TomeMarch28thwasaluckyday.ItwasonthatparticulareveningthatIfoundmyselfatcentralstage,intheotlight.Wiingthe21stCentury·EriconCupSeventhNationalEnglisheakingCompetitionisamemorythatIshalltreasureandonethatwillsurelystay.MoreimportantthanwiingtheCupisthefriendshipthathasbeenestablishedanddevelopedamongthecontestants,andthechancetocommunicateo
ffstageinadditiontocompetingotage.AlsothecompetitionhelboostpubliceakinginChina,askillhithertoundervalued.Forme,though,thecompetitionisamorepersonalexperience.Habituallyshy,Ihadbeenreluctanttotakepartinanysuchactivities.Encouragedbymyfriends,however,Imadealast-minutedecisiontogiveitatry.InthecourseofpreparationIsomehowrediscoveredmyself,atruerme.Ifoundthat,afterall,Ilikecommunicatingwithotherpeople;thatexchangingviewscanbesomuchfun—andsomuchrewarding,bothemotionallyandintellectually;thatpubliceakingismosteffectivewhenyouareleastguarded;andthatitiseentialtosucceineverywalkoflife.Atamorepracticallevel,Irealizedknowingwhatyouaregoingtosayandhowyouaregoingtosayitareequallyimportant.Totaketheoriginalideasoutofyourheadandtralantthem,sotoeak,tothatofothers,youneedtohaveanorganizedmind.Thisabilityimproveswithtraining.Yetthereshouldnotbeanylooradditionordistortionintheproce.Thoseideasthatfinallyfindtheirwayintoanotherheadneedtoberecognizablyyours.Languageisameatotramitinformation,notameatootructcommunication.Itshouldbelucidtobepenetrating.InChina,certainpubliceakingskillshavebeenundulyemphasized.Willitreallyhelp,wearecompelledtoask,tobangatthepodiumoryellatthetopofyourlungs,ifyouhavecomewithapoorlyorganizedeech,amuddledmind,andunwillingnetotrulyshareyourviews?Aboveall,thesinglemostimportantthingIlearntwasthatasapubliceaker,youneedtopayattention,firstandforemost,tothecontentofyoureech.Andsecond,thestructureofyoureech:howoneidearelatesandprogreestoanother.Onlyafterthesecomedeliveryandnon-verbalcommunication:eedcontrol,platformmaer,andsoon.Pronunciationisimportant,yetofgreaterimportanceisthis:Isyourlanguagecompetentenoughtoexpreyourideasexactlythewayyouintendthemtobeunderstood?IwasinformedafterwardsthatIwaschosentobethewierformyaropriatelywordedeech,excellentpresenceandquick-wittedreoe.Insoremarking,thejudgesclearlyshowedtheirpreference:the
ycometolistenformeaningfulideas,notforloosejudgments,noreasylaughters.Somecontestantsfailedtoaddretheirquestioheadon.Somewereableto,butdidnotknowwheretostop—thedraggingonbetrayedtheirlackofconfidence.Therootcausewasthattheydidnotlistenattentivelytothequestio.Ortheywerethinkingofwhattheyhadprepared.AsIsaidinmyeech,Itisvitallyimportantthatwe
youngpeopledomoreseriousthinking...totakethem[iueslikeglobalization]onandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothoortunitiesandchallengescomingourway.Weneedtoreondhonestly.Acompetitionlikethisdrawstalentedstudentsfromalloverthecountry.Andofcourse,Ilearntmorethingsthanjustaboutpubliceaking.Sinceinth
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