Ten Hastings and Napier youth ranging from 16 to 21 years old will soon have a chance to show off their speaking skills.
The young public speakers will gather for the Lions Club Zone 2 Speech Makers Competition in hopes of making one of five qualifying spots for the district speech competition.
Lions club zone chairwoman Fay Nugent said because of Covid this competition could be the first time some of the speakers have spoken in front of people other than their school peers.
The students will present their five- to six-minute speech on their chosen topic and then an impromptu speech on a topic given to them minutes before they perform it.
Nugent said this Lions competition "will look good on the kids' future CVs and do wonders for their confidence".