Competition Rankings

Leaderboard

Follow participant progress and public engagement results throughout the competition. Updated regularly as speeches are submitted and evaluated.

Award Categories

Competition Award Categories

The Speech Master 2026 recognises excellence across six distinct categories, honoring different dimensions of impactful public speaking.

🌟

Most Inspiring Speech

Recognising the speech that most powerfully motivated and moved audiences to think, feel, and act differently.

🔬

Most Evidence-Based Speech

Awarded to the participant demonstrating the strongest use of credible research, data, and evidence-backed arguments.

📢

Best Public Awareness Message

Recognising the speech with the highest public health awareness value and ability to reach and inform broader communities.

❤️

People's Choice Award

Voted for by the public based on engagement, impact, and resonance. The voice the community chose as most powerful.

🎭

Best Delivery

Honouring outstanding presentation skills — confidence, vocal delivery, clarity, and the ability to captivate an audience.

🏆

Grand Champion

The highest honour — awarded to the overall Speech Master 2026 champion who excels across all judging criteria.

Rankings

Current Rankings

Rankings will be updated as participant speeches are evaluated. Check back regularly for live standings.

Overall Standings — The Speech Master 2026

Competition in Progress

Rank	Participant	Institution	Focus Area	Score	Status
1	🥇 Grand Champion TBD To be announced — 19 June 2026	—	Announced at Finale	—	Pending
2	🥈 Runner-Up TBD To be announced — 19 June 2026	—	Announced at Finale	—	Pending
3	🥉 Third Place TBD To be announced — 19 June 2026	—	Announced at Finale	—	Pending

Rankings Update Schedule

Full participant rankings will be published as speech submissions are received and evaluated by the judging panel. Scores will be updated progressively between 22 May and 19 June 2026. The Grand Champion and all category winners will be announced live at the Grand Finale on 19 June 2026. Follow our social media channels for live updates throughout the competition.

Scoring System

How Scoring Works

Expert Panel Evaluation

A qualified panel of public health professionals, educators, and communication experts evaluate each speech against the official judging criteria.

Public Engagement Score

The People's Choice Award is determined through public engagement metrics across digital platforms — views, shares, and community interactions.

Composite Final Score

The overall ranking is calculated from a composite of expert panel scores across all seven judging criteria, weighted equally.