Jerry Seinfeld once joked that at a funeral the average person would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. Although this may seem a little extreme, there’s no doubt, public speaking can be very scary for many people. So, it is extremely impressive when young people are prepared to speak in front of an audience. In the past week, some of Covenant’s finest have done just that. Six students spoke at the United Nations Youth Public Speaking Competition. The event was held Hornsby Council Chambers on Friday 5th September. Our student representatives were James Orban, Mikhaila Smith, Joseph Chen, Jeremiah Hunter, Bethaney Debenham and Madeleine Norris.
The competition required that students present a prepared speech of five minutes and an impromptu speech of two minutes. Covenant speakers spoke very capably on a range of topics from ‘Who has the Right?’ to ‘Our Only Responsibility’. The impromptu topic was ‘The Tangled Web’ and students had just five minutes to prepare their speech before facing the auditorium. The standard was extremely high and our speakers were wonderful. Some speakers touched some very important issues, others prompted fits of laughter. Thanks goes to this group of students who were fabulous ambassadors for the school.
Sam Glassock
English Coordinator
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