Eight College Members contested the Reynolds Communication Cup and Prize at a special event held at the College on Saturday evening, 11 August.
The Cup and Prize were kindly donated a few years ago by College Fellow Professor John Reynolds and like last year, the competition took the form of a three-minute presentation on a topic of the Member's choice (anything they are passionate about). Only one PowerPoint slide was permitted but not compulsory.
Three professors were invited to judge the presentations: Prof Richard Blaikie (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)); Prof John Reynolds (Anatomy) and Prof Sarah Young (Pathology).
The following Members gave wonderful presentations on the night in front of a large and appreciative crowd of fellow Members:
- Josiah Bugden: Hope
- Tessa Dalgety-Evans: A is for Arts, H is for Humanities
- Laurie Duncan: The True Meaning of Easter
- Jessica Kirton-Luxford: People
- Niamh O'Donnell: Will We Ever Achieve World Peace?
- Naveen Pallavan: Dada
- Loamé van Zyl: Freedom of speech. Whose rights do we defend?
- Ashish Yadav: A Silent Death
The standard of their talks was excellent and they are all to be congratulated for a top class effort.
The criteria the judges used to select the winner were:
- Communication style. Was the topic communicated well to the audience?
- Comprehension. Did the presentation help the audience understand the topic?
- Engagement. Was the audience left wanting to know more?
The judges provided constructive feedback to each presenter immediately following their respective talks. After spending some time deliberating at the end of the event, the judges announced Tessa Dalgety-Evans as the winner, Ashish Yadav as runner-up and Laurie Duncan was highly commended. The Peoples’ Choice Award went to Jessica Kirton-Luxford.
College Leader Sera Rawson did a marvellous job in organising the event and acting as the Master of Ceremonies.
(Story by the Master, Dr Charles Tustin)
