The Musgrave Centre at Moreton Hall School in Oswestry, Shropshire provided the perfect setting in 2009 and will host the 2010 final on March 27th. Students (male or female) aged 15 to 18 gain experience in public speaking by taking part in local heats, regional rounds and then this grand final. The range of topics this year was varied and stimulating and participants were congratulated for the hard work they had clearly undertaken in research and the passion shown for their chosen subjects. As with all these events, a great deal of hard work and organising takes place behind the scenes for everything to run smoothly throughout the competition. Special thanks were given to English Speaking Board Executive Meriel Halsall-Williams for her hard work and to BPW’s Sue Simpson and Annette Jones, Public Speaking Co-ordinator, who work tirelessly to make this event so successful.
Best Chair
Jake Wilson, Colchester Royal Grammar School
Charming and again a talented young man.
This competition gets better and better each year,giving heart to the fact that there are younsters out there who really care about the future and are prepared to stand up and have their say,hopfully they will make a difference .
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Best Expresser of Thanks
Tom Coram, Thomas Telford School
Had a refreshingly different approach to this and was rewarded for his efforts.It semmed to be very spontanious .
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Speaker
Vicki Fowler
Spoke on topic ''If voting changed anything, they'd abolish it'' |
The Awards
The Delia Dalton Trophy – for the Winning Team is named after a previous president of BPW UK.
The Anne Simms Trophy – for the Runners up Team is given in the name of one of BPW’s oldest supporters...
The Elizabeth Peacock Cup - awarded at the discretion of the Judges for the most entertaining and enlightening talk
The Northern Ireland Trophy – for the Best Chairman
The London Anglia South East – LASE – Trophy for the Best Speaker
The Carillion Trophy – for the Best Expresser of Thanks
Details about the 2010 competition are available from BPW’s office phone 01277 623867 or hq@bpwuk.co.uk
