Do you have a strong opinion on youth issues, education opportunities, employment, travel, global warming, sustainability, gender equality, or animal welfare? Whatever the topic, it might be a fit for this year’s EU Direct Letterkenny Soapbox Competition which is now open for entries.
The theme of this year’s public speaking competition is: Is Europe listening to its young people?
The Soapbox public speaking competition is now in its 11th year. This years competition will be held online and all pre recorded speeches will be assessed by a panel of independent judges and equal marks awarded for content, delivery, structure and overall impact.
Fiona Truelove, Senior Library Assistant, Central Library, Letterkenny says that the event provides a great platform for hobbyist public speakers, those seeking to improve their confidence or those with a passion for a particular topic.
“Since 2011 we have had hundreds of entries from people of all ages and we want to encourage local people from across the county to enter Soapbox 2022. There is so much that young people want to discuss and this is their opportunity”. So we are calling schools, speech and drama groups, Toastmasters, businesses, community groups, representative organisations, individuals with a passion, and other organisations. It really is open to anyone who wants to give voice to a topic they care deeply about and that fits into our theme.”
How to submit an entry
Contestants can compete in one of two categories: 1) 16 and under; 2) 17 and over. A regional winner from each category will be selected to go forward to the national final in December.
If you would like to take part in Soapbox 2022 please email [email protected] for an application form.
Once you have sent in your form you are advised to record your three-minute video on a smartphone, iPad or on your desktop computer and upload it to the following share file https://donegalcountycouncil.sharefile.eu/r-raf9471f0fc2743a2b05fabbb9aef471c
Entries for this year’s Soapbox competition close on Friday 18th November.
All video entries will be shown on the EUROPE DIRECT Facebook page and the winners will be announced later in November.There are great prizes on offer for the winners.
A panel of judges will review the regional winning entries in advance of the national final which will take place on Wednesday 7th December 2022.
An bhfuil barúil láidir agat ar shaincheisteanna a bhaineann leis an óige, deiseanna oideachais, fostaíocht, taisteal, téamh domhanda, inbhuanaitheacht, comhionannas inscne, nó leas ainmhithe? Cibé ábhar atá ann, is féidir go mbeadh sé fóirsteanach do Chomórtas Bosca Cainte Leitir Ceanainn - EU Direct i mbliana, atá oscailte d’iontrálacha.
Is é an téama don chomórtas cainte poiblí na bliana seo: An bhfuil an Eoraip ag éisteacht lena daoine óga?
Tá comórtas cainte poiblí Bosca Cainte ar an fhód anois le 11 bliain. Reáchtálfar comórtas na bliana seo ar líne agus déanfaidh painéal moltóirí neamhspleácha measúnú ar gach óráid réamhthaifeadta agus bronnfar marcanna comhionanna maidir l
e hábhar, cur i láthair, struchtúr agus tionchar foriomlán.
Deir Fiona Truelove, Cúntóir Sinsearach Leabharlainne, An Lárleabharlann, Leitir Ceanainn, go dtugann an ócáid ardán iontach do chainteoirí poiblí amaitéaracha, dóibh siúd atá ag iarraidh feabhas a chur ar a gcuid muiníne nó dóibh siúd a bhfuil dúil acu in ábhar ar leith.
“Ó 2011 i leith, tá na céadta iontráil againn ó dhaoine de gach aois agus ba mhaith linn daoine áitiúla ó gach cearn den chontae a spreagadh chun dul isteach i mBosca Cainte 2022. Tá an oiread sin ann go bhfuil daoine óga ag iarraidh é a phlé agus is seo deis dóibh”. Mar sin, tá muid ag iarraidh ar scoileanna, ar ghrúpaí aithisc agus drámaíochta, ar Mháistir Sláintí, ar ghnólachtaí, ar ghrúpaí pobail, ar eagraíochtaí ionadaíocha, ar dhaoine aonair atá paiseanta, agus ar eagraíochtaí eile. Tá sé oscailte do dhuine ar bith atá ag iarraidh guth a thabhairt do thopaic a bhfuil cion mór acu air agus a fhóireann dár dtéama ."
Cén dóigh le hiontráil a dhéanamh
Tig le hiomaitheoirí dul san iomaíocht i gceann amháin de dhá chatagóir: 1) 16 agus faoi; 2) 17 agus os a chionn. Roghnófar buaiteoir réigiúnach ó gach catagóir chun dul ar aghaidh chuig an chraobh náisiúnta i mí na Nollag.
Más mian leat páirt a ghlacadh i mBosca Cainte 2022, seol ríomhphost chuig [email protected] chun foirm iarratais a fháil.
Nuair a bheidh an fhoirm curtha isteach agat, molfar duit físeán trí bhomaite a thaifeadadh ar ghuthán cliste, iPad nó ar do ríomhaire deisce agus é a uaslódáil chuig an chomhchomhad seo a leanas: https://donegalcountycouncil.sharefile.eu/r-raf9471f0c2743a2b05fabbb9aef471c
Druidfear iontrálacha do chomórtas Bosca Cainte na bliana seo ar an Aoine, 18 Samhain.
Taispeánfar gach iontráil físe ar leathanach Facebook EUROPE DIRECT agus fógrófar na buaiteoirí níos moille i mí na Samhna.Tá duaiseanna iontacha ar fáil do na buaiteoirí.
Déanfaidh painéal moltóirí athbhreithniú ar na hiontrálacha réigiúnacha a raibh an bhuaigh acu roimh an chluiche ceannais náisiúnta a bheidh ar siúl ar an Chéadaoin 7 Nollaig 2022.
