The Elocution Competition held by the English Language centre made a comeback after a couple of years. With the aims to promote public speaking and provide an opportunity for students to showcase their talent and boost their confidence, the Elocution Competition open to Junior and Senior levels was launched in 3 rounds on 9 April and 27 April 2021 respectively.
The preliminary round required the participants to submit a video recording a speech of not more than 4 minutes. After a round of meticulous judging, 6 finalists from each category were shortlisted for the finals. Each finalist had to present their prepared speech and a 2-minute impromptu speech live to the judges online.
With the return of the Elocution Competition, Mdm Boo, the Head of ELC, hopes that the prepared speech could help create greater awareness among the participants about the importance of correct pronunciation and the impact of the right tone of speech. The skills needed to get the messages across to the audience could also be improved through a clear and powerful speech. Having a recorded speech not only reduces the stage fright and anxiety for the young participants but also allows them to repeatedly self-correct their speaking skills for a better performance.
Despite some technical difficulties, the online finals went quite smoothly. Based on the judges’ comments, most of the contestants were able to demonstrate good speaking skills. They were encouraged to have more practice in order to polish their impromptu speaking. Once again, ELC would like to congratulate all the winners on their amazing presentations, and thank all the participants for their enthusiastic participation in this competition.
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