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1、英语比赛演讲稿英语比赛演讲稿英语比赛演讲稿1to 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 21st centuryericsson cup seventh national English speaking petition is a memory that i shall treasure and one that will surely stay.i found th
2、at, after all, i like municating with other people; that exchanging views can be so much funand 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 lev
3、el, 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.yet there should not be any
4、 loss or addition or distortion in the process. those ideas that finally find their waysintosanother head need to be recognizably yours. language is a means to transmit information, not a means to obstruct munication. it should be lucid to be perating.in china, certain public speaking skills have be
5、en unduly emphasized. will it really help, we are pelled to ask, to bang at the podium or yell at the top of your lungs, if you have e with a poorly organized speech, a muddled mind, and unwillingness to truly share your views?above all, the single most important thing i learnt was that as a public
6、speaker, you need to pay attention, first and foremost, to the content of your speech. and second, the structure of your speech: how one idea relates and progresses to another.i was informed afterwards that i was chosen to be the winner for my appropriately worded speech, excellent presence and quic
7、k-witted response. in so remarking, the judges clearly showed their preference: they e to listen for meaningful ideas, not for loose judgments, nor easy laughters.some contestants failed to address their questions head on. some were able to, but did not knowswheresto stopthe dragging on betrayed the
8、ir lack of confidence. the root cause was that they did not listen attentively to the questions. or they were thinking of what they had prepared.as i said in my speech, it is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking . to take them issues like globalization on and give them hon
9、est thinking is the first step to be prepared for both opportunities and challenges ing our way. we need to respond honestly.a petition like this draws talented students from all over the country. and of course, i learnt more things than just about public speaking. since in the final analysis, publi
10、c speaking is all about effective munication. and this goes true for all munications, whatever their setting.and the following is the final version of my speech:globalization:opportunities and challengesfor chinas younger generationthirty years ago, american president richard nixon made an epoch-mak
11、ing visit to china, a country still isolated at that time. premier zhou enlai said to him, your handshake came over the vastest ocean in the worldtwenty-five years of no munication. thirty years since, china and america have exchanged many handshakes. the fundamental implication of this exle is that
12、 the need to municate across differences in culture and ideology is not only felt by the two countries but by many other nations as well.china is now actively integratingsintosthe world. our recent entry to the wto is a good exle. for decades, we have taken pride in being self-reliant, but now we re
13、alize the importance of participating in and contributing to a broader economic order. from a precarious role in the world arena to our present wto membership, we have e a long way.but what does the way ahead look like? in some parts of the world people are demonstrating against globalization. are t
14、hey justified, then, in criticizing the globalizing world? instead of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor, they say, globalization enables the developed nations to swallow the developing nations wealth in debts and interest. globalization, they argue, should be about a mon interest in ev
15、ery other nations economic health.we are reminded by karl marx that capital goes beyond national borders and eludes control from any other entity. this has bee a reality. multinational corporations are seeking the lowest cost, the largest market, and the most favourable policy. they are often powerf
16、ul lobbyists in gover_ent decision-making, ruthless expansionists in the global market and a devastating presence to local businesses.for china, still more challenges exist. how are we going to ensure a smooth transition from the planned economy to a market-based one? how to construct a legal system that is sound enough and broad enough to respond to the needs of a dynamic society? how to maintain our cultural identity in an incre
