As part of the TTO programme, students have to write and deliver a speech in their 2nd and 3rd year of school. During the competition for the Public Speaking Award students give a 3 minute, self-written speech on a pre-determined subject. Students are then asked two questions at the end of their speeches and are judged on the originality of the content and structure of their speeches, as well as use of the English language, delivery and the handling of questions.
School Round
On Thursday 25th January 2018, the school round of the annual Junior Speaking Contest took place at the Philips van Horne. This year students from the Philips van Horne participated, without their fellow students from Het College, to find the best public speaker among them. The theme for 2018 was "Living my fantasy" and students gave their own interpretations of what this meant to each of them. The speeches varied greatly and impressed the judges with their message, relevance to the theme and their command of the English language, which made the judging difficult.
The contestants were:
H2A:
Dhamayanti de Clonie Mac Lennan (“It’s Magic!”)
Astrid Grendel (“What makes us different?”)
Vera Vanlier (“Stay”)
Pippa Zoon (“Positive thinking”)
H3A:
Pleun Geenen (“Travel the World”)
Mick Haselager (“Dreaming of fantasy”)
Daphne Kuijpers (“Slaying spiders”)
Sven Schroeten (“We’re all identical, but at the same time so different”)
The winners were Dhamayanti (H2A) and Pleun (H3A). Pleun has unfortunately withdrawn from continuing, so Mick will take her place when our winners go on to the Regional Round at Metameer College in Boxmeer on the 28th of February. We wish them both the very best of luck and want to congratulate all the speakers on their fantastic achievement. Well done to everyone!
Pictures can be seen here