GEMA International Student Speaker Competition 2026

GEMA's International Student Speaker Competition is a recorded-video contest for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, run from Dubai and open to every country. Each student gives one speech of 1 to 3 minutes, in English, on the topic set for their category, and the video is submitted by 31 October 2026. Three judges score content, oratory, presentation, clarity of thought and confidence. Each category has a winner (trophy and certificate) and five medallists, and every entrant receives a certificate. Results are published online in late November.

This year's topics: KG, "Why I Love My Family"; Grades 1-3, "If I Could Invent One Law"; Grades 4-6, "Is Competition Good or Harmful?"; Grades 7-9, "Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Creativity?"; Grades 10-12, "Is Academic Success Overrated?". It is a friendly first competition for younger speakers and a quick, low-pressure entry for older ones. Our coach helps your child plan and write the speech, rehearses the delivery, and checks the recording against GEMA's rules before we submit it.