Barati Motsepe informs the judges that Jealousy makes you nasty during Curro Heuwelkruin's Public Speaking competition.
POLOKWANE – Standing up and speaking in front of a group of people is not everyone’s cup of tea.
However, a few learners from Curro Heuwelkruin had the courage, talent and opportunity to do this by taking part in the Intermediate Phase Internal Public Speaking competition on Wednesday, 10 May.
The categories included speeches to inform, to inspire, to persuade and to entertain, whereby each learner had to choose their own topic.
Palesa Phogole speaks about pollution.
There were a variety of topics, including ‘Going to Mars’, ‘Begin at the Beginning and go on until the end’ and ‘The Prince Frog, a story of a boy turning into a teenager’.
A total of 20 learners took part and it was a National Eisteddfod level competition.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
