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Site of 2010 Preliminary Rounds in Victoria, Vancouver Island.
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Camosun
College
[Interurban Campus]
Center for
Business and Access Building
Room
CBA212
4461 Interurban Rd
Victoria, British Columbia
[Map]
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| Site of 2010 Preliminary Round in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. |
Pacific Gardens Cohousing
347 Seventh Street
The Common House
Nanaimo, British Columbia
[Map]
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The 2010 Competition is over, see our winners below.
We thank all our contestants, our audience, our officials, and our sponsors. Without you the "Golden Gavel" would not exist.
Next
year, 2011 will be our 65th Anniversary, so start planning to enter,
sponsor, and support us. We are planning to have a special event for
the final in February.
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Victoria's
"Golden Gavel Speech Competition" ... since 1946
The Golden Gavel Speech Competition is an annual speaking competition
sponsored by the Golden Gavel Committee, a non profit organization.
The event is open to ALL new
public speakers, 17 years and older, on Vancouver Island and
the gulf Islands whose training in public speaking is limited to the 18 month period immediately preceding the competition date.
The
Golden Gavel Speech Competition Mission Statement:
"The purpose of this annual competition is to encourage and challenge
new
public speakers through friendly competition in a supportive
environment.
This competition is for novice speakers. Our intent is to create a safe
area for novice speakers to challenge themselves and grow."
Golden
Opportunities
CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR 2010 GOLDEN GAVEL FINALISTS!
The
Golden Gavel
Speech Competition final results from June 11, 2010:
Highest
Honours - Bernadette O'Connor of
Victoria
2nd Highest Honours - Heather Pardon of Nanaimo
3rd Highest Honours - Kim Miles of
Victoria
Each
first place finisher from the preliminaries received a book
prize. Each of the
above finalists were awarded another book prize. The award books
featured subjects in speaking, and presentation skills.
Once
again,
Accent Refrigeration donated three award plaques for the
final evening. Thank you to company owner Art Sutherland (1996 Golden
Gavel Winner)!
Congratulations
and thanks to all 15 contestants
for your amazing speeches! All contestants
received an "Award of Achievement" trophy in honour of their
participation in this historical competition, and this year with Prelimary rounds both in Victoria and Nanaimo.
Thanks to all
those who
helped out each night, and all club, corporate, and private
contributors of the many door prizes! |
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