English Youth Speaks

Rotary GB&I English Youth Speaks

The Rotary Youth Speaks Competition is a well-established and successful competition organised and promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland.  It is a four-stage competition which is designed to support and encourage the development of effective communication skills. Some stages may have more than one round.

The aim of Youth Speaks is to offer young people:

• experience in speaking on a public platform as a member of a team
• an incentive to formulate ideas on topical subjects
• discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time
• the opportunity of learning and practising high standards of expression, presentation and appearance
• impartial feedback and assessment of performance by experienced adjudicators

For the various stage competition dates and locations please see the Competition Timetable

All enquiries regarding the competition should be addressed to Martin O'Toole   

Note: There are two versions of Youth Speaks available this year, the debate version and the non-debate version. District 1150 has decided to use the Debate version which can be downloaded below.

Downloads

Contestants: You can download a poster and the information pack containing the rules of the competition here. To obtain an entry form please contact your local Rotary Club.

Rotarians: In addition to the above you can download  the entry form, an interactive certificate, marking form, and other material by clicking here. (You will need to login). 

Welsh: A Poster in Welsh can be dowloaded and also an Interactive Certificate.