The courageous, intellectual, and articulate learners at Crawford International Sandton College once again embarked on achieving excellence in this year’s High Schools’ Public Speaking Festival, organised by the Speech and Drama College of South Africa.
This festival, affectionately known as Challenge at the College, is an annual event in which 110 schools and over 3300 speakers participate.
According to the public speaking coordinator at the school, Max de Beer, this public speaking festival event is a great opportunity for learners to learn more and showcase their public speaking talents.
“The Crawford Sandton learners were crowned the overall winners of this festival. This is a truly remarkable achievement, which is a testament to the exceptional ability our learners possess, as well as the dedication and long hours of hard work they put into delivering presentations of the highest standards.”
He added that this was not their learner’s only outstanding achievement.
“Our impromptu teams, who truly are the kings and queens of the art of public speaking, were also crowned as the winners of this section of the festival. This is no mean feat, as the impromptu groups are only given 30 minutes to prepare a 10-minute cohesive and enthralling speech.”
Beer explained that individual brilliance, which needs to be synchronised with other members of the team, speaks to the true skills that exemplify public speaking.
“Congratulations to you all; you made us proud, and the praise does not end there; continue with your hard work.”
He said their senior-prepared teams were also crowned the overall winners of their section of the festival.
“These speakers represent the true ethos of group work and sacrifice, as they have to put in countless hours of practice to ensure they meet the strictest of criteria. Our senior-prepared teams showcased these very qualities by all achieving A+ grades, a first for the college.”
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