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Tuesday, 14 September 2010 09:09

By tami

Public Speaking and Presentation Tips for Independence Literary Arts Spoken Word Competition. Judging of the adult spoken word section of the 2010 Independence Literary Arts Competition will be conducted at the October Wadadli Pen Open Mic.

Spoken Word Artists will have to pre-register at the Best of Books – either St. Mary’s Street or Royal Palm Place on or before October 7th.

In the 18 and over group there will be two categories:

( 1 )A prepared presentation – this should be not less than 60 seconds and not more than 150 seconds.

( 2 )Impromptu presentation – speakers will select a word from a bag and will be required to speak for one minute on the topic selected.

Individuals can pre-register to participate in both categories but can have only one entry in each category.

A short training session will be conducted at 7 pm on Saturday 11th September, prior to the commencement of the September Wadadli Pen Open Mic.

Note: A competition will also be held for secondary school students. Each school will be asked to identify a representative for each of the two above mentioned categories.

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The Wadadli Pen Open-Mic is held on the second Saturday of each month at the Best of Books – Royal Palm Place at 7:30 pm .

Preparation is key – You should aim to write your speech at least two weeks

before the judging date. Read aloud your presentation as often as possible

and make changes as needed during the first 7 days. With one week to

go, you may wish to avoid the temptation of upgrading / changing your

presentation as this may simply confuse you on the day. Take your final

script with you everywhere you go and grasp every opportunity to reread it

in an attempt to be as familiar as possible with your presentation. Look at

yourself with the aid of a mirror as you practice and see what others will see.

Pay keen attention to your facial expressions and gestures. (actions speak

louder than words)

Other things to consider:

Speed of your delivery

Tone – use of varied tones

Eye contact


If you believe what you are saying then you can convince others – be convincing

Evoke emotion – if possible

Are you informing, educating or entertaining your listeners?

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