Serbia ESU National Public Speaking Competition 2026
Konstantin Svilokos, ESU Serbia 2026 NPSC Winner 🥇
We held our Finals on Sunday 29 March and our six finalists delivered mature and convincing speeches.
Winner: Konstantin Svilokos, Karlovačka Grammar School.
The competition finals were hosted, third year in a row, in partnership with Aleksandra Marković (ESU Serbia and HMC & Assist scholarships) at 'T&T language school' in Belgrade.
Many thanks to Kalina Pavlović our Alumna and winner of ESU Serbia NPSC 2024 for her effective introductory speech.
ESU Serbia Committee Member Professor Jonathan Pendlebury, from the Philological Faculty of the Belgrade University, provided valuable feedback to all the finalists.
Semi-Final Prepared Speech Heat Theme 🎤 :
“The power to question is the basis of all human progress”
– Indira Gandhi
Grand Final Speech Theme 🎤 :
The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle — Spring twilight
-Lighting One Candle, Yosa Buson
This Public Speaking Competition was the first competition ever of this type in which I participated, as unfortunately, in my school, and my city, there are little to none debating clubs or public speaking competitions. I have been interested in public speaking since my childhood, as I am a great fan of history, and have always had the wish to partake in competitions of this type. I have finally fulfilled that wish by participating in this great competition. Also, the fact that I was able to meet so many like-minded people during the finals is a strong enough argument on its own.
When it comes to suggestions for improvement, I genuinely cannot think of any. Everything was well prepared, efficient, and the hospitality was magnificent.
Therefore, this was personally an incredible experience, and I am eternally grateful to the ESU for organising it.
Konstantin Svilokos (Karlovačka gimnazija) ESU NPSC 2025 Runner-Up and 2026 Winner