Your gift of the gab could WIN you $1,000
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Think you’ve got the public speaking skills worth of Justice Michael Kirby? Well, you need to register NOW for the Justice Michael Kirby Plain Speaking Competition.
Now in its fourth year, this competition offers students of all experience levels a chance to test and practice their public speaking skills in an environment that is both constructive and competitive.
If that’s not enough of a reason to compete, here’s another sweetener: big prizes for the winner and finalists. In 2010 the USU will again be holding a separate International Students’ Stream. It’s open only and caters specially to international students from non-English speaking countries. Such students may enter either stream of the competition, but not both.
Heats will be held from 10am on 27, 28, 29 April and 4, 5, 6 May in the Holme Reading Room and Common Room.
At each round, students will be judged on your delivery of two speeches: a prepared speech and an impromptu speech. Prepared speeches will be 4 – 5 minutes and are chosen by you from one of four topics:
1. All good things must come to an end
2. Sound and fury
3. Head start
4. A watched pot never boils .
For the impromptu speeches, students will be given 5 minutes preparation time to deliver a 3 minute speech. Each heat has a different impromptu topic which will be 
announced on the day. International Students will only be asked to perform a Prepared Speech.
To register download the Registration Form and email it to 
or return it to the ACCESS Desk.
Download:
- Registration Form
- Judging Criteria
- English as a Second Language Information
Forms are also available from the ACCESS Desk (Level 1, Manning).
Judging criteria will also be available both online and at the ACCESS Desk.
Registrations close Friday 16 April.