Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie (eminent writer and lecturer)
Over the last number of years we have been involved in some prominent national public speaking competitions and we pride ourselves in the standard of work of the students that we have entered for these competitions.
The Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition
The Soroptimists are an international organization for women and girls, committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong, peaceful communities worldwide. In Ireland, the soroptimists host an annual Public Speaking competition for girls to encourage them to play a more prominent part in public life, to improve the art of communication, to encourage girls to develop the skills to speak effectively and to articulate with clarity and to develop self-confidence and personality.
We are delighted to have been involved in this competition for the last few years.
http://www.soroptimistinternational.org/index.html
The Mental Health Ireland Public Speaking Competition
Mental Health Ireland is a national voluntary organisation, which aims to promote positive mental health and to actively support persons with a mental illness, their families and carers, by identifying their needs and advocating their rights.
The National Public Speaking Project aims to promote awareness among young people of the importance of positive mental health and of the causes and effects of mental illness, introduce students to public speaking and reduce negative attitudes and prejudices associated with mental illness. This is a project that actively encourages social awareness and values and as such we feel it is an important program for our students to be involved with.
http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie