全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿5篇。
全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿【篇1】
Never lose the vision of reality
Ladies and gentlemen, today my topic is never losing the vision of reality. Talking about dreams and future, I would say, dreams should not be too far away from reality. Detaching from reality, looking solid or practical actions, any dream plan or dream project will be nothing short of daydreaming, or, at most well-intentioned thinking. Here I am remained the year of , when 191 member states of the United Nations held a world summit conference, which made a declaration known as the millennium development goals. The goals of , which every member state pledged to meet, were such as, elimination of hunger and poverty, drastic reduction in child mortality rates, reversing a spread of AIDS and other deadly disease, ect. Now, six years later, almost half way to the final year of 2015, do we see any signs of realizing these goals? Today, half the world-about three billion people, still live under two U.S dollars a day; and about 279 million children have no access to safe water, 11 million children die before they reach the year of five each year. Do we come to harness the spread of the AIDS? The answer is also “no” and indeed AIDS is spreading faster and wider than ever before. What is even worse, with the weak of the Iraqi War, the nuclear crisis in Iran and unsettled situations
in many places, the vision of us young people today are often limited but the limited vision that we do have and care about every day cannot change the conviction that this world does not seem to promise a vary bright future before us. Who is blame for this? Of course, we can blame the government: how they disappoint all seem to be: in the moment they are pledging to build a better future for us, and the other moment they are igniting wars killing more innocent people. But don’t you think we ordinary folks should also take some responsibility for, say elimination of hunger and poverty? When we are quickly rushing to schools, works, or place of entertainment, how many times do we stop just to hand over some food to the deprived on the streets? When we are reading newspapers browsing for news about what is going on in this world, how often do we stop to think about actual ways that we can do to help the people who are suffering from various disastrous situations? In fact, how much have we done to help the people who are in need just around us. Dreams are certainly beautiful and indispensable in our life, for they give us inspiration and motivation. Future plans are certainly necessary, for they provide us with goals and guides. But what is most beautiful and important is an action on a day-to-day base in order to realize our dreams or make our future goals realized, we need to put our worlds into deeds and
base our vision on reality. In other words, while human beings should be, first and foremost, idealists and thinkers, we should also be, and all the more, realists and practical doers. Thank you. 这是来自第六名北京语言大学的英语专业的崔笑笑的演讲稿，这篇演讲稿被她演绎的淋漓精致，极为流畅自然，所以她获得了此次大赛的最佳风度奖。她以millennium development goals的签署之后，在这几年里世界发生的细微变化和与当初所制定的目标作比较，发现相差甚远，由此展开观点论述：Never lose the vision of reality. 语言犀利，准确，观点独到，是一篇议论性演讲稿的佳作。
The lady was a lovely vision.
[di't?t?]
Men were detached to defend the pass.
已经派遣了人员去防守关隘。
[mi'leni?m]
vt. & vi.
Petrol ignites very easily.
汽油很容易着火。
The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignit
ed. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
He ignited the fireworks.
他点燃了烟花。
The rock and roll ignites the excitement of the audience.
The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿【篇2】
Shanghai International Studies University Advisor: Gong Longsheng
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today I would like to begin with a story.
There was once a physical therapist who traveled all the way from America to Africa to do a census about mountain gorillas [go・ril・la || g?r?l?]n. 大猩猩; 歹徒; 壮而残暴的男人。
These gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of poaching and being put into the zoo. She went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures. She witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged weve ever been, where in the very depth of the African rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas cuddled their babies.
Yes, thats a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called
Gorillas in the Mist, based on a true story of Mrs. Dian Fossey, who spent most of bet lifetime in Rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
To me, the movie not only presents an unforgettable scene but also acts as a timeless reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our ecoenvironment. Today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. On the one hand, tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides pe
ople with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go去看看每一件值得看的事情, 去任何一个值得去(或可以去)的地方。
It has become a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in GDP growth. It has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland（n. 奇境, 非常好的地方, 仙境） of prosperity. But on the other hand, many problems can occur---
natural scenes arent natural anymore. Deforestation to heat lodges is devastating || dev?ste?t] v. 毁坏Nepal.
