Wynspeak

Wynspeak is a youth public speaking competition for secondary students in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne. It was established to provide students with the opportunity to practice, test and showcase their public speaking skills against other schools in front of a live audience. 

Participants can also win cash and trophies and progress to state and nation wide competitions. Wynspeak is run by Hoppers Crossing Apex and Rotary Club of Hoppers Crossing and is supported by Rotary Clubs of Altona City, Caroline Springs and Melton, and Toastmasters Club.

Wynspeak has two sections, the first is a prepared speech and the second is a short notice speech, with the topic given to you on the night.

For my prepared speech I spoke about the increase and effects of Youth Violence. The topic I received for my Short Notice speech was ‘How I decide who my friends will be’.

I personally enjoy the short notice section as you can have fun with it and showcase humour and personality. I have been lucky to win my rounds short notice section 2 years in a row.

I encourage everyone to consider giving Wynspeak a go as it is a great way to meet people from other schools and improve confidence in public speaking in a supportive environment. Doing Wynspeak can help not only within school but with anytime you need to speak to people such as work, meetings and job interviews.               

- Kiara Huynh 11F