INTRODUCTION

The LJPSA is a national competition conducted through Australian secondary schools and colleges for competitors aged 12 to 14 years. The competition began in Melbourne in 1988 and commenced as a national competition in 1995.

AIM

The aim of the LJPSA is to enhance the oral communication and public speaking skills of 12 to14-year-old students and to help young people appreciate the ideals of Legacy; voluntary service, caring and comradeship and the need for remembrance.

FORMAT

The format for the competition at all levels consists of:

a. A prepared speech of five minutes duration on a topic of the competitor's choice, within the subject criteria.

b. An impromptu speech of two minutes duration on a topic chosen by the organisers, for which each competitor will have five minutes preparation time.

GENERAL CRITERIA

The LJPSA is not debating, elocution or acting. The competition is concerned with the competitor's effective use of language to convey a message or a point of view to an interested audience.

Choice of words, intonation, articulation, pace and pausing are all important in conveying the message in a speech.  Anything which hinders the transmission of meaning or diverts attention from the speaker’s presentation should be avoided, For example:

• Unnecessary and inappropriate gestures;
• Affected pronunciation;
• Over use of dramatics;
• Unnecessary movement around the stage;
• Irrelevant humour; and
• Mannerisms.

Please click here to download a copy of the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award 2007 Guidelines

For further information, including details about state finals, please contact your Capital City Legacy Office or
your Local Legacy Club.

Legacy congratulates the winners of the 2007 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Awards. See National News for more information.

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