Youth Speaks

This competition is open to schools from anywhere in the UK both Middle and Secondary and gives young people the opportunity to show their public speaking skills in a high pressure environement in front of a live audience and a panel of expert judges

The format of the competition will be a team of 3, one will have the role of Chairperson, a second will be the Speaker and the third who will give a Vote of Thanks to conclude. The teams can choose any topic they wish and they will have to make their presentation within a specified time frame. In addition, at the end of the presentation a selected member of the audience called the Questioner will ask a member of the team a question related to their topic.

The competition is open to schools in 2 categories and a school can enter teams in both categories if they wish

Intermediate  11- 13 years

Senior  14 - 17 years

The competition starts at the local level with local club heats then the winners entries move on the the District Finals and then the the Regional and National Finals.

Full Details are available in the Competition Information Pack and Poster