Youth Speaks

This National Youth Speaks Competition is a well established and successful competition promoted by Rotary International in Britain and Ireland (RIBI) and sponsored by Gandys [Orphans for Orphans]

It is a four-stage competition designed to support and encourage development of effective communication skills. Some stages may have more than one round.

This competition aims to offer young people:

 an experience in speaking on a public platform as a member of a team

 an incentive to formulate ideas on topical subjects

 the discipline in dealing with a topic in a limited time

 the opportunity of learning and practising high standards of expression, presentation and appearance

 the impartial feedback and assessment of performance by experienced adjudicators

This competition is open to teams of three students, in full time education, in two age groups:

Intermediate 11 to 13 years (on 31 August 2013)

AND

Senior 14 to 17 years on (31 August 2013)

The Four Stages of the Competition :

Local Heats leading to District Competition then Regional Finals before the Grand Final next year!

Each team member takes 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 particular competition organiser

Each team member is allocated a time in which to perform their role.

To enter a local heat, interested parties should contact Nick Wilkinson of Grays,Thurrock Rotary through our home page.

In case of difficulty interested parties should contact the National organiser Lynne Deavin

lynne.deavin@btinternet.com for assistance.

Entrants need to complete the Entry Form to be found on the Grays Thurrock Rotary Club Website homepage ( ALONG WITH FULL DETAILS AND INFORMATION SHEETS) and submit to the stage organiser at the time specified by the stage organiser.

This Youth Speaks competition is one of five competitions organised by Rotary International Britain and Ireland. The others are: Young Chef, Young Musician, Young Photographer and Young Writer. To find out more about these competitions and other opportunities please contact your local Rotary Club or use the following link: http://www.ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards