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Rosie Kennelly.
A PRESENTATION Secondary School student has won a national award for her public speaking skills today.
Rosie Kennelly, a sixth year student, won the ARTiculation 2020 public speaking All Ireland Final with a presentation on artist Chuck Close.
ARTiculation Ireland is a public speaking competition initiated by the UK based Roche Court Educational Trust which promotes the appreciation and discussion of art, artefacts and architecture in secondary schools throughout Ireland.
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It’s the second year in a row that Presentation Tralee students have won awards in the competition. Last year Eimear O’Sullivan and Julia Szarota achieved the incredible result of coming first and second in the All-Ireland final.
As a result of Rosie’s win, the ARTiculation All Ireland Final will be held in Kerry in 2021.
The competition seeks to engage students between 15-19 years, regardless of background or experience, with art to develop the confidence and ability to express their opinions and conclusions.
Participating students are offered the chance to deliver a ten-minute presentation before their peers and a wider audience about a work of art, an artefact or piece of architecture of their choice, through a series of internal school heats and regional heats across Ireland with the chance of being selected for the All Ireland Final.
Well done to this young lady. I envy people that are able to speak in public. For most of us, it’s something that causes enormous stress and worry. I’m 51 years old and the thought of speaking in public makes me cringe. It’s something that I’ve never been comfortable with and it hasn’t improved as I’ve gotten older. Congratulations on your prize!