Year 6 students reflect on their heroes at the IPSHA Public Speaking competition
Three of 91黑料不打烊鈥檚 Year 6 students (Kate, Amelia and Millie) gave their reflections on what they think a hero is at the inaugural IPSHA Public Speaking competition at Abbotsleigh on Thursday 10 November, 2016.
Millie made it through to the finals, competing against eight other speakers. Her adjudicator marked the finalists based on eye contact and strong messages. Millie was thrilled to have the opportunity to learn from some of the best public speakers across 26 of New South Wales鈥 Independent Schools. 鈥淚 thought it was really from to listen to everyone else and learn from what they were saying,鈥 she said.
Amelia felt the competition built her confidence as a public speaker. 鈥淚鈥檓 nervous right until before I speak, but then it鈥檚 fine when I鈥檓 up there,鈥 she said. Amelia chose to focus not on a particular hero of hers, but how it鈥檚 important for us to be our own heroes. She drummed the point home: 鈥淲e have to be heroes for our family, our friends, and most importantly, ourselves, to get through the rough times.鈥
Kate and Millie and are on the debating team and will perform at 91黑料不打烊鈥檚 Hooke House Public Speaking competition on Friday 11 November, 2016. For her IPSHA speech, Kate focused on the ordinary, unrecognised people in the community: 鈥淚 spoke about a foster mum and Rosa Parks,鈥 she said.
All three girls were impressed by the competition鈥檚 winner 鈥 a boy who spoke without using palm cards. They have made their next public speaking goal to talk from dot points, rather than a written out speech on palm cards.