Public Speaking

Public Speaking update for Term 4

There have been two Public Speaking events this term both, unfortunately on Zoom. The first was the Festival of Speech where SCEGGS did not field a team as coaching, rehearsals, and the event itself were all on Zoom from home and after a Term on Zoom this was one event we could wait out until things were more back to normal.

Two girls bravely took up the challenge. Clementine Hooper competed in the Senior Public Speaking Section and Lucia Gelonesi in Senior Poetry. Both girls made the cut of 10 for the final of their respective events with Lucia wining the Poetry Section for the fourth year!

The second was State Semi-Finals of the Legacy Junior Speaking Award. Celia Watson competed in this round of the competition and while she did not progress to the State Final, she must be congratulated for a wonderful effort for a first competition with all preparation being done during isolation.

Sandra Carter
Speech and Public Speaking