![]() ![]() Sophie emerged triumphant as the winner which is all the more laudable as it was her first ever public speaking competition! Usually much of Sophie’s time is occupied with training and playing both hockey and cricket but as her sporting opportunities were much reduced she was determined to show resilience in what could be disheartening circumstances. Speaking about the competition Sophie observed: Her speech on the Covid-19 pandemic married excellent research with dynamic delivery. “ Public speaking was definitely very new to me but I absolutely loved it and it would have been silly for me not to take that sort of an opportunity when I had been landed with so much free time because of Covid. Mrs Weir was amazing and made the whole thing really enjoyable as well!” #Slack and wallace free Wallace has enjoyed great success in public speaking over the years and we are very proud to have retained the Soroptomists’ trophy as current Year 14 student Anna Woodside won the local and national Soroptomists’ titles last year. ![]() In the BPW ( Business and Professional Women’s) Public Speaking competition our team of Abi Conroy, Gaby Johnston and Anna Woodside had been chosen to represent Northern Ireland at the UK finals in 2020 but sadly their much-anticipated trip was yet another casualty of the pandemic. Wallace Principal Mrs Deborah O’Hare said: #Slack and wallace professional “ As a school we focus a great deal on high-level communication skills and I’m delighted that we have so many young people engaged in debating and public speaking.
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