Speaking Challenge #4

Final Results

Position	Winner	School	City
1st Place	Alekhya Sengupta Banerjee	Greenwood High International School	Bengaluru
2nd Place	Aditya Narayan	Inventure Academy	Bengaluru
3rd Place	Anagha Lakshmi Sampathkumar	National Public School Indiranagar	Bengaluru

Feedback Round Results

Finalists (alphabetical)	School	City
Aditya Narayan	Inventure Academy	Bengaluru
Alekhya Sengupta Banerjee	Greenwood High International School	Bengaluru
Anagha Lakshmi Sampathkumar	National Public School, Indiranagar	Bengaluru
Gauri Phalke	Harvest International School	Bengaluru
Kendarit Lodha	Podar International school	Mumbai
Palomi Sai Vemala	Greenwood High International School	Bengaluru
Paranjay Chaudhary	The Amaatra Academy	Bengaluru
Riya Phalke	Delhi Public School, Bangalore East	Bengaluru
Sarah Mehta	Greenwood High International School	Bengaluru
Siddharth Kumar Gopal	St.Thomas Residential School	Thiruvananthapuram

Challenge

Prepare a Persuasive speech of 3 minutes on any one of the given topics.

Your goal is to persuade the judges about the position that you have taken on your chosen topic

Topics

Should teenagers get after-school jobs?

Should everyone become a vegetarian?

Daydreaming versus dreaming at night: which is better?

Is the lockdown extension a good or a bad thing?

Banning plastic bags and packaging: yes or no?

Should Pluto still be considered a planet?

Has technology improved the way young people spend their leisure time?

Judging

Our panel comprises expert speakers and debaters who have won multiple national and international competitions themselves.

The judging criteria will be shared with all registered speakers

Registration Fee

₹ 499 per speaker

Eligibility

Open for all 12-15 yrs old born between 2005 to 2008

Schedule

Preparatory Webinar: 19th May, Tuesday (Slots starting at 5 pm & 6 pm)

Feedback Round: 21st May, Thursday

Live stream Finale: 24th May, Sunday

Prizes

Top 10 speakers will advance to the Finale which will be live-streamed on our Facebook page

Finale - 1st prize: ₹ 2500; 2nd prize: ₹ 1500; 3rd prize: ₹ 1000.

All Finalists receive certificates and secure points on the Leaderboard which will be used to invite the top speakers across the country to the inaugural Melio Championship (TBA)