21世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲稿

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世纪杯全国英语演讲比赛冠军演讲稿

To me March 28th was a lucky day. It was on that particular evening that I found myself at

central stage, in the spotlight. Winning the

Ericsson Cup

English Speaking Competition is a memory that I shall treasure and one that will surely

stay.

More important than winning the Cup is the friendship that has been established and

developed among the contestants, and the chance to communicate offstage in addition to

competing onstage. Also the competition helps boost public speaking in China, a skill

hitherto undervalued.

For me, though, the competition is a more personal experience. Habitually shy, I had

been reluctant to take part in any such activities. Encouraged by my friends, however, I

made a last-minute decision to give it a try. In the course of preparation I somehow

rediscovered myself, a truer me.

I found that, after all, I like communicating with other people; that exchanging views

can be so much fun

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and so much rewarding, both emotionally and intellectually; that

public speaking is most effective when you are least guarded; and that it is essential to

success in every walk of life.

At a more practical level, I realized knowing what you are going to say and how you

are going to say it are equally important. To take the original ideas out of your head and

transplant them, so to speak, to that of others, you need to have an organized mind. This

ability improves with training.

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