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Public Speaking Competition 2013

Every year the DAV runs a state-wide Junior Public Speaking Competition for students in Years 7- 9. The program aims to give young speakers the opportunity to put their ideas forward in front of an audience whilst expanding their knowledge of current affairs. Students will develop the “building blocks” of public presentation—confidence, clarity, and the development of arguments—which are very important skills both in and out of school. The competition in 2012 will run across one school day, commencing with a training session led by DAV instructors.

Please note: registration is due by 5pm, Wednesday 24 April.

When: From Term 2 (with finals to be held throughout Terms 3 and 4)
Where: Host schools across Victoria
Who: Students in Years 7–9
Format: Students will participate in a training session and then present one prepared speech and two impromptu speeches. In semi-finals and the grand final, students will present one prepared speech (same as that used in the preliminary rounds or a new one) and one impromptu topic.
Cost: $30 per student
Registration: Coordinators can register students by logging in to the DAV website.
Please contact the office on 9348 9477 if you are a new coordinator, or if need to be reminded of your log-in details.

Region	Venue	Date
Armadale	Lauriston Girls' School	Tue 7 May
Bundoora	Parade College	Fri 24 May
Geelong	St Joseph's College	Sun 28 April
Maribyrnong	Maribyrnong College	Thu 9 May
Mentone	Mentone Girls' Grammar School	Wed 22 May
Mt Waverley	Avila College	Fri 26 July

All regions run from 9:30am to 3pm, except Geelong which will run on Sunday from 10am to 4pm

Download the 2013 Junior Public Speaking Competition information pack.

 

Adjudication criteria

 

There are 4 key components to a successful speech.

 

• The subject matter for the prepared speech should be persuasive in some way;
NOTE: impromptu speeches may be descriptive rather than persuasive
• The subject matter should be well constructed;
• The delivery must be convincing and engaging;
• The words of the speech should be concise, precise and accessible to the audience

 

Our sub-criteria are matter and manner.

 

Matter involves:

• Subject matter of the speech
• Does it aim to be persuasive?
• Is it well-reasoned?
• Is it engaging?
• Is there a clear sense of “message” in the speech?
• Structure of the speech, inasmuch as it refers to logical development of the speech
• Does the speech make its purpose clear at the start?
• Does the speech have a clear structure? Does the speech develop its ideas logically?

  

Manner involves:

• Style of speaking:
• Fundamental tools of persuasiveness: clear speech and eye contact
• Voice
• Body language
• Does the speaker tailor his/her speaking style to their content?
• Is the speech varied enough to hold the audience’s attention?
• Cues: notes are allowed, but shouldn’t interfere
• Props are not allowed
• Microphones and lecterns are not allowed
• The speech should be delivered with conviction and emphasis, but the delivery should not distract from the content.