Anderson Planners SA Rostrum Voice of Youth

Rostrum Voice of Youth is Australia’s premier public speaking competition for secondary students.   The competition provides secondary students with the opportunity to gain experience and confidence in expressing their views and communicating their message.

Diary Dates for 2010:

Adelaide heats and semi finals will be held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College,496 Regency Road, Enfield.

• Heats:
• Adelaide: Saturday 8 May
• Regional (Riverland, Mid North and South East): First 2 weeks of May 2010
• Semi Final: Saturday 29 May
• State Final:  Saturday 26 June
• National Final: Saturday 31 July (in Queensland)

Entry Conditions

SA Rostrum Voice of Youth is open to full-time Secondary School Students throughout South Australia.

• Junior Division entrants must be 11 years of age and under 15 on 1 January 2010
  
• Senior Division entrants must be 15 years of age and under 18 on 1 January 2010

See the Rules page for full details. To enter, please use the attached Application Form. Entries Close Saturday 27 March 2010

Topics

From a selection of five titles, Contestants are required to present a prepared speech for six minutes (for juniors) and eight minutes (for seniors). Contestants are also required to present a short-notice speech for three minutes.

Topics for the Heats & State Semi Finals for competitors in the Voice of Youth for 2010 are:

As Rostrum Voice of Youth is a national competition the topics are the same in each state.

Prizes

• Heat Prizes: $35
• Semi-Final Prizes: $125
• State Final Prize: $200, plus a trophy and an all expenses paid weekend in Queensland at the Rostrum Voice of Youth National Final.

Support:

In South Australia, Rostrum Voice of Youth is supported by Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College and by major State sponsor Anderson Planners.

Continuing significant support is also received from National sponsors Ansvar Insurance and The Defence Science and Technology Organisation.