Youth Speaks
Rotary has for many years run public speaking competitions for young people. Public speaking is an important life skill and Rotarians are always delighted to support young people as they learn their speaking skills.
Each year hundreds of young people take part in Club and Rotary District competitions in the Autumn and Winter that culminate in the Regional and National Finals.
The competition, involves a team of three young people. The Chairman controls the meeting and introduces the Speaker who delivers a short address on a topic of his or her choice. The Speaker is thanked by a third person who delivers a Vote of Thanks. The competition has two age groups. The Senior Competition is for students who are aged between 14 and 17 years and the Intermediate competition for students aged between 11 and 13.
Youth Speaks in District 1170 - the standard of this event just keeps on rising in both the standards of the presentation and the complexity of the topics. In addition we were fortunate to secure the services of some excellent adjudicators particularly in the Areas and District finals. The competitors must be praised for their enthusiasm in the research, practice, range of topics and manner of presentation.
Rotary GB&I_Youth_Speaks_Rules.doc
Youth Speaks Competition 2014-15
This National Competition is open to any team in full time education, in three age groups: Junior, Intermediate and Senior.
Each team comprises of a Chairperson, a Speaker and a Proposer to give the Vote of thanks. It encourages young people to develop confidence in public speaking and debate. The teams are free to choose their topic within Rotary GB&I guidelines.
District organiser: Barry Rendal-Jones
Age Groups
Junior: from 7 and under 10 on 31st August 2014
Intermediate: from 11 and under 13 on 31st August 2014
Senior: from 14 and under 17 on 31st August 2014
Organisers and Groupings
Maureen De Viell (Exeter Enterprise)
Crediton, Crediton Boniface, Exeter, Exeter Eastgate, Exeter Enterprise, Exeter Southernhay, Okehampton
David Matthews (Exmouth & District)
Axminster, Exe Valley, Exmoor, Exmouth & District, Exmouth Raleigh, Otter Valley, Seaton, Sid Valley, Sidmouth, Tiverton
Nicky Larder (Torquay)
Babbacombe & St Marychurch, Brixham, Dartmouth, Paignton, Preston (Torbay), Tormohun, Torquay, Torbay Sunrise, Totnes
Adrian D'Cunha (Ivybridge)
Ashburton/Buckfastleigh, Chudleigh & Bovey Tracey, Dartmoor Vale, Dawlish, Dawlish Water, Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Estuary, Newton Abbot, Salcombe, Teignmouth, Teignmouth Estuary
Chris Blanchard (Bideford)
Bideford, Bideford Bridge, Hatherleigh, Holsworthy, South Molton, Torrington
David Atton (Barnstaple)
Barnstaple, Barnstaple Link, Braunton, Braunton Caen, Ilfracombe, Ilfracombe Compass
Many thanks to the six Rotarians who have volunteered to organise the heats. Their contact details can be found through the district website.
District Finals
District finals will be held at Tiverton High School, Tiverton, on Saturday 7 March 2015.
Regional Finals
The Regional finals, for our three winning teams, will be held on Saturday 21 March 2015. These will be organised by District 1110.
Shaftesbury School, Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Arrivals - from 12.30pm
Light lunch & Refreshments - 1.00pm
Competition starts at 2.00pm
Finishing at approx. 4/4.30pm
National Finals
The Rotary GB&I national finals will be held on 10 May 2015 at Brentwood School, Brentwood, Essex.
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