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　　e international　　 munity. but it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just　　 enough. it is vitally important that we young people do more　　 serious thinking and broaden our mind to bigger issues. there　　 might never be easy answers to those issues such as　　 globalization, but to take them on and give them honest　　 thinking is the first step to be prepared for both　　 opportunities and challenges ing our way. this is also one　　 of the thoughts that came to me while preparing this speech.
　　第七屆全國英語演講比賽冠軍得主演講稿
第七屆全國英語演講比賽冠軍得主演講稿 冠軍演講稿（2） 　　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 21st centuryericsson cup seventh
　　national english speaking petition 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 municate offstage in addition to peting
　　onstage. also the petition helps boost public speaking in
　　china, a skill hitherto undervalued.
　　for me, though, the petition 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
　　lastminute 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 municating with other
　　people。 that exchanging views can be so much fun—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.
　　yet there should not be any loss or addition or distortion in
　　the process. those ideas that finally find their way into
　　another 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 penetrating.
　　in china, certain public speaking skills have been 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 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.
　　only after these e delivery and nonverbal munication:
　　speed control, platform manner, and so on. pronunciation is
　　important, yet of greater importance is this: is your language
　　petent enough to express your ideas exactly the way you
　　intend them to be understood?
　　i was informed afterwards that i was chosen to be the winner
　　for my appropriately worded speech, excellent presence and
　　quickwitted 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.