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Dear All - Welcome to the Winter edition of Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out” Challenge! newsletter of 2009. The big news this quarter is that we have now trained over 50,000 students in public speaking!
Information on this, plus lots more below. If you would like us to cover any other aspects of public speaking in general or the “Speak Out” Challenge! in particular then please email us newsletter@speakoutchallenge.com
50,000 trained - In November 2009, we passed the 50,000 students trained mark and in fact have now trained 51,433 students who have spoken out to an audience of 185,038. This total is taken from the number of people attending workshops, assembly finals, regional finals and Grand Finals! I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a great achievement " now we should work towards the 100,000 mark!
Eniola Alonge wins 2009 “Speak Out” Challenge - Eniola Alonge has been crowned the Jack Petchey "Speak Out" Challenge 2009 winner! Eniola become the first girl ever to win the title by delivering her speech titled 'The way we were' which captured the imagination of the judges and the audience alike. Eniola, from Hatcham's College, Lewisham will receive not only her trophy but also a cash bond for £2000 PLUS £3000 for her school! Second place went to Yinka Ogunbiyi talking about the 'Beauty of Lies', third place went to Helen Chamberlain and her speech about 'Poverty' and fourth place went to Precious Oyelade who entertained us with her speech on 'Parents'. Photos from the event are now available to view online (http://www.speakoutchallenge.com/photodisplay.php?pg=GrandFinal2009).
Jack Petchey “Speak Out” Challenge Launch 2010 " House of Lords - Winners of the "Speak Out" Challenge! 2009 were honoured at the House of Lords on 20 October 2009 in the presence of Mr Jack Petchey himself. At the ceremony Baroness Hayman, first female speaker of the House of Lords, opened the floor to runner-up Yinka Ogunbiyi, Helen Chamberlain (3rd) and Benedict Townsend, who eloquently expressed their thanks and shared their experiences of participating in the Challenge! Reporting the story from a young person's perspective was 14 year old journalist Kamil Boriel from Headliners, a UK media agency which encourages the personal development of young people through journalism. "I had a great day. It was a fantastic opportunity to report on the achievements of these young speakers, as well as seeing how government makes its decisions," he said.
SpeakersBank nominated for Third Sector Excellence Award 2009 - SpeakersBank, the training arm of the Speakers Trust charity, has been nominated for a Third Sector Excellence Award in recognition of their partnership with the Jack Petchey Foundation. Competition was very high this year with a huge number of entries but we are very proud to be nominated as a Finalist in this presitigous awards ceremony.
NOMINATED Teachers and Students - As always, we will be asking our trainers for any teacher nominations they may have for teachers who have added tremendous value to the “Speak Out” Challenge this year. One of the nominated teachers will receive a £500 cheque at the Grand Final in July 2010.
We are also looking for teachers to nominate students who they feel have done something special since they attended the workshop or final. Just fill in the details and send back to us http://www.speakoutchallenge.com/pages/nominateastudent OR if you are student and have done something special with your skills email us newsletter@speakoutchallenge.com with details.
FREE iPODS - PRIZES - Don’t forget there are iPods to be won every month on the “Speak Out” Challenge website". http://www.speakoutchallenge.com/pages/challenges. There are a couple of challenges for students to take part in and there are also cash prizes available.
REGIONAL FINALS/GRAND FINAL - Regional Finals have now started and our first winner, from Hammersmith, will be in with a chance of speaking at the Grand Final on 9th July 2010. The top three videos from all the finals will be on the website. Good resource material for students and teachers. 18 will go through to the Grand Final, 9th July 2010 for the £5000!!! We will update you over the next few months about celebs and VIPS who will be attending. All the winners` videos are online at http://www.speakoutchallenge.com/pages/techersvideofeedback
QUOTES OF THE MONTH - Here are our favourite quotes from the last few months
§ Student quote: Alice - "It was wicked! I had a really fun time and enjoyed myself. I also learnt more about my peers and I now feel more confident."
§ Teacher quote: David Brennan - : "Year after year, the standard is outstanding. With a motivating and inspirational trainer and a well structured training day, the students leave the session confident, inspired and smiling! The change in the students in just one day is unbelievable. GCSE speaking and listening will improve with these students without question."
§ VIP quote: Kasia Madera TV News Presenter, BBC - “The competition was an absolute triumph. I am still speechless by the eloquence of the contestants and now know how Simon Cowell feels. The standard of the competition was so high that judging it was one of the hardest things I have had to do!"”
§ Famous quote: Dr Seuss - “Say what you want and be who you are because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind”
Thanks for your time, and don’t forget as we always say “If you want to make a difference you have to Speak Out”
Regards, Julie Holness julie.holness@speakersbank.co.uk
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