Hannah Strange
- 5 years on the team
- Graduation: 2011
- Competed in: Speech. Mostly Impromptu, ADS, Info, Extemp
- Major in college: Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management
What I liked most about the team:
Apart from the fact that the team was my family, my favourite thing was the conversations – we talked about everything from politics to feminism and Harry Potter, not just about boys (though of course, there was some of that too!)
What I’ve been doing:
I now work for a Study Abroad Organisation that takes American students to the south pacific. A lot of the time my life is like a giant speech tournament as I navigate strange campuses looking for classrooms to give speeches in while I’m promoting study abroad!
How I feel like Speech impacted me:
When I first joined the team, I was actually scared of public speaking – now it’s my job and I look forward to it every day! My time on the team made me more confident, well informed, and a little outspoken! The friendships I made here are relationships I will treasure for life.
Favourite Memory:
On a particularly cold tournament in Ohio, a certain member of the team decided to introduce us to the game ‘who has the ball’, more hours than I care to think of went by before we finally revealed the answer!
Favourite Topic:
An ADS on giving voting rights to green card holders