A place to serve the community, have fun, make new friends, and learn new skills
Who can participate?
Primary school children in grades 3 & 4 as level 3/4 and children in grades 5 & 6 as level 5/6
Lions Junior Public Speaking
An opportunity for children in grades 3,4,5,&6 to gain experience in preparing a speech and delivering it to an audience.
Speaking in front of people has long been recognised as one of the foremost fears that people have to overcome in life (whether in the classroom or playground, and as we get older an interview, work or social situation) our ability to confidently communicate is vital. How much easier these skills are to learn early on in life. A clear & confident voice when speaking is an essential life skill that fosters self-esteem and confidence.
The ability to project one’s voice is a skill that everyone needs to learn in order to be heard when speaking. This is a skill that comes naturally with practice, encouragement and opportunity. Young students have an abundance of enthusiasm and this is the best time to develop these skills. No matter how much someone knows about a topic, and how passionate they are about that topic – they also need to be able to convey this passion and enthusiasm through speech.
The programme starts :-
1. at the school then
2. at the sponsoring Lions Club then
3. at the Lions District then
4. at the State wide final
The best speaker at each level will represent their school, club, or district at the next level
Improving Public Speaking Skills can
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improve academic performance.
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improve listening skills.
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improve the ability to voice opinions and influence others.
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empowers kids to overcome fear and increase self confidence in a supportive environment.
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prepares the child for a better future.
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encourages them to research information through – books, internet, family, friends & community members.
Judging of speeches
Two or three independent people with public speaking skills and experience are appointed as judges.
They have a specific format and method for scoring.
25 points are allocated to the speech content - beginning, central theme, research, and ending
25 points are allocated for the presenters performance - confidence, gestures, eye contact, use of voice, and engaging the audience
For 5/6 level, an additional 10 points are allocated for the impromptu speech.
What are students asked to do?
At 3/4 level -
Students are given a topic for a prepared speech. The topic remains the same at all levels eg "the person I look up to" .
Each student prepares a 3 minute speech relevant to the given topic eg "My mother". This speech is used at all levels at which the student participates.
Each student has 3 minutes to present their speech to an audience eg at the club level to a meeting of the Lions club.
At 5/6 level-
Students are given a topic for a prepared speech. The topic remains the same at all levels eg "the person I look up to" .
Each student prepares a 4 minute speech relevant to the given topic eg "My mother". This speech is used at all levels at which the student participates.
Each student has 4 minutes to present their speech to an audience eg at the club level to a meeting of the Lions club.
After all students have given their prepared speeches. each student is given an impromptu question, same question for all, and given 10 minutes to prepare a 1 minute speech