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SPINE OF SKILLS
NEWS
Framlingham College hosts
prestigious ESU Public
Speaking Competition
THE COLLEGE WELCOMED WYMONDHAM HIGH ACADEMY AND GRESHAM’S AS
THE THREE SCHOOLS BATTLED IT OUT FOR A SPOT IN THE REGIONAL ROUNDS OF
THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNIONS CHURCHILL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION.
After previously competing over Zoom
inspiring speech on a chosen topic, and a
and Teams due to COVID-19, it was
questioner, who was graded on his or her
the 昀椀rst time Framlingham College was
ability to listen and challenge elements of
able to play host to the largest speaking
the speaker’s speech.
contest in England and Wales, sponsored
The di昀昀erent roles allow pupils to
by the International Churchill Society.
practise and excel in a range of speaking
Teams of three went head-to-head,
skill sets, and the competition’s unique
each consisting of a chairman, who
format, which pairs the speaker from one
presented an introduction and closing
school with the chair and questioner of
speech, a speaker, who delivered an
another, encourages quick thinking and
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