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Public Speaking Competition Elements Public Speaking Competition 2018/19
Rudiments Public Speaking Competition 2018/19 In preparation for the competition, all Rudiment students selected a piece of prose to read. Harry Potter, Lord of the Flies and War Horse were some of the choices. During lessons, time was given to help students decide on a suitable tone of voice, speed of delivery, and to consider when to pause. Prep was set to allow further rehearsal time. Heats were held in classes and teachers selected a total of ten finalists who later performed in front of all their Rudiment peers. The standard was high and, following discussion between the judges: Mr. Petty, Fr. Peter and Mrs. Ager, a decision was finally made.
For our Elements students, this was their first experience of the English Department's Public Speaking Competition. The whole year group take part and it is an opportunity for students to experience speaking in front of a group of people. Each student is asked to choose a poem to recite; the reading should take a minimum of two minutes.
1st place: 2nd place: 3rd place: 4th place: Runners-Up:
Hester Evans George Keogh William Lang Nicole Englishby Ellisse Alexander, Sylvie Allen, Kian Barton, Jake Berry, Nancy Coates, Anthony Hadji-Hannas, Jake Mackail, Bethany Curtis-Copeland.
The choice of poems was pleasingly varied and included poignant war poetry, romantic love ballads and hilarious monologues. Initially these were performed in front of a class and each teacher chose two students to go through to the final. The final was held in the Douay Hall with the whole year group as the audience. This is an enjoyable experience for audience and judges and, hopefully, for the finalists too. The judges had a difficult task to decide the winners, but they made their decision. 1st place: 2nd place: Joint 3rd place: Runners-Up:
Sophie Macneill Harvey Cass Nathan Mamonkita & Millie Hudson Qmarlah Lynch, Adriana Cassera, Finn Doyle,Aaron Beyzade,William Reville, Imogen Richardson, Finbarr Staunton, Christian Cartlidge-Rainford.
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