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) |