Oil spills from tourist boats are polluting Antarctica n. 南极洲. Tribal adj. 部落的; 种族的people are forsaking f?(r)se?k]v. 放弃, 抛弃their native music
and dress to listen to U2 on Walkman and wear Nike and Reeboks.All these appalling[appal・ling |adj. 骇人的, 可怕的; 十分低劣的facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by站在旁边, 旁观; 与...合力; 帮助; 支持
and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been eroding(侵
蚀) our resources. Encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put tourism again in the spotlight, which is why the United Nations has made the year of ecotourism, for the first time to bring to the worlds attention the benefits of tourism, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
Now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protection organizations an: receiving donations--
big notes, small notes or even coins--
人), ambulance drivers, salesmen, teachers, children and invalids(残疾
人), Some of them can not afford to send the money but they do. These are the ones who drive the cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are
suffering from ecological damage in their neighborhood. Why? Because they care. Because they still want their Mother Nature back. Because they know it still belongs to them.
This kind of feeling that I have, ladies and gentlemen, is when it feels like it, smells like it, and looks like it, its all coming from a scene to remember, a scene to recall and to cherish. The other night, as l saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to some- thing else, someplace else. a place
remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seem to have been except the deer.
And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that its time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation.
Once again, I have come to think of Mrs. Dian Fossey be- cause its with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of our ecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into the world.
And no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in our mind, theres always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effort to protect it and fight for it.
Thank you very much.
全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿【篇3】
全国大学生英语英语演讲比赛第一名顾秋蓓
近日在网上看到全国大学生英语英语演讲比赛第一名的演讲**，感觉演讲者英语地道纯熟，回答机智灵活，理解深刻，见解独到。总之三少当时是深深的被其折服，就差拜倒在她的石榴裙下了。然后三少疯狂的搜集其资料，不过顾秋蓓的信息在网络上少的可怜。
三少查到的资料如下：三少独家整理，**请注明源自三少小筑
顾秋蓓：1981年出生于上海。上海外国语大学国际经济**管理学院国际会计专业99级学生，获得管理学学士学位。
后跨专业直升上外英语语言学文学专业，攻读硕士学位。2003年获得第八届“21世纪·爱立信杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军。在顾秋蓓看来：
语言不是找到好工作、有个好前途的工具，而是一种文化与智慧的外现。语言，为你打开一片广阔灿烂的新天地。从语言中，你可以学到许许多多超出语言之外的东西。
在这样一种潜移默化、润物细无声般的过程中，你的思想、你的智慧会得到不断的提升和完善。
顾秋蓓立志要成为一名优秀的英语教师，她是上外英语语言文学专业的直升研究生，她在上外继续她的学业。三少独家整理，**请注明源自三少小筑
以上文字援引 2003年06月09日人民**网具体**：
其后，顾秋蓓被上海外国语大学聘用为青年教师，执教于上外新闻传播学院。其到了**都无法掩盖其的才艺。在2007年12月4日，在首届上外科技文化艺术节教职工卡拉ok比赛决赛中，新传学院教师顾秋蓓在当日身体不适的情况下，仍然以一曲优美的英文歌曲memory和自然舒展的舞台风度让评委和观众为之倾倒，最终获得冠军。
顾秋蓓老师非常活泼大方，为人热情礼貌，热心教学，为新闻传播学院院师生称道，最近刚刚转正为中共正式党员。她积极参加学院内的文体活动，也是学院内的文体主力。2008年6月，顾秋蓓与上外的劳动合同已经到期并被上外人事处通知续约。zfw24.cOM
三少独家整理，**请注明源自三少小筑
以上文字由三少参考上外**独家整理，参考具体**：综合信息&**allclassname=通知公告&specialid=0
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全国大学生英语英语演讲比赛第一名顾秋蓓演讲稿
a scene to remember
gu qiubei
shanghai international studies university
advisor: gong longsheng
good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. today i would like to begin with a story.
there was once a physical 1) therapist who traveled all the way from america to africa to do a 2) census about mountain 3) gorillas. these gorillas are a main attraction to tourists from all over the world; this put them severely under threat of 4) poaching and being put into the zoo. she went there out of curiosity, but what she saw strengthened her determination to devote her whole life to fighting for those beautiful creatures.
she witnessed a scene, a scene taking us to a place we never imaged we've ever been, where in the very depth of the african rainforest, surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the mother gorillas 5) cuddled their babies.
