Youth Speaks 2017
A public speaking competition
The Island Finals
At the Riverside Centre
Wednesday 8th February at 5:30pm
This National Youth Speaks Competition is a long established and successful contest promoted by Rotary International in Britain and Ireland
WELCOME
From the Isle of Wight Rotary Clubs:
Cowes, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Vectis Sunrise, Ventnor & West Wight
Sponsored by J.A. Dempsey and Wight Aid
IntroductionThe 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.
Aims
This competition aims 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
Format
Each team member takes on one of three roles: chairperson, speaker and vote of thanks. The team should be the same throughout the competition. In exceptional circumstances substitutions may be made, subject to the approval of the competition organiser.
Each team member is allocated a time in which to perform their role. The role of each team member is detailed in the procedure section below.
Judges
Judges with appropriate skills appointed by Rotary will apply the judging criteria and provide feedback to all competitors and mentoring to winners. The judges will not discuss marks and their decision will be final.
A Rotarian will not be appointed as a judge for regional or national finals.
Judging Criteria
Chairperson’s management of the meeting |
25 points |
Speaker’s ability to present and develop a topic and ability to answer the question |
50 points |
Quality and courtesy of the vote of thanks |
25 points |
Team work |
15 points |
Total |
115 points |
When the team is ready the chairperson will stand. From this point on the chairperson is in control of the team’s performance until the performance is closed after the vote of thanks. The chairperson should briefly link the team’s presentations. There is no time penalty involved in this part of the chairperson’s role.
The chairperson has two minutes to welcome the audience and to introduce the speaker. The introduction should include the relevance or expertise of the speaker to the subject of their speech.
An amber light will indicate there are thirty seconds left of the allocated two minutes.
The speaker has six minutes to speak on their chosen subject. The speaker may choose any subject, subject to the approval of the organisers. Considerable discretion should be used in choosing the subject. Sensitive subjects such as party politics, race or religion should be avoided. The subject may change between stages.
An amber light will indicate there is one minute left of the allocated six minutes
When the speaker has finished the chairperson will invite the questioner to ask a question
Before answering the question the speaker may seek clarification of the question via the chairperson. The speaker, who is the subject expert, may not consult about the question with other team members.
The speaker then has about two minutes to answer the question.
An amber light will indicate two minutes are drawing to a close and after the amber light speakers should bring their response to a conclusion.
Speakers are advised to respond spontaneously, without prepared sections, to obtain high marks from the judges.
When the speaker has finished answering the question, the chairman will introduce the proposer of the vote of thanks.
The vote of thanks has two minutes to propose the vote of thanks.
Timetable
17:00 Doors Open
17:30 Buffet
18:30 Competition commences
Trafalgar Room – Senior Teams
18:30-18:45 |
Cowes Enterprise |
Don’t Judge a Speech by Its Title |
18:50-19:05 |
Christ The King |
Is Freedom Free |
19:10-19:25 |
Ryde School with Upper Chine |
The NHS Crisis |
19:30-19:45 |
Christ The King |
Term Time Holidays for Students |
Hunnyhill Room – Intermediate Teams
18:30-18:45 |
Christ The King |
Down with Austerity |
18:50-19:05 |
Island Free School |
The Inequality of Education for Girls |
19:10-19:25 |
Ryde School with Upper Chine |
TBC |
19:30-19:45 |
Christ The King |
Books v E-readers |
20:20 Results and Presentation
20:45 Anticipated finish
Julie Clifton |
Veronica Cowan |
Joan Ellis |
Fiona White |
Dr Charles Mobbs |
Steve Porter |
The District Final - 11th March 2017 at
Richard Taunton 6th Form College,
Hill Lane
Southampton
SO15 5RL