ruct
communication.itshouldbelucidtobepenetrating.
inchina,certainpublicspeakingskillshavebeenunduly
emphasized.willitreallyhelp,wearecompelledtoask,to
bangatthepodiumoryellatthetopofyourlungs,ifyou
havecomewithapoorlyorganizedspeech,amuddledmind,and
unwillingnesstotrulyshareyourviews?
aboveall,thesinglemostimportantthingilearntwasthat
asapublicspeaker,youneedtopayattention,firstand
foremost,tothecontentofyourspeech.andsecond,the
structureofyourspeech:howoneidearelate
sandprogresses
toanother.
onlyafterthesecomedeliveryandnon-verbalcommunication:
speedcontrol,platformmanner,andsoon.pronunciationis
important,yetofgreaterimportanceisthis:isyourlanguage
competentenoughtoexpressyourideasexactlythewayyou
intendthemtobeunderstood?
iwasinformedafterwardsthatiwaschosentobethewinner
formy"appropriatelywordedspeech,excellentpresenceand
quick-wittedresponse".insoremarking,thejudgesclearly
showedtheirpreference:theycometolistenformeaningful
ideas,notforloosejudgments,noreasylaughters.
somecontestantsfailedtoaddresstheirquestionsheadon.
somewereableto,butdidnotknowwheretostop—thedragging
onbetrayedtheirlackofconfidence.therootcausewasthat
theydidnotlistenattentivelytothequestions.ortheywere
thinkingofwhattheyhadprepared.
asisaidinmyspeech,"itisvitallyimportantthatweyoung
peopledomoreseriousthinking...totakethem[issueslike
globalization]onandgivethemhonestthinkingisthefirst
steptobepreparedf