yes, that's a memorable scene in one of my favorite movies, called gorillas in the mist, based on a true story of mrs. dian fossey, who spent most of bet lifetime in rwanda to protect the ecoenvironment there until the very end of her life.
to me, the movie not only presents an unf***ettable scene but also acts as a 6) timeless reminder that we should not develop the tourist industry at the cost of our ecoenvironment.
today, we live in a world of prosperity but still threatened by so many new problems. on the one hand, touri**, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with the great opportunity to see everything there is to see and to go any place there is to go. it has be***e a lifestyle for some people, and has turned out to be the driving force in gdp growth.
it has the magic to turn a backward town into a wonderland of prosperity. but on the other hand, many problems can occur---natural scenes aren't natural anymore. deforestation to heat lodges is devastating nepal.
oil spills from tourist boats are polluting antarctica. tribal people are forsaking their native music and dress to listen to u2 on walkman and wear nike and reeboks.
all these 7) appalling(令人震惊的) facts have brought us to the realization that we can no longer stand by and do nothing, because the very thought of it has been 8) eroding(侵蚀) our resources. encouragingly, the explosive growth of global travel has put touri** again in the spotlight, which is why the united nations has made 2002 the year of ecotouri**, for the first time to bring to the world's attention the benefits of touri**, but also its capacity to destroy our ecoenvironment.
now every year, many local ecoenvironmental protection ***anizations an: receiving donations--big notes, **all notes or even coins--from housewives, 9) plumbers(水管工人), ambulance drivers, sale**en, teachers, children and 10) invalids(残疾人), some of them can not afford to send the money but they do. these are the ones who drive the cabs, who nurse in hospitals, who are suffering from ecological damage in their neighborhood.
why? because they care. because they still want their mother nature back.
because they know it still belongs to them.
this kind of feeling that i have, ladies and gentlemen, is when it feels like it, **ells like it, and looks like it, it's all ***ing from a scene to remember, a scene to recall and to cherish.
the other night, as l saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. i found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to some- thing else, someplace else. a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seem to have been except the deer.
and all those unf***ettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's lime for us to do something, for our own and our ***ing generation.
once again, i have ***e to think of mrs. dian fossey be- cause it's with her spirit, passion, courage and strong sense of our ecoenvironment that we are taking our next step into the world.
and no matter who we are, what we do and where we go, in our mind, there's always a scene to remember, a scene worth our effort to protect it and fight for it.
thank you very much.
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全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿【篇4】
篇一：(免费)全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿
facingthisaudienceonthestage,,.,.
imgratefulthativebeengiventhisopportunity,atsuchahistoricmoment,,.
,andonlyatinyfragmentofitatthat,itstillrepresents,ibelieve,.
inmyelementaryyears,.
theteacheraskedmetohelpher,anditwasobviousthatsheexpectedalotfromme.butasayoungboy,restless,thoughtless,.
onedaybeforethefinalexam,shecameuptomeandsaid,"couldyoupleaseexplainthistome?iwantverymuchtodobetterthistime."istartedexplaining,andfinishedinahurry.
pretendingnottonoticeherstillconfusedeyes,iranoffquickly.natsurprisingly,sheagaindidverybadlyintheexam.andtwomonthslater,atthebeginningofthenewsemester,wordcameofherdeathofbloodcancer.
nooneeverknewaboutthelittletaskifailedtofulfill,buticouldntf***ivemyself.isimplycouldntf***ethereyes,whichseemtobeasking,"whydidntyoudoalittlemoretohelpme,whenitwassoeasyforyou?,?
"iwasabouteightornineyearsoldatthattime,butinawayit
wastheverystartingpointofmylife,foribegantounderstandtheword"responsibility",fortheimplicationsofthatsacredwordhasdawnedonme:themutualneedandtrustofpeople,theco-operationandinter-reliancewhicharetheveryfoundationofhumansociety.
laterinmylife,icontinuedtoexperiencemanyfailures.,.
asigrewup,,,inaway,wasinitsformativeyearslikemyself.newbuildings,new***moditiesandnewfashionsappeareveryday.
newideas,newinformation,newtechnologies..societyisbe***ingmore***petitive.
.suchistheerainwhichthisgeneration,growsandmatures.
.yetinthemeantime,manyproblemsstillexist.
