South Tyrolean talents shine at the Federal Youth Speech Competition!

South Tyrolean talents shine at the Federal Youth Speech Competition!

Eisenstadt, Österreich - An exciting highlight for the youth of her country recently took place in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, where the 72nd youth speech competition took place from May 26th to 28th. There, 61 pupils between the ages of 13 and 24 came to a committed audience from various federal states in Austria. Participation was made possible by the long-term cooperation between Austria and South Tyrol, which is particularly important for the young talents of the region, as Südtirol News

accompanied by Anita Demetz by the State Office for Youth Work, the finalists of the South Tyrolean competition showed their skills. Armin Gatterer, director of the innovation and research department, praised the high level of speeches from South Tyrol, which offered the young talents a valuable platform. Five finalists who were determined in advance on April 9th ​​and 10th in the South Tyrolean competition have occupied great places in several categories.

success of the South Tyrolean talent

In the classic speech category - eighth school level, the talented Anna Antonia Zöggeler from the Terlan middle school reached fourth place with her impressive speech on the topic "Who actually?". Fourth place was also awarded Nadia Oberprantacher from the Emma Hellenstainer vocational training center in Brixen, who spoke about "culinary and customs in South Tyrol".

As a further winner, Helena Wierer from the social science high school and the technical college for tourism in Bolzano acquired a place in the language tube category. Her statement "and democracy ... she snores" was very well received by those present. Florian Gutmann from the Social Science High School in Merano gave a captivating speech on the subject of "to Generation Z" and also relyed on fourth place in his category. Olivia Kaufmann, who appeared as a spontaneous category, also achieved with her speech about "What are the causes of conflicts between young and old?" fourth place.

A look back at the local competition

Already in April the South Tyrolean youth speech competition took place in Bolzano, in which many young talents were able to demonstrate their linguistic skills. The event, which was organized by the German Education Directorate, the State Office for Youth Work and the South Tyrolean youth ring, offered categories such as classic speech, spontaneous speech and language. The winners in the classic speech middle school category included Sarah Lea Tillack, who led to her speech about the perspective of homosexuality in South Tyrol, while Andreas Kofler scored with "errors in the system" in the same category of secondary school. Olivia Kaufmann, who not only shone in the spontaneous speeches, but also creative in the language category with her topic "Spring or the Great Yellow Schild", has proven to be true all -round talent, so Info Bz .

These competitions are not only a nice platform for the exchange among young people, but also offer valuable experiences that contribute to personal development. Because as the example of many successful speakers shows, speaking in public is becoming increasingly important in order to be heard.

participation and participation

The importance of youth in society is increasingly recognized. A guide for child and youth participation in Vienna, dialogplus , is committed to being actively involved in decision-making processes. With 193 recommendations for action, the guide aims to create more space for the needs of the youth and thus strengthen the voices of the next generation.

The events such as the youth speech competition are therefore not only a competition, but also a valuable experience that can help to lead young people into their future. So today's talents can become the decision -makers of tomorrow, which is of great importance for society as a whole.