How would you feel about delivering a speech in front of 300 people? Our 10-12 and our 7-9 Public Speaking Competitions took place in the last fortnight, with students braving the stage with the aim of captivating an audience of their peers. Daunting for even experienced teachers!
Part of our annual House Competition schedule, our Public Speaking events require a prepared speech on a topic of the speaker’s choice and a short impromptu speech on a topic given just before they hit the stage. Testing confidence, wit and the ability to think (and speak) on your feet, our students enjoyed engaging the audience and driving home their message.
Jewel Y won best speaker for 7-9, and Sharon U took out the honours for 10-12, giving Stanway double-honours. Special mention should be made of David K for his hilarious impromptu on the fear of failure and an honourable mention for Mikhail T for his very engaging presentation in the 10-12 section.
Congratulations to all our competitors – we appreciate the craft and practice beforehand that goes into your presentations on the day. Our audience too learns a great deal about both the art of communication and the skill of listening and appreciating others’ ideas and opinions.
The House results are as follows:
7-9 Module
Stanway – 1st
Carey – 2nd
Judson – 3rd
Taylor – 4th
10-12 Module
Stanway – 1st
Taylor – 2nd
Carey – 3rd
Judson – 4th