..webuyshoddymedicines,ormerelyworthlessjunkinthenameofmedicines,thataggravate,ratherthanalleviateourdiseasessincemoney,manypeoplebelieve,isthemostimportantthingintheworldthatmustbemade,evenattheexpenseofmoralityandresponsibility.
suchanera,therefore,.
suchanera,furthermore,demands,..
standingherenow,bablyillbeanordinarymanfortherestofmylife.butthisdoesntdiscouragemeany,,forthebest,.
standingherenow,ithinkofthepast15yearsofthisnation,,.butthatdoesntdiscourageusany,becauseweknowthattheworldwatches,theworldlistens,.
.,ourwisdomandpassion,.
wearenotgoingtoevadethatresponsibility.wearegoingtoletpeopledown.andpeople,farandnear,willhearofus.
,soletusgoforth,myfellowmembersofthisluckilychosengeneration,andmeetthenewcenturyinvictoryandglory.
第二部分：大学生英语风格竞赛演讲
developmentofcollegestudent
ladiesandgentlemen,goodevening!i’,mytopicis“developmentofcollegestudent”.
ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportance
inyourcollegelife。
firstiwanttoaskyousomequestions:
1.didyouplanyourcollegelife?
2.howdoyoudevelopyourabilityincollege?
now,youshouldconsideritseriouslyifyoudidn’tthinkthat.inmyopinion,collegelifeincludeslearning,workandlife.followingonfromthethreeaspects,youwillhaveagooddevelopmentincollege.
aboutlearning:aslongaswestillastudent,weshouldputlearninginimportantposition.itisveryimportantforustolearnenglishwell.
sointhissubjectputmoreeffortisacceptable.morningreadingshouldbeginto***anize,whichislearningenglish,thebestwaytopracticeoralenglish.ifso,ithinkwecanpassthebandfourinthecollegeenglishtext.
aboutwork:manystudentswanttojo
inschooldepartmentsat
thecollegetoexercisetheirown.itwillcertainlybealittletired,alittlebusy,butwearefull,knowalotofpeople,makemorefriends,learnagreatdealofknowledgenotinbooks.inaddition,,thatisveryimportantthing.
aboutlife:withoutthehelpofparents.weshouldlearntoadaptindependentliving.
meanwhile,youshouldpayattentiontoyourhealth.inordertostrengthenourbody,.onlycanwehaveagoodhealth,couldweworkbetterandmoreinefficiently.
aminutedoesfarmwork,aminuteharvest!(一分耕耘,一分收获)solongasusuallyisunceasing(不停的)diligentlyandtheunceasingaccumulation,wecanachievesuccess.soibelieveinlearning,work,findthebalancebetweenthreeaspectsoflife,gohandinhand,wewillhaveagooddevelopmentincollege!
that’sall.thankyou!
篇三：大学英语比赛演讲稿(共5篇)
篇一：大学英语演讲比赛演讲稿
大学英语演讲比赛演讲稿
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如果可能的话，请尽可能帮助我。这是的首次参加大学英语演讲比赛，我英语不好，所以请大家鼎力支持，我真的想通过这样的方式，锻炼一下自己。真的是谢谢大家了所以请大家帮我写一下或者**一些好的稿子。
真的是谢谢大家了，我一定会尽力做好的。
goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.thetitleofmyspeechtodayiscrossingthesea.:
allthepeoplelikeusarewe
andeveryoneelseisthey
weliveoverthesea
whiletheyliveovertheway
weeatporkandbeefwithcowhorn-handledknives
theywhogobbletheirriceoffaleaf
arehorrifiedoutoftheirlives.
whentheselinesfirstcaughtmyeyes,iwasshocked--?todayssociety,ofcourse,isanentirelydifferentpicture..
indeed,justtakechinaa***ample;-and-roll,.
however,..justlookaround.
.butitisnotonlyinchinathatwefindthe
incorporationofthetwocultures.
takethechineseacupunctureasanotherexample:--!
ladiesandgentlemen,.weliveina
therefore,.
,butalsobeblessedwiththefar-reaching
benefitsofmultiplecultures;benefitsthatourforefathershadnever,everdreamedof.
toendmyspeech,iwouldliketoquoterudyardkiplingagain:
allthepeoplelikeusarewe
andeveryoneelseisthey
butonceyoucrossoverthesea
youwillendbylookingonwe
asonlyasortofthey.
thankyou.
