2017 Lions Oratory Competition Finals

Support your fellow undergraduate students as they compete in the 2017 Lions Oratory Competition. Have your say on who should win the $800 People's Choice Award and be in the running for a Lucky Door Prize on the night.

Each speaker has just five minutes to address the topic "the most important lesson of my life far " and convince the judges they deserve to win the ANU Lions Oratory Trophy and prizes totalling more than $3,000 in cash.

Contestants

Karen Chow
ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences

Lauren Northcote
ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science

Daniel Greiss
ANU College of Law

William George
ANU College of Law

Jemimah Hamilton
ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

Laura Farag
ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Sanjoli Banerjee
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

Refreshments will be served afterward.

Seating is limited, so please register. Please try and arrive before 6pm

What is the Lions Oratory Competition?

We've been running this competition with our good friends at Lions Club Woden for 23 years.

Lions Club Woden member Manikkam Reddy started the competition to give students an opportunity to excel in the art of oratory by reading widely on subjects dealing with human values.

His aim was to help tertiary students build their confidence in public speaking as they look towards their future careers.

Manik, as he was known, has since passed away but his memory still lives on in the continued success of the competition.