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BPW UK - Public Speaking Competition 2010-11 

 

 

 

Eight teams of students from schools across Colchester, took part in the first round of the Business and Professional Women UK's annual public speaking competition for young people at the Colchester Royal Grammar School on Wednesday 10th November 2010. 

 

'University Fees Should be Abolished' was the title of a thought - provoking and entertaining speech by Joe Chroston-Bell of Philip Morant School, who won the Best Speaker prize.

 

 

  The Winning Team from CRGS

 

The winning team from CRGS consisting of Joseph Milik who gave a speech entitled 'Media - friend or foe?', Calum Platts, the Chairman and Oliver May the Expresser of Thanks went on to win the Regional Final of the competition which was held at the Ramada Hotel, Colchester in March 2011.  Calum Platts, for his confident control of the proceedings and Oliver May, for his articulate and competent delivery, won awards for Best Chairman and Best Expresser of Thanks respectively, in both heats of the competition

 

Judging the competition

 

 The team, with a new Expresser of Thanks, Jemima Paine, went on to win the National Finals at Moreton Hall School, Oswestry, on 9th April, 2011.  Once again, the team also won trophies for the best Chairman and the Best Expresser of Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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