • From Blunt to Polished: Register Repairfill blank
   • One-Minute Standspeaking lab
6. 06

   Anchoring & Impromptu — ನಿರೂಪಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಶುಭಾಷಣ

   4 lessons
   • Holding the Mic: The Anchor's Playbook
   • The Anchor's Script by Earlistening lab
   • You're the MCspeaking lab
   • Āśubhāṣaṇa: Think on Your Feetspeaking lab
7. 07

   The Recorded Stage Capstone — ವೇದಿಕೆಯ ಕಿರೀಟ

   5 lessons
   • Script Your Signature Talk
   • Stage-Ready Checkquiz
   • The Stage Is Yours: Record Your Talkspeaking lab
   • After the Applause: Review & Next Steps
   • Course Review — Spaced Recallflashcard sr

The shape of it

How this course works