Graded Examinations for Communication

Explore the Communications Exams in Speaking Verse & Prose, Reading for Performance, and Speaking in Public.

Read more on the 2024 Syllabi Update below.

2024 Syllabus

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Speaking Verse and Prose

For creative individuals who want to develop their memory skills and build a strong speaking voice.

A LAMDA Exams Learner with a script

Reading for Performance

Learners gain the skills to bring words on a page to life by creating a compelling themed recital.

A group of LAMDA learners listening to a leaner speaker

Speaking in Public

Develop the confidence to deliver powerful and engaging speeches, as you build the foundations of effective public speaking.

Syllabi Update (April 2024)

The 2024 syllabus is to be used for exams scheduled from 1 August 2024.

As part of the 2024 Syllabus update, Learners are able to perform all pieces in the new Acting Anthology Volume 5 and previous Acting Anthology Volume 4, and all pieces in the new Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 20 and Verse and Prose Anthology Volume 19, for first assessment from 1 August 2024.

Communication - Additional Set Piece List (2024 Syllabus) PDF 186.65kb

Teacher Support Materials (2024 Syllabus):

Communication Syllabus 2024 - Key Syllabi Changes PDF 53.24mb

Communication Syllabus 2024 - Teacher Support Materials PDF 474.58kb

LAMDA Syllabus Webinars 2024:

Purchase in paperback:

Paperback editions of the new 2024 syllabi are now available to purchase individually or as a bundle pack of three on the LAMDA online shop.

Find out more:

Learn more about the 2024 syllabi update and our new Acting and Verse & Prose anthologies published in collaboration with Nick Hern Books.

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