How to Get Started
- Choose a prize. You may enter multiple prizes if you are eligible for all of them (e.g. a senior who has completed COLEG 217 may compete for all three).
- Any currently enrolled Hamilton student may compete for the McKinney Prize.
- Any member of the Class of 2025 may compete for the Clark Prize.
- Any student who has successfully completed COLEG 217, Genres of Oral Communication, may compete for the Wright Prize. COLEG 217 is offered in the Fall semester to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
- Look at the individual requirements for your prize. Your speech will be 6-8 minutes for all three, but each prize is somewhat different.
- Develop your speech. Feel free to visit the OCC if you want to talk through your ideas, and check out our tips and guides!
- Practice! Run through your speech several times before you record. Want some help? Make an OCC appointment with the reason "Speaking Competition Practice"!
- Sign up for a time to record your speech at the OCC. Search TracCloud under the "PSC Recording" reason for a date and time between February 13 and 17.
- Come in and record your speech!
Contact
Office / Department Name
Oral Communication Center
Contact Name
Amy Gaffney
Oral Communication Center Director
