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tomemarch28thwasaluckyday.itwasonthatparticulareveningthatifoundmyselfatcentralstage,inthespotlight.winningthe21stcentury·ericssoncupseventhnationalenglishspeakingcompetitionisamemorythatishalltreasureandonethatwillsurelystay.
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.thoseideasthatfinallyfindtheirwayintoanotherheadneedtoberecognizablyyours.languageisameanstotransmitinformation,notameanstoobstructcommunication.itshouldbelucidtobepenetrating.
inchina,certainpublicspeakingskillshavebeenundulyemphasized.willitreallyhelp,wearecompelledtoask,tobangatthepodiumoryellatthetopofyourlungs,ifyouhavecomewithapoorlyorganizedspeech,amuddledmind,andunwillingnesstotrulyshareyourviews?
aboveall,thesinglemostimportantthingilearntwasthatasapublicspeaker,youneedtopayattention,firstandforemost,tothecontentofyourspeech.andsecond,thestructureofyourspeech:howoneidearelatesandprogressestoanother.
onlyafterthesecoedeliveryandnon-verbalcommunication:speedcontrol,platformmanner,andsoon.pronunciationisimportant,yetofgreaterimportanceisthis:isyourlanguagecompetentenoughtoexpressyourideasexactlythewayyouintendthemtobeunderstood?
iwasinformedafterwardsthatiwaschosentobethewinnerformyappropriatelywordedspeech,excellentpresenceandquick-wittedresponse.insoremarking,thejudgesclearlyshowedtheirpreference:theycometolistenformeaningfulideas,notforloosejudgments,noreasylaughters.
somecontestantsfailedtoaddresstheirquestionsheadon.somewereableto,butdidnotknowwheretostop—thedraggingonbetrayedtheirlackofconfidence.therootcausewasthattheydidnotlistenattentivelytothequestions.ortheywerethinkingofwhattheyhadprepared.
asisaidinmyspeech,itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinking...totakethem[issueslikeglobalization]onandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway.weneedtorespondhonestly.
acompetitionlikethisdrawstalentedstudentsfromalloverthecountry.andofcourse,ilearntmorethingsthanjustaboutpublicspeaking.sinceinthefinalanalysis,publicspeakingisallabouteffectivecommunication.andthisgoestrueforallcommunications,whatevertheirsetting.
andthefollowingisthefinalversionofmyspeech:
globalization:
opportunitiesandchallenges
forchinasyoungergeneration
thirtyyearsago,americanpresidentrichardnixonmadeanepoch-makingvisittochina,acountrystillisolatedatthattime.premierzhouenlaisaidtohim,yourhandshakecameoverthevastestoceanintheworld—twenty-fiveyearsofnocommunication.thirtyyearssince,chinaandamericahaveexchangedmanyhandshakes.thefundamentalimplicationofthisexampleisthattheneedtocommunicateacrossdifferencesincultureandideologyisnotonlyfeltbythetwocountriesbutbymanyothernationsaswell.
aswecanseetoday,environmentalistsfromdifferentcountriesaremakingjointeffortstoaddresstheissueofglobalwarming,economistsareseekingsolutionstofinancialcrisesthatrageinaparticularregionbutnonethelesscrippletheworldeconomy,andpoliticiansanddiplomatsaregettingtogethertodiscusstheissueofcombatingterrorism.peaceandprosperityhasbecomeacommongoalthatwearestrivingforallovertheworld.underlyingthismightytrendofglobalcommunicationistheechoofe.m.forsterswordsonlyconnect!
withtheitrevolution,traditionalboundariesofhumansocietyfallaway.ourculture,politics,societyandcommercearebeingsloshedintoonelargemeltingpotofhumanity.inthisinterlinkedworld,therearenooutsiders,foradisturbanceinoneplaceislikelytoimpactotherpartsoftheglobe.wehavebeguntorealizethataworlddividedcannotendure.
chinaisnowactivelyintegratingintotheworld.ourrecententrytothewtoisagoodexample.fordecades,wehavetakenprideinbeingself-reliant,butnowwerealizetheimportanceofparticipatinginandcontributingtoabroadereconomicorder.fromaprecariousroleintheworldarenatoourpresentwtomembership,wehavecomealongway.
butwhatdoesthewayaheadlooklike?insomepartsoftheworldpeoplearedemonstratingagainstglobalization.aretheyjustified,then,incriticizingtheglobalizingworld?insteadofnarrowingthegapbetweentherichandthepoor,theysay,globalizationenablesthedevelopednationstoswallowthedevelopingnationswealthindebtsandinterest.globalization,theyargue,shouldbeaboutacommoninterestineveryothernationseconomichealth.
weareremindedbykarlmarxthatcapitalgoesbeyondnationalbordersandeludescontrolfromanyotherentity.thishasbecomeareality.multinationalcorporationsareseekingthelowestcost,thelargestmarket,andthemostfavourablepolicy.theyareoftenpowerfullobbyistsingovernmentdecision-making,ruthlessexpansionistsintheglobalmarketandadevastatingpresencetolocalbusinesses.
forchina,stillmorechallengesexist.howarewegoingtoensureasmoothtransitionfromtheplannedeconomytoamarket-basedone?howtoconstructalegalsystemthatissoundenoughandbroadenoughtorespondtotheneedsofadynamicsociety?howtomaintainourculturalidentityinanincreasinglyhomogeneousworld?andhowtodefinegreatnessinourriseasapeace-lovingnation?globalizationentailsquestionsthatconcernusall.
likemanyyoungpeoplemyageinchina,iwanttoseemycountrygetprosperousandenjoyrespectintheinternationalcommunity.butitseemstomethatmerepatriotismisnotjustenough.itisvitallyimportantthatweyoungpeopledomoreseriousthinkingandbroadenourmindtobiggerissues.theremightneverbeeasyanswerstothoseissuessuchasglobalization,buttotakethemonandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirststeptobepreparedforbothopportunitiesandchallengescomingourway.thisisalsooneofthethoughtsthatcametomewhilepreparingthisspeech.
