It was indeed a pleasure to hold the first ever Little Orators- an interschool oratory competition for students of Class VII and VIII. The purpose of Little Orators is to give the youngsters a common platform to test, nurture and hone their oratorial skills. Five students from each school took part in a free workshop followed by a final round in which a total of 75 students delivered speeches that had been sent to the schools in advance and had been allocated to the students by the schools. The speeches in the finals were judged on the following criteria:

1. 1) Body Language, Energy, Stature, Pose , Audience Inclusion
2. 2) Use of Pause and Variation in speed to good effect
3. 3) Pronunciation and clarity of voice
4. 4) Knowing the speech and what to speak ( does the speech hold up)
5. 5) Expression of Emotion conveys Sincerity and Understanding of Speech

Prizes were given based on the best speeches for each topic, and also on totals marks obtained by the participants of each school, which gave us the best, runner up and second runner up school.

The overall school ranks at the event are given as under:

RANK SCHOOL NAME 1 J.H.AMBANI SARASWATI VIDYA MANDIR 2 S.D.JAIN MODERN HIGH SCHOOL 3 SAINT XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL 4 L.P.SAVANI ( ADAJAN) 5 L.P.SAVANI ( VESU) (TIED RANK) 6 LOURDES CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL

Other ranks can be found as an appendix to this communication. We are thankful to all schools and parents for extending their support by participating in Little Orators. We are now in the process of planning for Young Orators –VI and we hope to receive an equally enthusiastic participation in the same.

With warm regards,
The Little Orators Team