BC Talks: 6th Annual Impromptu Speech Contest

So You Think You Can Speak: An Impromptu Showdown

Thursday, April 13, 2023; 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Mario Piacquadio Buroz, Host

Introduction of Contestants

Laurence Cosme Jr, Contestant #101
Louise Gong-McGovern, Contestant #103
Valeria Fernandez Torres, Contestant #106
Dorian velez, Contestant #108
Iris Tumey, Contestant #110
Maxamillian Santana, Contestant #113
Chloe Austin, Contestant #116
Mario Macias, Contestant #1108
Zhordane Campbell, Contestant #120
Kayden McGonigal, Contestant #123

 

Vania Guadarrama, Contestant #102
Johanna Dominique, Contestant #104
Matthew Similien, Contestant #107
Varonicka Talomerna, Contestant #109
Liany Diaz, Contestant #112
Dia Fallon, Contestant #115
Louis Henry, Contestant #117
Janae Guillaume, Contestant #119
Elijah Figueroa, Contestant #122
Booseong Seo, Contestant #124

Contest Levels

Level 1: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

PERFORMANCE
Endia Sparks-Hardy, Pianist: Take the A Train by Duke Ellington

Level 2: It's Storytime

PERFORMANCE
Jeni Mattamparambath, Singer: Sun Saathiya (Listen Oh Beloved) by Divya Kumar & Priya Saraiya

Level 3: Speak Your Mind on Social Injustice

PERFORMANCE
Crystal Fuller, Poet: A Struggling Flower by Crystal Fuller
Karla Sanchez, Singer: Diamonds by Rihanna

Closing Remarks

Communication Administrators

Amoy Reid, Communication Pathway Dean
Jennifer Solley, Associate Dean, Central
Edward Cornejo, Associate Dean, South
Michelle Jackson, Associate Dean, North
Rhonda Bobb, Associate Dean, Online

BC Talks Committee

Rosena Beniste, Speech Faculty, Central
Laura Raymond, Speech Faculty, Central
Kimberly Kamuca, Speech Faculty, North
Richard Louis, Speech Faculty, South
Hannah Moody, Speech Faculty, Central
Isabel Kellem, Speech Faculty, North
Ruth Stewart, Speech Faculty, Central

Coordinated by BC Talks Committee
For more information, please contact bctalks@broward.edu