英国诗人罗得雅德·吉卜林曾写过一首诗，名叫《我们与他们》，其中写道:
像我们的人是我们
其余的人是他们
他们生活在路那边
我们用牛角柄的刀叉吃猪牛肉
吞吃粽叶包饭的他们
吓得要死。
我第一次读到这首诗时，我很震惊——为什么两国过去如此疏远和陌生？当然，今天的社会呈现出完全不同的局面
：以前吃米饭的人也开始喜欢吃鱼和薯条。
确实，就中国而言，西方生活方式极大地影响了我们的现代生活，因此对于年轻人来说，摇滚**
粉丝们，全家去麦当劳，老人穿苹果牛仔裤，大家都习惯了。
然而，这只是当今社会文化变迁的一种表面现象。真正发生的是我们的民族心理开始变得微妙
而又有重大意义的重建，大家只要看看周围就会清楚。
不久前，大学生们还只是坐着等志愿者给他们分配工作。现在，有多少大学生正在为自己的职位做充分的准备
何工作机会而激烈角逐?
20年前年轻人还完全依靠父母为他们安排未来，今天又有多少年轻人在急切地寻求一种独立的生活?试问今天参加
演讲比赛的诸位，谁不是带着志在一搏的心情来到这里?谁不是铁下心来赢得这场比赛以实现自我?如今年轻人毫无顾
忌地宣泄情感当众亲吻，我确信，倘若孔子在世，他必被吓坏。
显然，我们这些东方文明古国的后代，长期生活在西方文化的强烈影响下。然而，不同的文化有一个汇合点
现象不止是在中国。
以美国为例，20世纪80年代，面对来自日本的强大竞争压力，许多美国公司如福特公司开始采用对手的集体合作
管理方式，而这种方式正是东方文化核心之精华。
然后以中国针灸为例。这种传统的医学方法和其基础是人体阴阳失衡导致西方社会最终得病
承认，而在过去，西方人还认为这是无稽之谈。
女士们、先生们，我们正处在一个伟大的时代：全球经济一体化和信息革命使世界上各种文化联系前所未有地紧密；
我们正处在一个特殊的时代：东西方国家都意识到调整传统价值观的迫切需要。与此同时，我们正生活在发
展览的关键时刻：民族冲突和地区动荡日益威胁着全人类的和平与幸福。如何应对这个时代，迎接更加美好的未来
我们需要学会在一个越来越小的世界家庭中生活得更加和谐。
亲爱的同学们，通过掌握英语，我们可以了解西方文化。同时，我们也不失自己的文化特色。
因此，促进中国与世界的文化交流和相互了解，是我们神圣的责任。
我有一个美妙的梦。我梦想中国的年轻一代不仅能通过喝可口可乐和看好莱坞电影长大，而且能从我们
我们父母做梦也没想到的多元文化主义的深远影响。
最后，我将以罗迪雅德·吉卜林的诗结束我的演讲：
像我们的人是我们
其余的人是他们
就不会再把我们
看做仅仅是他们。
谢谢。第二部分：澳门大学希望之星英语才艺大赛演讲赏析
澳门大学希望之星英语才艺大赛致辞赏析
youthandfaith
崔乐怡个人简介：
mynameistiffany,ayear2studentfromtheuniversityofmacau.,presidentofthehonourscollegestudentassociation,.iamveryactiveandoutgoing.
ienjoybeingwithpeople,engagedin
conversationswiththemsothaticanunderstandthemmore.ilikepublicspeakingasitcanhelpincreasemyself-esteemandself-confidence.asidefrompublicspeaking,iamalsogoodatenglishrecitation.
ihavejoinedthemacao-.演讲稿：
imagineacarwithoutasteeringwheel.toughtoimagine,right?well,actuallythat’stheimageyouseeifapersonhasnofaith.
faithhelpstoguideusinourlives,encourageustopersist,andgivedirectionswhenwearelost.
nevertheless,onecannotforeseethefuture.accidentsdohappen.forexample,acarmaysuddenlyappearinfrontofyou.
atsuchtimes,ifyoudidnothavethesteering
wheel,howcouldyoumakeasuddenturn?.iftheonebeingtrappedunderthedebrisdidnothavefaith,he/shewouldnothavesurviveduntilbeingrescued.ifwedidnothavefaith,wecouldnotrecoverfromoursadnessandrebuildourhome.
