These resources are provided as advice for the Voice of Youth contestants.
Policy and other documents for Rostrum Voice of Youth
Published on 29 November 2013 7733 downloads
Three Minutes!? Three whole minutes?? How can I speak for a full 3 minutes on a short notice topic?"What can I say? ". "How can I find something worthwhile in such a short time?". "How do I start, or finish, or fill in the middle bit?"
If these questions have bothered you as a student, or your students if you are a teacher, this guide should help.
It outlines in a straight forward manner a few approaches that can get a short notice speech off the ground, land it again, and take the audience to a destination of the speaker's choice all within 3 minutes.The biggest worry will now become "do I only have three short minutes?".
The Short Guide to Short Notice Speaking provides an uncomplicated approach to finding something to say in a way that is not rocket science.
Published on 29 November 2013 5388 downloads
Standard adjudication sheet used by the Rostrum Voice of Youth adjudicators
Published on 03 December 2013 4146 downloads
This background advice was prepared for South Australian competitors to assist contestants and teachers to know what is looked for in a speech. The document was written in response to a student actual query.
Published on 10 December 2013 5616 downloads
These notes are guidelines only. The guidelines discuss how you should approach the competition. They were prepared by the 2012 National Coordinator, Mrs Jenny Fraser to help you to get started.
Published on 11 December 2013 3959 downloads
These NOTES ON SPEAKING by FREEMAN STAN RALPH with additions by Speaker Pat Bourke were prepared for Rostrum Voice of Youth competitors and were updated in March 2012.
Published on 10 December 2013 3386 downloads
This document contains advice on planning, writing and delivering a speech. It is a more detailed version of the Brief Tips document
Published on 22 November 2019 4074 downloads
This is a complete record of all zone and national winners of the Rostrum Voice of Youth competition since 1975. The zone and national coordinators are listed also
(Note to site administrators: the Excel spreadsheet from which this document is derived is on the Rostrum website and is accessible via DocMan).
Published on 10 December 2013 4397 downloads
Prepared in 2012, these brief tips may give you some ideas for your preparation and delivery.
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