Public Speaking
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A Guide to Evaluation Speeches
For many, evaluations just may sound like giving feedback. But do you know that there is an art involved when presenting your evaluation? This guide…
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How to flee reality through humour: A guide to humorous speeches
A humorous speech is like a usual speech, just slightly ( or quite!) different. In humorousspeeches, the main purpose of the speech should be to…
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Three families of Gavel unite under one roof
The cold and crispy morning of 12th February 2023 soon became warm, as the gaveliers of the University of Colombo, University of Moratuwa and the…
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Raising Voices, Elevating Minds: Templanza’23
“Speech is power; speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Templanza, a themed public speaking competition was organized by the Gavel…
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Mirrored purple and silver
“New beginnings are a sign of hope to reach new horizons filled with unlimited opportunities and challenges to prove oneself”. The 8th Gavel Installation of…
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SpeakOut 2.0, A Journey to Remember
“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” Eli Khamarov If a single quote can summarize how I happened to…
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The view looks brighter here
“All Island Best Gavel Speaker 2nd Runner-up for the Impromptu Category is…. Naethree Premnath”For a split second my mind was blank. Like how a wave…
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Oration’22
When something feels this special, you know you’ve got a big responsibility ahead of you and that is exactly what the co-chairs of Oration 2022…
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Not to mention it was scrumptious
It was the 27th of April. The day began with the first light of sunrise. We all gathered at the university where we were willing…
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‘Remember December’
A joint meeting. AND a hybrid meeting. Nothing quite like this had been attempted in the 241-Educational-Meeting history of Gavel UOC, but if there is…