National Public Speaking & Debating Competition Registration

We’re thrilled to announce that JCI Illawarra, in partnership with JCI Australia, will be hosting the National Public Speaking and Debating Competitions at the 2024 JCI Australia National Convention in Illawarra!

Whether you’re passionate about public speaking, debating, or both, this is your chance to showcase your skills. To participate, simply use this page to register!

Here’s a quick overview of the competition formats:

1. Public Speaking - This is a competition where you will have the opportunity to respond to an assigned topic, with a pre written speech, and deliver that in front of all attendees.

2. Debating - This is a team based competition where your topic and whether you are affirmative (trying to persuade and judges the audience that the topic statement is true) or negative (trying to persuade the audience and judges that the statement is false) will officially be announced on the day. You will have to work with two other team mates to establish your arguments whilst also rebutting (or replying) to the other team's potential arguments as well.

For the debating competition, we encourage you to register with two teammates to form a full team. If you're unable to arrange a team, don’t worry—we'll pair you with other participants to ensure everyone can compete.

All participants will receive a list of potential topics 7 days prior to the event so that you can begin preparing. If you would like to know more about the competitions, rules and judging criteria you can read the Public Speaking Toolkit and Debating Toolkit. JCI Australia's national competition reflects JCI's world competitions.

Participation Requirements:

You must be a paid attendee of the convention for at least Saturday’s events.
There is no additional fee to enter the competitions.

Not yet registered for the National Convention? Check out the details of the full weekend program below!

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to engage, compete, and sharpen your public speaking and debating skills!
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Come along and join us in the heart of Wollongong from 15-17th November 2024, for a meaningful weekend. Held at the stunning beachside venue Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, the key highlights and benefits included in this amazing event are:

Networking & Knowledge Sharing: meet, connect and learn from changemakers from the corporate/business, non-profit, government, and international sectors to come and grow our impact together.
Individual Development: build your impact, potential and leadership development through keynote sessions from high-profile social entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Collective Impact & Recognition: celebrate the achievements and powerful initiatives of our local organisations, members, and the community through our National Awards and Top Outstanding Young Persons programs.

Additionally, we'll take the opportunity to celebrate JCI Illawarra's 20 years of impact in the Wollongong region.

Conference Program

The conference program will feature high-profile speakers and panellists (worth over $15,000.00) who will explore and share with us meaningful insights on Being Bold, Uniting, Leading, Inspiring and Developing!

The 2024 JCI Australia NatCon will kick off on Friday night, 15th of November.

Download the full program here!

Ticket information

The ticket options allow participants to purchase a full weekend pass (which we highly recommend!), and separate tickets for Friday Networking Night and Saturday Gala Dinner. You can purchase one here -

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If you have further queries, please contact info@jciaustralia.org.au

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We look forward to seeing you at our 2024 NatCon. Buy your tickets today!