Youth Speaks

Two public speaking competitions

There are 2 competitions - Youth Speaks and Youth Speaks: a Debate

The competitions are held in locations in Cumbria and Lancashire with the winners progressing to a North of England Final.

The concept is to challenge young people to develop public speaking abilities and perform, persuade, and entertain the audience with a display of knowledge of a topic.  In teams of three, they will present structured arguments and rebuttals before taking a question from the audience.

Participants can select a topic that is important to them, allowing them to delve deep into research, formulate ideas, and expand their knowledge.

Taking part helps build self-confidence and develop public speaking skills, including how to keep an audience engaged.

Entrants can take part in the Intermediate (ages 11-13) or Senior (14-17) categories (ages as of 31st August 2024).

Competitions at District level will be in February 2025, the North of England final in March 2025.

For further details contact your local Rotary Club or Rotary Youth Lead in Cumbria & Lancashire Anthony Chick using the Contact Form below.

Rotary Clubs can download Information Packs, posters and logos by logging into the RotaryGBI website using their personal My Rotary account.