IH EXTEMPORE COMPETITION At TJIS, Kanpur
‘When the whole world is silent
Even one voice becomes powerful’
IH EXTEMPORE COMPETITION
At TJIS, Kanpur
On Saturday, 5th May, 2018
Extempore is the art of public speaking that is carried out without preparation or forethought. It puts to test one’s ability to think on the spot and also their spontaneity. Extempore is one such method which assists the students not only in thinking on their own but also in voicing their creative ideas with precision. To imbibe a true spirit of and to enhance the communication skills in them, an Inter House Extempore Competition, was held at The Jain International School on Saturday, 5th May, 2018 for Groups B and C.
The speakers were the students from the classes 6th to 12th. They were asked to pick up chits for the topics prior to the event. The topics in the competition were associated with varied subjects such as current issues, spoken English, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Personal Experiences, etc. Each participant got one minute to think over the topic. The first warning bell indicated the end of this first minute. All the participants got another one minute to speak on the given topic only in English. The second warning bell indicated the end of time. The time keeper for the competition was Yaywardhan Singh of Class 12th C.
The judges Mr. M.K. Panda, Principal, Ms. Soumee Sarkar, Headmistress and Mrs. Rekha Singh, Middle School Co-ordinator, judged the contestants on the basis of content, relevance to the topic, confidence, clarity of speech, time management, use of language and grammar, presence of mind and body language.
The Competition commenced with the Good Wishes to all the contestants by Respected Principal Mr. M. K. Panda. The event was hosted by Green Leopards and the anchors were Mahima Yadav and Komal Sikka.
The event concluded with the announcement of results and thanks giving by Respected Headmistress Ms Soumee Sarkar.
The result of the competition was:
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IH EXTEMPORE COMPETITION |
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GROUP B |
GROUP C |
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POSITION |
NAME |
CLASS |
HOUSE |
NAME |
CLASS |
HOUSE |
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1st |
Kritika Singh |
6th B |
Yellow Tigers |
Tanishtha Roy |
11th S |
Red Jaguars |
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2nd |
Kritika Verma |
6th A |
Yellow Tigers |
Navya Gupta |
12th C |
Yellow Tigers |
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3rd |
Shaurya Gupta |
8th A |
Blue Panthers |
Sharad Gupta |
12th C |
Green Leopards |
This competition was intended to give an opportunity to the students to shake off their diffidence and to build up their self-confidence.