faithisunique,justashappinessis.wefeelhappyfordifferentreasons,webelievefordifferentthings.howcanweknowwhatwebelievein?
recallthelast
timeyouarediscouraged,andyoufeltyouhadlostallhopesinyourlife.whatpulledyoubackintotheworld?whatpushedyoutostandupandcontinuetostriveagain?
thatisyou***ith,yourbelief.faithiswhatmakesyoufeelyoucanwhenotherssayyoucan’t.
faithisimportant?,faithisvital?,faithisnecessaryforustoliveourlives.
ifwedonothavefaith,wearelikeacarwithoutasteelingwheel.wecanonlyaffordtomovealongastraightand**oothpath,andcannotmeetanychallengeinourlives.onemustunderstandthatnomatterhow**ooththeroadis,itisimpossibleforacartogowithoutasteeringwheel.
or,putitinanotherway,haveyoueverseenacarwithoutasteeringwheelontheroad?so,actnow,myfriends,findoutwhatyoubelievein,findoutyouranchorinyourlife,holdontoyoursteelingwheelofyourcar,driveon,andreachyourdestination.
第三部分：大学生英语风采大赛演讲
developmentofcollegestudent
ladiesandgentlemen,goodevening!i’,mytopicis“developmentofcollegestudent”.
ihopeyouwilllikeit,andfoundtheimportance
inyourcollegelife。
全国大学生英语演讲比赛演讲稿【篇5】
“21世纪・爱立信杯”全国英语演讲比赛冠军得主的演讲稿：
TomeMarch28thwasaluckyday.ItwasonthatparticulareveningthatIfoundmyselfatcentralstage,inthespotlight.Winningthe“21stCentury・EricssonCup”SeventhNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionisamemorythatIshalltreasureandonethatwillsurelystay.
MoreimportantthanwinningtheCupisthefriendshipthathasbeenestablishedanddevelopedamongthecontestants,andthechancetocommunicateoffstageinadditiontocompetingonstage.AlsothecompetitionhelpsboostpublicspeakinginChina,askillhithertoundervalued.
Forme,though,thecompetitionisamorepersonalexperience.Habituallyshy,Ihadbeenreluctanttotakepartinanysuchactivities.Encouragedbymyfriends,however,Imadealast-minutedecisiontogiveitatry.InthecourseofpreparationIsomehowrediscoveredmyself,atruerme.
Ifoundthat,afterall,Ilikecommunicatingwithotherpeople;thatexchangingviewscanbesomuchfun―andsomuchrewarding,bothemotionallyandintellectually;thatpublicspeakingismosteffectivewhenyouareleastguarded;andthatitisessentialtosuccessineverywalkoflife.
Atamorepracticallevel,Irealizedknowingwhatyouaregoingtosayandhowyouaregoingtosayitareequallyimportant.Totaketheoriginalideasoutofyourheadandtransplantthem,sotospeak,tothatofothers,youneedtohaveanorganizedmind.Thisabilityimproveswithtraining.
Yetthereshouldnotbeanylossoradditionordistortionintheprocess.Thoseideasthatfinallyfindtheirwaysintosanotherheadneedtoberecognizablyyours.Languageisameanstotransmitinformation,notameanstoobstructcommunication.Itshouldbelucidtobepenetrating.
InChina,certainpublicspeakingskillshavebeenundulyemphasized.Willitreallyhelp,wearecompelledtoask,tobangatthepodiumoryellatthetopofyourlungs,ifyouhavecomewithapoorlyorganizedspeech,amuddledmind,andunwillingnesstotrulyshareyourviews?
Aboveall,thesinglemostimportantthingIlearntwasthatasapublicspeaker,youneedtopayattention,firstandforemost,tothecontentofyourspeech.Andsecond,thestructureofyourspeech:howoneidearelatesandprogressestoanother.
Onlyafterthesecomedeliveryandnon-verbalcommunication:speedcontrol,platformmanner,nunciationisimportant,yetofgreaterimportanceisthis:Isyourlanguagecompetentenoughtoexpressyourideasexactlythewayyouintendthemtobeunderstood?
IwasinformedafterwardsthatIwaschosentobethewinnerformy“appropriatelywordedspeech,excellentpresenceandquick-wittedresponse”.Insoremarking,thejudgesclearlyshowedtheirpreference:theycometolistenformeaningfulideas,notforloosejudgments,noreasylaughters.
