On Thursday 14 May, David A and Seraphina T both competed in the Year 11 MISA Public speaking competition, having prepared a 6 minute speech, whilst also having readied themselves for an intimidating impromptu 1-2 minute response to an unseen question.
David spoke on audio-visual production teams and how “They don't write the music. They don't sing the song. But they decide how it lands.” Seraphina leant into the controversial claim that “charisma almost always wins over skill”. For their impromptu presentation, both were given the prompt of “I would have, I could have, I didn’t”, having to immediately respond to this statement in an insightful and engaging manner. Both did amazingly well, with David being able to secure 1st place in the event, a fantastic achievement which we are very proud of.
Opportunities for Year 9 and 10 students are coming up next term, with tryouts and practices starting shortly. We look forward to seeing whether we can continue with this momentum in future events.
Mr Connor Deer
Senior School Teacher – HSIE