Speaking Challenge #11
Theme - United Nations Day
- This Challenge is about persuading the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on why it is important for the United Nations to focus on your chosen issue and what should be done about it!
- It aims at assessing speakers’ understanding of the biggest issues currently facing the world and their proposed solutions for the same.
- Participants can keep an index card for reference. Reading verbatim will lead to a lower score.
Topics (Choose any one)
Climate change
The threat of Fake News
Education for all during the COVID Pandemic
Women empowerment and safety
Recycling and waste management
Water shortage crisis
Overpopulation
- Scoring will be done on Speech content, Body language, and Voice modulation.
- Students must recite their speech from memory. You can keep an Index card for reference.
- You can give an Introduction of yourself if you wish to. It won’t be counted in the total time, as long as it is less than 10 seconds.
Eligibility
You have to choose an age category based on your Date of birth.
For example : Your date of birth is 14th October 2008. If you register for a challenge on 13th October 2020, you fall into the Under 12 age category. If you register on 15th October, you become eligible for the older age category, which in the case below is Under 16.
More details on how to prepare and answers to some FAQs are provided in the Prep Book below.
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Category
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Time limit
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Under 16
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3 mins
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Under 12
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2 mins 30 sec
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Under 10
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2 mins
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Under 8
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2 mins
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Schedule
Challenge: Tuesday, 20th October, 3-9 PM IST
Results: Thursday, 22nd October, 6 PM IST
Registration Fee
₹ 299 per speaker
Zoom link will be emailed by 19th October 6 PM IST
Rewards
Each participant earns points equal to their score out of 100.
Earning points helps you Level up. You can use the below grid for reference.
| Level | Points |
| Level 1 | 0-49.9 |
| Level 2 | 50-99.9 |
| Level 3 | 100-199.9 |
| Level 4 | 200-299.9 |
| Level 5 | 300-499.9 |
For more details about Levels, please refer to the FAQ section on our website.
All participants will receive digital certificates