Speech

Tentative Dates

Saturday 30th August, Sunday 31st August and Saturday 6th September, 2005

Adjudicator

Mrs Jill Tucker

Entries Close 1st June 2025

Any enquiries regarding Speech Sections please contact Mrs Carolyn McKenzie or Ms Annie McKenzie at [email protected]

Speech Section Encouragement Awards

Awarded by Adjudicator to any Speech competitor
1) 14 years and under – $50.00
2) 15 years and over – $50.00

Explanations

Time limits: Unless otherwise stated maximum performance time is 3 minutes and competitors may be disqualified if they exceed the 3 minutes.

Competitors will not be penalised if they perform less than maximum time.

Copies: Copies of prepared selections are to be provided prior to commencement of the section.

Australian verse: Selection must be by an Australian poet.

Impromptu readings: Passive provided by Adjudicator. One (1) minute preparation.

Mime: No costumes or props. A chair only will be provided. Time limit 2 minutes.

Improvisation: Topic supplied by Adjudicator. 2 min preparation, 2 min performance (Primary), 3 min performance (Secondary).

Public speaking: Topic – Own choice. Time limit 3 mins.

Shakespearian extract: Time limit 5 minutes. Own choice. Optional costume or performance blacks.

Telephone conversation for two: Competitors will improvise a telephone conversation based on a topic provided by the adjudicator.

Speech Championship

Competitors must perform in two solo sections to qualify; one must be memorised.

Two contrasting pieces to be performed:
a) Selection of prose, verse or drama – own choice. Time limit 4 mins.
b) Prose reading which contrasts with the selection chosen for a). Time limit 3 mins.

13 Years & Under

Entry Fee: $20.00

S301 Junior Speech Championship
(1st $100.00, 2nd $50.00)

14 Years & Over

Entry Fee: 20.00

S302 Senior Speech Championship
(1st $100.00, 2nd $50.00)

Public Speaking

Topics could be related to the history of the Hawkesbury area and its surrounds.

Indigenous History: The Dharug people and their connection to the land.
European Settlement: Early colonization and conflicts with Indigenous groups.
Hawkesbury River Floods: Major floods and their impact on settlements.
Convict History: The role of convicts in building the region.
Agricultural Development: The Hawkesbury as the “food bowl” of early Sydney.
Historic Towns: Windsor, Richmond, and their colonial past.
Macquarie’s Influence: Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s developments in the area.
Transport & Trade: The role of the river in commerce and expansion.

Time limit 3 minutes

S326: Public Speaking 10 years and under 1st $50
S336: Public Speaking 12 years and under 1st $50
S344: Public Speaking 14 years and under 1st $100
S352: Public Speaking 15 years and over 1st $100

The awards will be provided by Australian Speech Communication Association.

Speech Sections

5 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S303 Open Verse

6 Years Only

Entry Fee: $10.00

S304 Open Verse

6 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S305 Restricted Verse
S306 Australian Verse
S307 Prepared Reading Approx. 120 words
S308 Nursery Rhyme in Costume

7 Years Only

Entry Fee: $10.00

S309 Open Verse

7 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S310 Special Restricted Verse

8 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S312 Open Verse
S313 Restricted Verse
S314 Australian Verse
S315 Prepared Reading Approx 140 words
S316 Nursery Rhyme in Costume

9 Years Only

Entry Fee: $10.00

S317 Open Verse

10 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S318 Open Verse
S319 Restricted Verse
S320 Australian Verse
S321 Prepared Reading Approx. 150 words
S322 Impromptu Reading
S323 Religious Reading Approx. 150 words
S324 Mime
S325 Character Sketch in Costume
S326 Public Speaking

11 Years Only

Entry Fee: $10.00

S327 Open Verse

12 Years Only

Entry Fee: $10.00

S328 Open Verse

12 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $10.00

S329 Restricted Verse
S330 Australian Verse
S331 Prepared Reading Approx. 150 words
S332 Religious Reading Approx. 150 words
S333 Impromptu Reading
S334 Character Sketch in Costume
(Time Limit 4 min)
S335 Prepared Mime
S336 Public Speaking

13 Years Only

Entry Fee: $15.00

S337 Open Verse
(1st $50.00 donated by Annie McKenzie)

14 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $15.00

S338 Open Verse
(1st $50.00 donated by Annie McKenzie)
S339 Australian Verse
S340 Prepared Reading Approx. 200 words
(1st $50.00 donated by ASCA)
S341 Impromptu Reading
S342 Religious Reading Approx. 200 words
S343 Character Sketch in Costume. Time limit 4 minutes
S344 Public Speaking

15 Years and Over

Entry Fee: $15.00

S345 Open Verse
S346 Australian Verse
S347 Prepared Reading 200 words
S348 Impromptu Reading
S349 Religious Reading Approx. 200 words
S350 Character Sketch in Costume. Time limit 5 minutes
S351 Shakespearian Extract. Time limit 5 minutes
S352 Public Speaking

Duos/Groups

6 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $20.00

S361 Poem for Two
S362 Group Reading 2 or 3 speakers

8 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $20.00

S363 Poem for Two
S364 Group Reading 2 or 3 speakers
S365 Prepared Mime 2 – 4 players

10 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $20.00

S366 Poem for Two
S367 Group Reading 2 or 3 players
S368 Prepared Mime 2 – 4 players
S369 Telephone Conversation for 2
(1 minute prep. Time Limit 2 minutes)

12 Years and Under

Entry Fee: $20.00

S370 Poem for Two
S371 Group Reading 2 or 3 players
S372 Prepared Mime 2 – 4 players
S373 Duologue in Costume. Time limit 5 minutes.
S374 Telephone Conversation for 2
(1 minute prep. Time Limit 2 mins)

Secondary Students

Entry Fee: $20.00

S375 Duologue In Costume Time limit 8 minutes.
S376 Improvisation 2-4 players
(2 minute prep. Time Limit 3 mins)