Not so plain speaking

The Intermediate Public Speaking team from St Richard's Catholic College, sponsored by The Rotary Clubs of Battle and Bexhill, was delighted to achieve third place in the 2011 National Final.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th May 2011, 12:39 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 21:37 BST

Following success in the local, district and regional finals, the St Richard’s team travelled to Cranleigh School for the UK Final of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland’s “Youth Speaks” competition.

The team of Tillita Maher (main speaker), Declan Mason (chairperson) and Grace Baszczak (proposer of the vote of thanks) put in a strong performance in presenting their topic “What is Reality?” which was a philosophical investigation into the relationship between reality and the imagination.

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Kate Standen, English teacher and organiser of Public Speaking at St. Richard’s, said: “They are wonderful speakers and have made us very proud.”

In addition to achieving third place as a team in the final, Declan also won the trophy award for being the Best Chairperson. The chairperson introduces the main speaker and answers questions from the floor.

Tillita Maher, the main speaker, said: “It was great to see the outcome of our hard work. The competition was good fun and a really worthwhile experience for us.”

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