Talking their way to the Top

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill

Over half term, from Monday 30th October, members of the Senior and Junior Public Speaking Teams took part in an intensive public speaking training day.

Our students took part in a wide variety of activities which were designed to further develop oracy, listening and speaking skills.

As one student commented “the day was a lot of hard work having to think on your feet, be open to others’ opinions and be creative in a response.”

Our teams will be taking part in the prestigious English-Speaking Union’s (ESU) Churchill Public Speaking contest on Wednesday 29th November.

We wish our students very best wishes as they continue their preparation in the coming weeks.

ESU Competition

The prestigious ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition, sponsored by the International Churchill Society, is the largest such contest in England and Wales, with around 400 teams (each comprising a speaker, questioner and a chairperson).

The different roles allow students to practise and excel in different skill sets, and the competition’s unique format, which pairs the speaker from one school with the chair and questioner of another, encourages quick thinking and relationship building.