{"id":16767,"date":"2026-05-21T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/?p=16767"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:35:17","slug":"ready-set-speak-prepared-and-impromptu-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/ready-set-speak-prepared-and-impromptu-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, Set, Speak! Prepared and Impromptu Speech Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 14th \u201cLaf Ebesi \/ Prepared and Impromptu Speech Competition,\u201d traditionally organized by the Social Studies Department of Irmak Okullar\u0131, was successfully held on Thursday, May 21.<br \/>\nAimed at helping students express their thoughts and emotions in a coherent and structured manner while developing confidence in public speaking, the competition began with an opening speech by Zeynep Lea Din\u00e7t\u00fcrk.<br \/>\nHosted by 6th grade student Mila Ererda\u011f, the competition consisted of two stages. In the first stage, students delivered three-minute prepared speeches on topics of their choice. In the second stage, the top five students with the highest scores delivered two-minute impromptu speeches based on topics selected by a speaking wheel.<br \/>\nThe jury evaluated students based on content mastery, coherence, pronunciation, fluency, originality, and richness of vocabulary.<br \/>\nAt the end of the competition, Melisa Belgin from Grade 6\/D won first place, Can G\u00f6ksel from Grade 7\/C placed second, and Leyla Ert\u00fcrk from Grade 5\/C placed third.<br \/>\nIn line with the educational vision of Irmak Okullar\u0131, which prioritizes communication skills, self-expression, and student confidence, we proudly congratulate all participants and wish them continued success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/laf-ebesi-hazirlikli-hazirliksiz-konusma-yarismasi-sonuclari-belli-oldu-2\/\"><strong>Haberin T\u00fcrk\u00e7esi i\u00e7in t\u0131klay\u0131n\u0131z.<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;16769,16770,16768,16771,16774,16775,16776,16777,16778,16779,16780,16781,16782,16783,16784,16785,16786,16787,16788,16789,16790,16791&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1080&#215;800&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The 14th \u201cLaf Ebesi \/ Prepared and Impromptu Speech Competition,\u201d traditionally organized by the Social Studies Department of Irmak Okullar\u0131, was successfully held on Thursday, May 21. Aimed at helping students express their thoughts and emotions in a coherent and structured manner while developing confidence in public speaking, the competition began with an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16796,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16767\/revisions\/16796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/irmak.k12.tr\/middle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}