About Peaceful River OratoryWe teach calm, persuasive public speaking and debate through evidence-based, accessible methods. Explore our mission, story, values, team, and a timeline of milestones.MissionCalm voices. Clear thinking. Confident presence.Our mission is to make confident, compassionate oratory teachable to everyone. We combine low-arousal delivery, empathic listening, and deliberate practice to help learners persuade without pressure—at work, on stage, and in civic life.Every curriculum block is grounded in peer‑reviewed research, tested with diverse learners, and refined to remove friction. We measure outcomes, not volume.Highlights: evidence-first, inclusive design, measurable progress, low-stress practice.StoryPeaceful River Oratory began in 2016 with a simple idea: great speaking feels calm from the inside. We started as a tiny workshop and grew into a research‑informed practice serving learners worldwide in remote and hybrid formats.We continue to iterate alongside our community, publishing open frameworks and running small, focused cohorts. Below is our live uptime since founding.Calculating uptime…Uptime counts since 2016‑04‑12 UTC. It updates every second.ValuesEvidence firstWe translate robust research into practical drills, then publish what works for peer review.Kind rigorWe set clear goals and high standards while keeping sessions psychologically safe.Clarity over volumeWe optimize for comprehension, pacing, and structure—not for speaking louder or longer.Open accessScholarships, sliding scales, and open resources reduce barriers to rhetorical education.Privacy by designWe collect the minimum data necessary and give you full control over analytics preferences.Practice that compoundsShort, repeatable drills stack into durable habits for high‑stakes moments.TeamMeet the people shaping a calmer way to speak.Select a team member to read their approach and principles.TimelineKeyboard‑navigable milestones. Use Left/Right arrows, Home/End, and Enter.2016 — FoundedPeaceful River Oratory launches with intimate weekend workshops focused on calm delivery and structure.2018 — First 1,000 learnersWe cross 1,000 learners and standardize our deliberate practice protocol with built‑in feedback loops.2020 — Remote labOur remote research lab pilots low‑arousal debate drills for distributed teams and classrooms.2022 — Calm Debate v2We publish Calm Debate Framework v2, integrating empathic listening markers and pacing controls.2024 — Corporate programLaunch of enterprise‑ready tracks for product reviews, investor updates, and executive Q&A.2025 — Scholarship fundWe establish a recurring scholarship fund to expand access to underrepresented speakers.