Public Speaking

Amano Christian School held their third annual Inter-house Public Speaking Contest on the 22nd of June 2015. It was a black-tie event and most of the audience turned out very smartly dressed. There were nine speakers in total split up into three categories (age groups) the under-19s, under-16s and under-13s. The topics ranged from controversial issues such as ‘Is money ruining sport’ to ‘The Virgin Islands’. The quality of the speeches was very high; most presentations were well researched and the arguments were well developed. All the contestants displayed impressive confidence levels. The judges had a tough time judging the contest; but the final outcome of results was a fair evaluation of the contestant’s efforts and their actual presentations. Ethan Milner came first for the under-19s; very close behind him in points was Ben Ferguson in second place. For the under-16 category Tina Kaumba scooped the first place with her expressive gestures and convincing responses to questions put to her. Finally, for the under-13s Talitha Lund took first position, with her heart-felt presentation on the most significant event in her life this far. All in all, it was a lovely evening both informative and enjoyable.