Information Session: 2015 St Leonard’s College Team

The AIDPSC is an annual national interschool publicspeaking competition.

The results of this competition are used to determine theAustralian team at the World Individual Debating and PublicSpeaking Championships.

The competition takes place over three days, with speakers competing across four events:

Debating

Interpretive Reading

Impromptu Speaking

Prepared Speech (Persuasive or After-Dinner)

Debating

Coordinate Debating (2 v 2).

45 minutes preparation time.

9 minutes speaking time.

Points of Information.

Requires a broad general knowledge.

Interpretive Reading

Read a passage 5 to 11 minutes in length, including a 1

minute introduction.

Focus is on conveying author’s intention.

Choice of text is crucial.

Delivery must be engaging and varied.

Impromptu Speaking

2 minutes preparation.

3 to 5 minutes speaking.

No notes, nothing prepared.

Choice of three topics.

Need to be fluent, confident, intelligent, structured and

engaging.

Persuasive Speech (Prepared)

7 to 13 minutes in length.

Must be delivered without notes (a single cue-card is

allowed but discouraged).

Problem/Solution approach. Both aspects must be

covered, although the time spent on each will depend on

the topic.

After-Dinner Speech (Prepared)

5 to 7 minutes in length.

Delivered to a specific audience.

Must be a unified speech (i.e. revolve around a certain

topic).

Must be very humorous and engaging, and ideally quite

intelligent.

Nothing offensive.

2015 Competition Dates

Location: Melbourne (St Kevin’s College)

Dates: Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 September

College Teams

AIDPSC Team (Scores will count towards the overall

rankings. Members can be chosen for the WIDPSC team):

• 4 students from years 9 to 11.

Speakfest Team (Scores will don’t count towards the

overall rankings. Members cannot join the WIDPSC team):

• 4 students from years 9 to 10.

The Path to Selection

No one has the right to ‘expect’ a place on a team.

Trials will be held at the start of term 3.

Some training sessions will be offered, but you will be

personally responsible for your preparation.

The decision regarding who will form our team will be

based upon demonstrated ability, teamwork commitment

and a capacity for improvement.

Trials

Prepared Speech: speeches prepared for other

competitions (Norm Fary, Rostrum, PESA, Junior

Public Speaking, etc.) can be used, but will be judged

against AIDPSC criteria. No penalties for going under

time.

Interpretive Reading: extracts are provided on STL

Link. An introduction is NOT requied.

No penalties for going under time.

Trials

Impromptu Speaking: as per regular AIDPSC rules.

Two minutes preparation for 5 minutes speaking, with

no notes allows.

Interpretive Reading: as per Speakfest rules with

secret topics. Two v two format, 6 minute speaking

times, secret topics (45 minutes preparation) with

points of information allowed.

Information

STL Link Cocurriculum Debating AIDPSC

learn.stleonards.vic.edu.au/debating/home/aidpsc/

See this site for information regarding the

competition, dates, all events, sample speeches,

and other relevant details.