Invitation: 'Gift Of The Gab' Final In Budapest On 14 March

  • 7 Mar 2013 10:55 AM
Invitation: 'Gift Of The Gab' Final In Budapest On 14 March
Mark your diaries for Thursday, 14th March, 7pm at New Orleans Music Pub & Restaurant (5 Lovag utca, Budapest, 1065). Tickets are on sale at the Caledonia Scottish Pub & Restaurant, 1066 Budapest, Mozsár utca 9. Tel: +36 1 311 7611. Opens at 11 am, closes at midnight.

On the day of the event (if there are still tickets left) they can be purchased at the venue. Doors open at 6pm for dinner.

Tickets for this event are selling fast and will certainly sell out. Please dont leave it to the last minute.  Please note there are no reservations, tickets are sold on first come, first served basis.

GOTG Ticket only : 2 500 Ft
GOTG & 3 course Dinner tickets : 6 400 Ft

Final Background

'Speech slam' is a social/cultural interactive event, which has been held on a random Wednesday for teh last few months- in September, October, November, January and February. The rules are simple. Over six months, on five occasions, contestants compete on two levels. In Part I of each event, five hopefuls will give a five-minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice. Speeches should be entertaining i.e. interesting, topical, maybe even humorous. But this is the easy part!

In Part II, each contestant will then give a three-minute impromptu speech, which will again, be voted on. Audience members submit their suggestions when they register and just 30 seconds before the speaker takes the stage, they will draw a topic. This is where the gift of the gab comes into play: that ability to speak in a persuasive and interesting way on any topic to any audience.

Each month, judges randomly selected from the audience will determine who will go forward to the final in March. Judges will take audience reaction into account when voting, so you, too, can have your say. The speaker with the most votes goes through to the final in March during the St Patrick’s week celebrations in Budapest.

Related link: speechslam.com

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