Essay
"How Dreams Lead to Success"Oratorical & CCDHH
"How My Passions Impact the World"Clubs are free to run a club-level competition to select winners to move on to the applicable Zone, Regional and District level competitions. Clubs can award monetary awards of up to $500 per winner for some of those competitions.
Additional information is available at the following online information pages:
Essay Competition ~ Oratorical (Public Speaking) Competition
Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Garnering interest in Oratorical competitions has been difficult in recent years so clubs may want to consider approaching elementary schools (grades 5 & 6) to start a "Kids Speak Out" program or club.
Clubs should visit our Programs Resources web page and click on the logo for the competition that they want to host to access the latest OI information for that competition.