Eloquence contest: vote for Auboise Océane

Auboise Océane is one of the eight candidates who took part in the Gisèle-Halimi prize, an eloquence contest which will be broadcast this Monday evening on social networks.

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Of the eight candidates (seven girls and one boy) selected for this new edition of the Gisèle-Halimi prize, the Foundation’s annual eloquence competition, it is the youngest.

At 19, Auboise Océane, in his second year of law at the Catho de Lille, has managed to climb among the best. ” I discovered this competition in 2018 and it has always interested me », Confides the young woman.

She never thought she would have the chance to participate one day. ” Usually, we approach the candidates but this year, there was a competition giving the possibility to someone from outside to participate. A one-minute video on street harassment had to be recorded. »

Julie Gayet and Najat Vallaud-Belkacem in the jury

It was by seeing a post on Facebook that Océane discovered this opportunity. “
There was only 24 hours left to participate. I seized the opportunity. The eloquence contests, I’ve done some before, so I thought why not. “ It is in her small student room that she writes her text and shoots her video, alone. ” I wrote it very easily. The hardest part was declaiming it. I must have done five or six takes. A few days later, the answer falls. Océane will be part of the adventure. ” I was very happy to have been chosen. »

This is only the beginning of serious things. Because despite the health context, the competition is held in person but behind closed doors, at the Théâtre Libre, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, to face the jury, made up of personalities including the actress Julie Gayet, the singer Yseult, Najat Vallaud- Belkacem, former minister, Valence Borgia, lawyer and co-founder of the Women’s Foundation, Giulia Foïs, journalist and author …

« In video, we had coaching sessions to prepare for the big day. We were presented with the eight subjects without knowing which one was reserved for us. We talked about it among ourselves in a good atmosphere. Then our themes were assigned to us. We were guided on what to tackle. »

For the rest, it’s up to them to put the right words on paper. “
I couldn’t write at all. The stress and the stakes paralyzed me », Slips Océane, whose subject was« Dé.Corps interdits », around the place of women in the public space. A few days before the event, inspiration came to him. ” I sent my first jets to the coach. It feels good to have a return. »

Until the capture, on December 16, the student from Auboise refines her subject. In front of her, a lawyer, a master 1 student, a dancer, a digital communication manager, a journalist and director, a law student, a manager of a communication department.

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« In the boxes, we were all stressed out, but the atmosphere was good. We were in the sorority.
There was no competitive spirit. It was friendly and caring. »Third to appear on stage, despite the stage fright, Océane performed well, greeted by Yseult and Julie Gayet. “
I was a little tense at the beginning but I enjoyed declaiming. I could say what I wanted to say. »

The eloquence contest will be broadcast this Monday, December 21 from 8 p.m. on the Facebook page of the Women’s Foundation. If the Gisèle-Halimi prize and the Women’s Foundation prize will be awarded at the end, the public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite, handed over on December 22 to the winner. No matter the result, carried by this ” very good experience », The young woman admits her desire to try other eloquence competitions.

The Women’s Foundation is the leading fundraising structure in France, which works in favor of gender equality and the fight against violence against women.

Broadcasting of the eloquence contest, this Monday, December 21 at 8 p.m. on the Facebook page of the Women’s Foundation.

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