How to become a speech and drama instructor
Official title: Speech and drama instructor (extracurriculum)
Also called: Drama educator (extracurriculum), Drama instructor (extracurriculum), Drama teacher (private tuition), Dramatic arts instructor (extracurriculum), Speech instructor (extracurriculum), Speech teacher (private tuition), Drama teacher (private tuition), Dramatic arts instructor (extracurriculum), Speech teacher (private tuition)
Speech and drama instructor (extracurriculum) instructs students in the various theatrical genres and dramatic expression forms, such as comedy, tragedy, prose, poetry, improvisation, monologues, dialogues etc., in a recreational context. He/she assists students in experimenting with and mastering different dramatic expression styles and techniques and encourages them to develop their own style.
Main tasks
- Teaching students in practice, theory and performance of music, drama, dance, visual and other arts
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Will AI change the work of a speech and drama instructor?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026