英语演讲稿

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.