Well done to our Transition Year students who participated in this year’s Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition.This included Roisin Deasy,Lilly Ryan,Jennifer Beer, Scarlet O’ Mahony,Emily O’ Keeffe Murphy and Melinda Pecherstorfer.This Local Heats of this competition competition was held in Bandon Grammar on Friday, November 6th .Well done to Scarlett O’ Mahony who progress through to the regional heats .
The Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition is an annual event organized by Soroptimists International to empower young women and girls by developing their public speaking, leadership, and critical-thinking skills.
Key Details of the Competition
Purpose: It encourages girls and young women to speak with clarity, conviction, and confidence on important contemporary issues (such as human rights, democracy, climate action, and social equality).
Format: Participants deliver a prepared speech on a chosen topic, and often complete an impromptu speech challenge on a secondary subject.
Structure: Competitions progress through local and regional heats before advancing to national finals.
