{"id":77,"date":"2021-12-10T05:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T05:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/?p=77"},"modified":"2021-12-10T06:09:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T06:09:42","slug":"urdu-declamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/urdu-declamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Urdu Declamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cIf you can speak, you can influence. If you can influence, you can change lives\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The right combination of words and gestures can inspire people, spur them into action, and get them to dedicate themselves to a cause. Speaking effectively is defined as speaking in such a way that your message is clearly heard and, if possible, acted upon. There are two main elements to speaking effectively: what you say, and how you say it. To make our students learn speaking effectively, an Urdu Declamation contest was held at Upper Primary, Walton Campus. The purpose of the declamation contest was to inculcate in our students the skill of public speaking and the ability to address the audience with confidence and enthusiasm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The first round of the<\/strong><strong> contest was held in the classes, and selected students went into the final round of the competition. Since it was 100% participation from all levels of Grade 3s, 4s and 5s, <\/strong><strong>our students participated with zeal and passion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the final round, selected students from Grade 3 spoke on the topic: \u201cSNC and hum masoom bachay\u201d. The guests thoroughly enjoyed their style and enthusiasm. Mohammad Moosa and Mohammad Haroon ( 3-Yellow) secured the 1st position. For 2<sup>nd<\/sup> position, Inshaal Zahid and Zoya Sami (3- Green) were the winners and for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> position, the prize went to Haniya Zahra from Class 3 \u2013White.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The final Urdu declamation round from Grade 4s was won by Mohammad Esa (4-Pink). Mohammad Humayun Raheem (4-Silver) and Fatima Imran (4-Pink) secured 2<sup>nd<\/sup> position.\u00a0 The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> prize was given to Ali Usman (4- Violet) and Areesha Abdullah (4 \u2013 Yellow).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A school declamation competition is a unique opportunity to practice the public speaking, as it is one of the many soft skills one should practice to excel in future career path. Grade 5s, displayed remarkable debating skills and made the parents and teachers proud. At the final round, Zainab Sohail (5-Gold) secured 1<sup>st<\/sup> position, Zoya Umer (5- Blue) and Syed Ali Akbar (5- Pink) won the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize. The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> position was secured by Azka Usman (5-White ) and Anoral Naeem (5- White). Our honorable judges from other campuses and our prestigious Principal \u00a0Ms Tehmina, appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers and motivated them to participate more in such activities for personality building as someone rightly said,<br \/>\n\u201cNever let yourself be a product of your surroundings, but encourage your surroundings to be a product of your personality\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071831_1-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071831_1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071831_1.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071917_1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071917_1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071917_1.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071744_1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071744_1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-071744_1.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-103610_1-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-103610_1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/214\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/12\/Screenshot_20211210-103610_1.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you can speak, you can influence. 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