{"id":48,"date":"2020-12-22T08:46:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:00:34","slug":"speaking-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/speaking-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"The 13th Annual Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The 13th Annual Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Finalists-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The 2022 Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Finalists (from left to right): John Acker, Ashlyn Howard, Ben Ligons, William Harris, Jackson Turner, and Shiloh Smiles<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Speaking continually ranks as one of the most sought-after skills in leadership, and The Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition highlights our unique student body by bringing the most passionate, intellectual, and ambitious leaders to the stage for a chance to win money and recognition as \u201cThe Citadel\u2019s Most Celebrated Speaker.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This competition is open to all students:<\/strong> cadets, veteran day students, day students, and graduate students. Students craft an original speech and perform in multiple rounds to different judges. Students can also practice with current Public Speaking Lab Director, Dr. Sean Fourney, in order to improve and polish their message prior to and while performing in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-typical-speech-topics-include\">Typical speech topics include<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Passions, Interests, and Hobbies<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Literature<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Personal Stories<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Pop Culture &amp; Sports<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Motivation &amp; Inspiration<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Science<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Psychology<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>American &amp; World History<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Myths &amp; Folklore<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cash Prizes<\/strong> for 1st ($500), 2nd ($250), &amp; 3rd ($100); 1st place also receives \u201cThe Citadel\u2019s Most Celebrated Speaker\u201d Award at Convocation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Previous Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/John-Acker-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"2022 Winner John Acker\" class=\"wp-image-123\" width=\"482\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/John-Acker-2-1.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/John-Acker-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>2022 Winner John Acker<\/strong><br>Why We Call It The Citadel<br><br>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think &#8216;hero&#8217; was on his mind that day. I like to think &#8216;Citadel&#8217; was on his mind when he made the most selfless act you can make. We are each called to be a Citadel for those in and around us.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/public-speaking-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/Walker.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Winner Adam Walker \" class=\"wp-image-124\" width=\"482\" height=\"321\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>2021 Winner Adam Walker<\/strong> <br>Triumphant Failure<br><br>&#8220;When you look back and see that insurmountable wave of failure, fail upwards. I learned how to do this, and it changed my life. I learned how to do this, and it changed my life. I am a triumphant failure, and  you can be, too.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To enter, click <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/citadelspeaks\">here<\/a>. Round 1 begins March 29-30. This event is open to the public. If you would like to reserve a seat, please email The Director of The Patricia McArver Public Speaking Lab, Dr. Sean Fourney, at: sfourney@citadel.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Speaking continually ranks as one of the most sought-after skills in leadership, and The Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition highlights our unique student body by bringing the most passionate, intellectual, and ambitious leaders to the stage for a chance to win money and recognition as \u201cThe Citadel\u2019s Most Celebrated Speaker.\u201d This competition is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The 13th Annual Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition - Patricia McArver Public Speaking Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 13th Annual Henry Dale Smith Public Speaking Competition. 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