Year 6 Public Speaking Competition
The 2016 Diocese of Broken Bay, Brother Tony Whelan Public Speaking Competition
All Year 6 students will choose from a variety of provided topics and prepare three minute speeches on those topics. All students should prepare two topics from the 14 topics provided below. Students will present speeches over Weeks 1-4 of Term 3 and two finalists will be selected from these presentations to represent Sacred Heart Mona Vale at the Peninsula North Cluster Public Speaking final.
The Peninsula North Cluster Public Speaking final will be held on Tuesday 23rd August at Sacred Heart Mona Vale School Hall at 9:15am. The two finalists from Sacred Heart along with finalists from five other North Cluster Catholic schools will present their three minute prepared speech and a one minute spontaneous speech at the Cluster Final. Two finalists will then be selected on this day to proceed further in the Competition. They will represent the Peninsula North Cluster at the Grand Final to be held at St Patrick's, Asquith, on Tuesday 6th September at 7pm.
Topics for this year's speeches are as follows:
Diocese of Broken Bay Br Tony Whelan Public Speaking Competition Topics 2016
Prepared 3-minute speech. (Warning bell will ring at 2
mins 30 secs.)
- Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. Kevin Kruse
- "There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place." --J.K. Rowling.
- Animals that amaze me.
- Search and Rescue
- Shakespeare - The man behind the masterpieces
- Homeland
- Changing colours
- Stream
- Social media
- Our best of the best
- Energy
- A better way to travel
- Trash or Treasure
· No microphones will be used by speakers.
· No props to be used by speakers.
· Small palm cards are encouraged.
· Adjudication for speeches will be consistent with the Guidelines and the below Adjudicator’s Score Sheet.
| Content | ||||||||
Began in an interesting manner.
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| Central theme evident and logical sequence developed. | ||||||||
| Supported opinion with facts and examples. | ||||||||
| Appropriate use of language. | ||||||||
| Strong ending, as close as possible to the time allowed. | ||||||||
| Delivery | ||||||||
| Visual: Stood straight and tall. | ||||||||
| Unobtrusive use of notes.Gestures which assist in conveying a message. | ||||||||
| Vocal: Clear and appropriate use of voice. | ||||||||
| Pace not too fast. | ||||||||
| The ability to establish a rapport with the audience. |
Good luck to all our participants!
