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Public Speaking Program 2011

The DAV Public Speaking program is for students in years 7-9.

 

Dates and information

• Download the information pack and registration form

Region	Round 1	Round 2
Bendigo – Bendigo South East College	Thursday 3 Nov	Thursday 24 Nov
East Bentleigh – St James’ College	Monday 7 Nov	Tuesday 15 Nov
Geelong – Geelong High School	Wednesday 2 Nov	TBC
Mentone – Mentone Girls Grammar School	Thursday 10 Nov	Thursday 17 Nov
Mt Waverley – Avila College	Friday 28 Oct	Thursday 24 Nov
Toorak – Loreto Mandeville Hall (5-7pm both days)	Thursday 10 Nov	Thursday 17 Nov

 

Adjudication criteria

 

There are 4 key components to a successful speech.

 

• The subject matter for the prepared speech should be persuasive in some way;
• The subject matter should be well constructed;
• The delivery must be convincing and engaging;
• The words of the speech should be concise, precise and accessible to the audience

 

Our sub-criteria are matter and manner.

 

Matter involves:

• Subject matter of the speech
• Does it aim to be persuasive?

NOTE: (impromptu speeches may be descriptive rather than persuasive)

• Is it well-reasoned?
• Is it engaging?
• Is there a clear sense of “message” in the speech?
• Structure of the speech, inasmuch as it refers to logical development of the speech
• Does the speech make its purpose clear at the start?
• Does the speech have a clear structure? Does the speech develop its ideas logically?

  

Manner involves:

• Style of speaking:
• Fundamental tools of persuasiveness: clear speech and eye contact
• Voice
• Body language
• Does the speaker tailor his/her speaking style to their content?
• Is the speech varied enough to hold the audience’s attention?
• Cues: notes are allowed, but shouldn’t interfere
• Props are not allowed
• Microphones and lecterns are not allowed
• The speech should be delivered with conviction and emphasis, but the delivery should not distract from the content.