Public Speaking
Podcast | General Resource
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Explanation
— What is the competition?
— Brief History of the competition
— A reasonable speech: The the merits of sport in terms of bringing people together from different backgrounds (might include a quote from Mandella).
— A high-level speech: How elements of sport are deep and allow for communication without language (A passing reference to Mandella). Including US teams kneeling during anthems, our Indigenous players not singing the national anthem during origin, the ‘I stand with adam’ campaign. Linking this to analogous issues: Lidia Thorpe and the Call it Out register.
Conclusion
— Multicultural references are not multicultural content - There is a difference between analysis and namedropping
— The best speeches don’t tell us that multiculturalism is important, but rather tell us why multiculturalism is important
— Go local - Australian issues are deep and interesting as well! (Ahn Do and Malala aren’t the only examples)