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Video courtesy of Venus Vu.
SHORT drama performances, exaggerated hand gestures, singing and even the playing of musical instruments were all a part of the stand out speeches by local primary school students this week.
A small, smiling group of family, friends and teachers gathered at the Goulburn North Public School Hall to watch the annual Rostrum Primary School Speaking Competition on Tuesday night.
Isabelle Vu from St Joseph’s Primary School took home the Rostrum trophy and a book voucher from Town and Country Books with her animated speech on the topic ‘Australia should be green’.
Second place went to Laura Sparks from Goulburn West Public School with her topic ‘all children should do chores’. Laura also received a voucher from Town and Country books along with a certificate of participation.
As each of the nine students stepped up to deliver their speech on one of the five topics - magic of music, a world without colour, all children should do chores, Ned Kelly and Australia should be green, there were no nerves present and each one was delivered with confidence and ease.
“Most of these students have already gone through competitions in their various schools so this gives them an opportunity to get out of their enclosed environment and experience a little bit more competition by interacting with other schools,” event organiser Sandra Walker said on the night.
Mrs Walker says Rostrum often sees students who participate in the Primary School Speaking Competition excel in the Voice of Youth competition - a competition for older students.
“(Rostrum Primary School Competition) just gives them confidence speaking in public because they just get too comfortable speaking in their own little environments,” she said.
“I thought they were very good, there were only a couple with notes but it all comes through experience and their schools may not have shown them how to. With every experience they learn a little bit more.
“Some of the kids here obviously have very strong opinions and they’re not afraid to express them.”
Mrs Walker encouraged anyone interested in public speaking to come along to Rostrum’s weekly meeting. For more information please give her a call on 4821 1480.