The people of Foundation Boroondara enlisted FD to help some local students prepare for the Rotary 4 Way Test Speaking Competition. The initial session with around 8 students late in 2012 produced a significant improvement in the confidence and presentation ability of the participants, which flowed through to a real improvement in their results at the competition.
Many of the participants were keen to build on that training beyond the competition so they attended a further 2 sessions with FD trainers in March 2013. The training focused on confidence, speech structure and argument development. When asked to make a persuasive speech highlighting a problem and proposing a solution at their schools they displayed enthusiasm and creativity, while identifying a range of issues impacting on both students and the community. They very convincingly put their new skills to good use. They showed a real commitment to improving their public speaking and to using their talents in the classroom.
Many of the participants were keen to build on that training beyond the competition so they attended a further 2 sessions with FD trainers in March 2013. The training focused on confidence, speech structure and argument development. When asked to make a persuasive speech highlighting a problem and proposing a solution at their schools they displayed enthusiasm and creativity, while identifying a range of issues impacting on both students and the community. They very convincingly put their new skills to good use. They showed a real commitment to improving their public speaking and to using their talents in the classroom.
