The Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition has been encouraging primary school students to explore ideas of multiculturalism in Australia, as well as giving them a place to practice their public speaking skills and improve their confidence. The competition is open to all NSW government primary schools and has two different age divisions – one for Years 3 and 4 students and one for Years 5 and 6 students.
For the first time in the 25-year history of the competition this final was held online, with over 1,000 students submitting speeches in 2020 despite the delays and changes necessitated by COVID-19.
Visit the Multicultural Perspective Public Speaking Competition page on The Arts Unit website for more information.
Ten speakers in Years 5 and 6 presented both a 4 minute prepared speech on multicultural themes and a 2 minute impromptu speech on an unseen topic following just 5 minutes of preparation time.
The ten speakers from Years 3 and 4 presented both a 3 minute prepared speech on multicultural themes and a 1 minute impromptu speech on an unseen topic following just 5 minutes of preparation time.
The twelve speakers from Years 3 and 4 presented both a 3 minute prepared speech on multiculturalism and a 1 minute impromptu speech on an unseen topic following just 5 minutes of preparation time.