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Thank you for the heartening response to the mentoring workshops and the semi finals
of Young Orators, held in Surat and Vadodara. It is heartening to know that about
22 schools have agreed to participate in Young Orators. Additionally, 17 schools
are participating in Little Orators- our journey continues.
We indeed feel humbled by the continued support of all schools to Young Orators
and promise to do our best to keep up the quality and tempo of the event in the
times to come.
YOUNG ORATORS-VII, THE FINALS
The finals of Young Orators-VII shall be held in the auditorium of L.P.Savani International
School, Pal starting at 11 AM on Sunday, the 4th of January. We feel confident
the students will have a great time speaking and competing in the well-equipped
auditorium of L.P.Savani International School, Pal, Surat.
PLEASE NOTE: REPORTING TIME 10:30 AM AND STARTING TIME 11 AM
THE TEAM CONSTITUTION:
A team of two has already been selected for most schools at the semi-finals. Each
school shall be represented by this team at the finals. Other members of the semi-final
team and of course all students who are interested are welcome to attend the finals.
Schools that could not attend the semi-finals can select a team of two students from
class IX and XI (any combination) and e mail us the names of the students by December
31st
THE EVENT:
THE FLOW OF YOUNG ORATORS-VI FINALS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
TEAM MEMBER 1: PREPARED SPEECH
One of the two team members shall speak a prepared speech. This topic shall be sent
to the schools at least ten days in advance, to give students adequate time to prepare.
The students are expected to speak for a maximum of 2 ½ minutes. As this is an oratory
competition, students will speak on different topics. A topic may be repeated for
more than one school, but this is not for comparisonjust to hear another perspective
on the same issue from another speaker. Students are advised to keep the criteria
for judgement and lessons from the workshops and semi-finals in mind as they prepare
for their speeches. Schools must send us the names of the prepared speakers by January
the 1ST .
TEAM MEMBER 2: EXTEMPORE SPEECH + DEBATE
The second speaker will speak extempore on a topic which has been provided then
and there. This is the extempore round. A speaker is expected to speak for a maximum
of 2 minutes in the extempore round. The speaker will be informed of his topic and
will also be informed if he is to speak for or against the topic. No supporting
material/laptop services are likely to be provided for preparing these speeches.
However, students may take the help of Member 1 to prepare their speeches. He shall
be given approximately 20 minutes to prepare.
A total of four speakers( from different schools, as announced) will speak on the
topic, with two in favour and two against the topic. This shall be followed be a
small debate in which the speakers will be allowed to question opposing teams and
put forward their points more strongly. Thus, in case the topic given is: “Hindi
should be made compulsory in schools across India”, two speakers will speak for
the topic, followed by two against the topic. Thereafter, there shall be a ten minute
debate/discussion on the topic.
IN THIS WAY, THE EVENT SHALL PROCEED FOR ALL GROUPS
[It may be noted that the number of teams in each such debate may vary from 4 to
6 and all topics need not be for-against topics. However, the basic format for the
Extempore round shall remain the same, with extra marks added for overall impact
during the debate/discussion]
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