10/03/2026
At Conference, we hold the following competitions, which are the national finals of a series of regional, area and club competitions which have taken place across the country:
Evaluation: this is what others may describe as giving feedback. Competitors must listen to a speech and then deliver a well-structured, constructive and insightful appraisal.
Topics: AKA impromptu speaking, when speakers are given the topic about which to speak and then immediately have to deliver a short but well-structured speech around that subject.
Team speaking: a competition that has proved to be a lot of fun recently, is the team speaking contest. Open to anyone (for other competitions, you have to first qualify at club, area and regional level), the team of four have to devise a series of short speeches based around three words.
If this has aroused your curiosity, or if you are interested in developing your public speaking skills, why not get in touch? We have clubs across the country.
