EMCEE SCRIPT FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

PERINGKAT DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU 2015

CATEGORY: PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRAM

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen, the ceremony would
be starting shortly, please take your seats in a hurry.
Ladies and Gentleman, we are here today for the Public
Speaking Competition of Daerah Johor Bahru Category
Primary School.
As a start, now I would like to invite our honourable
judges and the time keeper to take their seats.

INTRO

First, let me introduce to all of you the judges for todays

competition.
The first judge is ................................................................
as our chief judge.
The second jugdge is ....................................................
Last but not least, the third judge
is ...............................................
And our timekeeper for this competition is
__________________.

RULES AND
REGULATION

Before we proceed further this morning, do allow me give

a brief explanation on this competition.

The competition is divided into two sections, as

follows:
Section 1:Prepared Speech
any topic
Section 2 :Impromptu Speech

For Section 1 (Prepared Speech), contestants are

to observe the following rules:

Primary school contestants will deliver a prepared

speech on a topic of their choice for 4 to 6 minutes.

Secondary school contestants will deliver a

prepared speech on a topic of their choice for 6
minutes.

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A warning bell will be sounded at the 5th minute

and a final bell at the 6th minute. Marks will be
deducted thereafter.

For Section 2 (Impromptu Speech), contestants are to

observe the following rules:

Contestants are given a topic four minutes before

they are due to present the speech.

All contestants speak on the same topic.

The time allocated for the impromptu speech is

three minutes.

A warning bell will be sounded at the 2nd minute

and a final bell at the 3rd minute. Marks will be
deducted thereafter.

The topic for the Impromptu Speech will be

prepared and provided by the Division of Cocurriculum and Arts, Ministry of Education.

A panel of at least 3 or 5 judges will be appointed

for all the rounds at all levels. The competition at
the national level will be judged by a panel of 5
judges, appointed by the Division of Co-curriculum
and Arts, Ministry of Education.

Points will be allocated according to the scoresheet.

Judges will collectively determine the placing by a

clear majority vote.

The decision of the judges is final.

Individual marks will not be disclosed.

The judging criteria for both the Prepared Speech

and the Impromptu Speech are on two aspects as
follows:
Subject Matter

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Is the subject matter of the speech suitable and
substantial?

Is the speech original and intelligent in its

exploration of the subject?

Does the speaker develop the argument and the

line of thought logically and effectively?

Is there a satisfactory conclusion which lends a

sense of finality to the speech?

Does the speech carry a worthwhile and convincing

message?

Use of Language

Is the message or point of view conveyed in clear,

correct, comprehensible and appropriate language?

Are tone, pace, pauses and projection effective?

Does the speaker avoid distractions?

Is the speakers style confident, fluent and natural?

Does the speaker:

o .. use ineffectual repetitions e.g. Ladies and

Gentlemen?
o .. use pompous and condescending language?
o .. overdramatize?
o .. make awkward pauses?
o .. over depend on notes, reading, shuffling palm
cards?
o .. use inappropriate quotations?
o .. make jokes that are irrelevant or inappropriate?

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Additional judging criteria for the Impromptu
Speech include the following:
o Does the speaker demonstrate the ability to think
clearly and creatively?
o Does the speaker express his views with conviction
and / or humour?
o Are the speakers remarks accurate, relevant,
interesting and lucid?
o Does the speaker use clear, correct, simple and
fluent speech?
o Does the speakers impromptu speech vary greatly
from the prepared speech?
And last but not least, all the judges decisions are final
and individual marks will not be disclosed.
Ladies and gentlemen, as a kind reminder, please lower
down your voices and ensure that your mobile phones are
switch off or turn into silent mode as this is a formal event.
Your consideration is very much appreciated.

CONTESTANT Now, let us begin with the first contestant

from Sekolah
with his/her speech entitle
.
#Thank you to_______________
for his/her inspiring speech.
Next, I would like to call upon the second contestant
..
from Sekolah
with his/her speech entitle
#Thank you to ..
And our third contestant for today
is.
from Sekolah
with his/her speech entitle

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#Thank you to ..
for his/her lovely speech.
Next, please come to the stage
..
from Sekolah
with his/her speech entitle

Thank you to ..
Now, let us welcome our fifth contestant _________
from Sekolah.
with his/ her speech entitle ______

Thank you to ___________.

Now, let us welcome our sixth contestant _________
from Sekolah.
with his/ her speech entitle ______
Thank you to ___________.
Now, let us welcome our seventh contestant _________
from Sekolah.
with his/ her speech entitle ______
Thank you to ___________.
So, we are into the final contestant,
..
from Sekolah ______
with his / her speech entitle _____.
Thank you to______.
With that, all contestants have delivered their speech. We
are taking a short break to give time to our honourable
judges to calculate the marks.

IMPROMPTU

Ladies and gentlemen, now we proceed to the next

section. Section 2 IMPROMPTU
For Section 2 (Impromptu Speech), contestants are to

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observe the following rules:
Contestants are given a topic four minutes before they
are due to present the speech.
All contestants speak on the same topic.
The time allocated for the impromptu speech is three
minutes.
A warning bell will be sounded at the 2nd minute and a
final bell at the 3rd minute. Marks will be deducted
thereafter.

Now, let us begin with the first contestant

from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
#Thank you to_______________
for his/her inspiring speech.
Next, I would like to call upon the second contestant
..
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
#Thank you to ..
And our third contestant for today
is.
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
#Thank you to ..
for his/her lovely speech.

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Next, please come to the stage
..
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
Thank you to ..
Now, let us welcome our fifth contestant _________
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .

Thank you to ___________.

Now, let us welcome our sixth contestant _________
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
Thank you to ___________.

Now, let us welcome our seventh contestant _________

from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
Thank you to ___________.
So, we are into the final contestant,
..
from Sekolah
#his/her word/picture is .
Thank you to______.

With that, all contestants have delivered their stories. We

are taking a short break to give time to our honourable
judges to calculate the marks.

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We have now come to the end of the ceremony.
The results and closing ceremony is at SK St Joseph.
On behalf of the organizing committees, we would like to
thank you for spending your time with us this morning.

ADJOURNED

We would like to express our thanks to all the teachers,

staff and pupils who had given us big support and help to
run this program in such a success.
Thank you very much ladies and gentleman! You may now
adjourn.

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