Speech Olympiad X - Another spectacular display of oratory talent
Speech Olympiad X - Another spectacular
display of oratory talent
Speech
Olympiad, the official intra-university speech contest of University of
Moratuwa, is organized by the Gavel Club of the university, an affiliate of
Toastmasters International. Since its inception in 2005, this event has
gone from strength to strength and now has become one of the most eagerly
anticipated events in the university calendar. The Speech Olympiad championship has become a
crown that all the young undergraduates battle for.
Over
the past nine contests it has been proven that the Speech Olympiad
uncovers the hidden talents among the undergraduates of the university. Many
winners and finalists of ‘Inter University Best Speaker Contest’, ‘All Island
Best Speaker Contest’ and ‘CIMA Global Business Challenge’ have been proud
discoveries of past chapters of the Speech Olympiad contests.
“Speech Olympiad X- Word your World
“
The
tenth chapter of Speech Olympiad was launched with the preliminary round on 01st
of December 2016. Out of more than 60 registered competitors, the 12 best
speakers made their way to the semi-finals after presenting 5-7 minute prepared
speeches at the preliminaries.
The selected Semi-finalists were: Achini
Jayawardane, Ama Kalpani, Chamode Wijayasekera, Dulanjan Uduge, Himesh
Siriwardana, Judith Welikala, Kanchana Ranasinghe, Kasun Ranasinghe, Nadarasar
Bahavan, Sandaru Seneviratne, Tharindu Senanayake and Yasoda Gamage.
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Judith Welikala |
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Kanchana Ranasinghe |
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Kasun Udara |
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Sandaru Seneviratne |
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Yashoda Gamage |
During the battle of the semi-finalists on 10th of December, they were given the challenge of making a 1-2 ½ minute impromptu speech in addition to the 5-7 minute prepared speech. After a thorough evaluation of both the impromptu and the prepared speeches, the university’s five best public speakers were selected for the Grand Finale by a panel of eminent judges who are actively engaged in the Toastmasters movement.
Judith
Welikala (Faculty of Information Technology), Kanchana Ranasinghe (Electronics
and Telecommunication Department), Kasun Ranasinghe (Chemical and Process
Engineering Department), Sandaru Seneviratne (Computer Science and Engineering
Department) and Yasoda Gamage (Transport and Logistics Management Department) will
take the stage of Speech Olympiad X Grand Finale on December 22.
Who
will be crowned as “The Best Speaker of the year”?
Whose
name will be etched in the prestigious Speech Olympiad Challenge Shield?
It
is time to make their dreams come true.
It
is time to “Word your World”.
Follow
us on https://www.facebook.com/speech.olympiad.x/
for updates of the 10th chapter of Speech Olympiad.
This article was written by : Theshani Nuradha
Photo Credits : Kasun Rosa, Insaf Ismath
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