Adjudication

For Round 1, the judging panel must comprise at least two adjudicators. For the finals, there will be at least two representatives from the EDB and outside organisations.
The decision of the judging panel will be considered final. No correspondence will be entered into after the results have been announced.
Student speeches will be assessed on the criteria below. The judging panel will also look at the overall impact of the combination of these criteria.

Language	intelligibility, fluency, stress, intonation, range of vocabulary, grammar, signposting
Content	ideas, structure, examples (e.g. connection to personal experience), evidence of research, entertainment value
Delivery	Use of voice: expression of emotions, voice projection/audibility, pace, pitch, pause
	Presentation style: awareness of audience, gesture, eye contact, ingenuity of delivery
	Teamwork: meaningful interaction among all students in the team, fair distribution of content, smooth turn taking
	Use of IT: connection to presentation, written English, selection of images (if applicable)