Somecontestantsfailedtoaddresstheirquestionsheadon.Somewereableto,butdidnotknowswherestostop―thedraggingonbetrayedtheirlackofconfidence.Therootcausewasthattheydidnotlistenattentivelytothequestions.Ortheywerethinkingofwhattheyhadprepared.
AsIsaidinmyspeech,“Itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinking...totakethem[issueslikeglobalization]onandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway”.Weneedtorespondhonestly.
Acompetitionlikethisdrawstalentedstudentsfromalloverthecountry.Andofcourse,Ilearntmorethingsthanjustaboutpublicspeaking.Sinceinthefinalanalysis,publicspeakingisallabouteffectivecommunication.Andthisgoestrueforallcommunications,whatevertheirsetting.
Andthefollowingisthefinalversionofmyspeech:
GLOBALIZATION:
Thirtyyearsago,AmericanPresidentRichardNixonmadeanepoch-makingvisittoChina,acountrystillisolatedatthattime.PremierZhouEnlaisaidtohim,“Yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworld―twenty-fiveyearsofnocommunication”.Thirtyyearssince,ChinaandAmericahaveexchangedmanyhandshakes.Thefundamentalimplicationofthisexampleisthattheneedtocommunicateacrossdifferencesincultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbutbymanyothernationsaswell.
Aswecanseetoday,environmentalistsfromdifferentcountriesaremakingjointeffortstoaddresstheissueofglobalwarming,economistsareseekingsolutionstofinancialcrisesthatrageinaparticularregionbutnonethelesscrippletheworldeconomy,andpoliticiansanddiplomatsaregettingtogethertodiscusstheissueofcombatingterrorism.Peaceandprosperityhasbecomeacommongoalthatwearestrivingforallovertheworld.UnderlyingthismightytrendofglobalcommunicationistheechoofE.M.Forster'swords“Onlyconnect!”
WiththeITrevolution,traditionalboundariesofhumansocietyfallaway.Ourculture,politics,societyandcommercearebeingsloshedsintosonelargemeltingpotofhumanity.Inthisinterlinkedworld,therearenooutsiders,foradisturbanceinoneplaceislikelytoimpactotherpartsoftheglobe.Wehavebeguntorealizethataworlddividedcannotendure.
Chinaisnowactivelyintegratingsintostheworld.OurrecententrytotheWTOisagoodexample.Fordecades,wehavetakenprideinbeingself-reliant,butnowwerealizetheimportanceofparticipatinginandcontributingtoabroadereconomicorder.FromaprecariousroleintheworldarenatoourpresentWTOmembership,wehavecomealongway.
Butwhatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?Insomepartsoftheworldpeoplearedemonstratingagainstglobalization.Aretheyjustified,then,incriticizingtheglobalizingworld?Insteadofnarrowingthegapbetweentherichandthepoor,theysay,globalizationenablesthedevelopednationstoswallowthedevelopingnations'wealthindebtsandinterest.Globalization,theyargue,shouldbeaboutacommoninterestineveryothernation'seconomichealth.
WeareremindedbyKarlMarxthatcapitalgoesbeyondnationalbordersandeludescontrolfromanyotherentity.Thishasbecomeareality.Multinationalcorporationsareseekingthelowestcost,thelargestmarket,andthemostfavourablepolicy.Theyareoftenpowerfullobbyistsingovernmentdecision-making,ruthlessexpansionistsintheglobalmarketandadevastatingpresencetolocalbusinesses.
ForChina,stillmorechallengesexist.Howarewegoingtoensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoamarket-basedone?Howtoconstructalegalsystemthatissoundenoughandbroadenoughtorespondtotheneedsofadynamicsociety?Howtomaintainourculturalidentityinanincreasinglyhomogeneousworld?Andhowtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnation?Globalizationentailsquestionsthatconcernusall.
LikemanyyoungpeoplemyageinChina,Iwanttoseemycountrygetprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.Butitseemstomethatmerepatriotismisnotjustenough.Itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinkingandbroadenourmindtobiggerissues.Theremightneverbeeasyanswerstothoseissuessuchasglobalization,buttotakethemonandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway.Thisisalsooneofthethoughtsthatcametomewhilepreparingthisspeech.