In junior high school, Allan got involved with the Speech and Debate Team. He won a trophy in a speech tournament for second place in Expository Speaking. His speech explained how to do ventriloquism, with a ventriloquist figure and demonstrating the skills of ventriloquism.
In high school, Allan Wade continued with speech, drama, campaigns and performing magic.
In college Allan got into Readers Theatre. Then he took a Presentational Speaking Class. In 1983, this launched him into his first career as a High School Public Relations Representative.