The
National High School Public Speaking Competition, Inc.
Presents The
Environmental Solutions Background The National High School Public Speaking Competition, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation dedicated to finding and cultivating the next great communicators and leaders. In January of 2009 its founder, Richard Greene, author of “Words That Shook The World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events”, donated his DVD entitled “The 5 Communication Secrets That Swept Obama to the Presidency” to the corporation for distribution to selected school districts, without charge, so that hundreds of thousands of young men and women could learn how they, too, could “shake the world” with their words. The New York City Schools reviewed the DVD and, enthusiastically accepted the corporations’ offer. An internet version of the DVD and the accompanying 25 page Workbook will be distributed to every high school student attending high school in the New York City Schools. When the students receive the free DVD and Workbook, they will also receive an invitation to participate in a very exciting school system-wide competition that combines public speaking and an opportunity to think of ways they can personally get involved and help solve one of the challenges that may threaten their own way of life as adults. . The theme of the competition is “Environmental Solutions” and the students can win scholarships, internships and other prizes in three categories. Four Competitions in One
The Technology Prize: To the student who effectively
communicates the best technical idea to help solve our national
need for alternative fuels, alternative energy or sustainable
energy use, or a community based environmental project that would
save energy, lower energy consumption or make the community more
environmentally sustainable in any way. "The
Jason Mraz Art, Music and the Environment" Competition The “Eating, Health and The Environment” Prize: To the student who effectively communicates the best way to reduce the consumption of foods that increase climate change gases, cause the deforestation of rainforests around the world, cause water, soil and other pollutions and devastate the inner ecology and health of high school aged children. As “Words That Shook The World” and, now, through the corporation, Richard Greene and his team have been conducting public speaking trainings and competitions since 2004 and have awarded well over $100,000 in scholarships. They have partnered with The National Forensics League, School Tube, The Anthony Robbins Foundation and had such notables as Rev. Joseph Lowery, Sting, Tony Robbins, Erin Brockovich, ABC’s Anne Compton, Circuit Court Judge Billy Wilkins and others serve as judges. Schedule: Step
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Three: Videos
will be submitted to either: 3.
The Finance and Public Policy Competition Submitted videos will be evaluated by The National Forensics League, the corporate sponsor(s) of each competition and a team of authors, academics, celebrities and other VIPs chosen by The Words That Shook The World organizers. Step
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Five: The top 100 videos in each competition will make it into the Quarter Finals. Step
Six: The top 100 videos in each competition will be narrowed down to the top 25. At this point, all of the high school students in The New York City School System will be allowed to see, and vote on, the outstanding ideas and presentations of their fellow students. Step
Seven: March 1, 2010 Step
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Prizes: In addition to video and workbook packages worth over $10 million dollar in retail value, there will be $42,000 in scholarships awarded, as follows: The
Technology Competition The
Finance/Public Policy/Eco-Activist Competition The
Jason Mraz Art, Music and The Environment Competition The
"Eating, Health and The Environment" Competition |