Your Life, Your ChoicePublic Speaking Contest
Anyone could be easily overblown by the power of speech from a gifted speaker.
Give yourself a chance to showcase your talent and share your personal experience about how change of our habits and adoption of simpler and balanced lifestyle could have valuable impact to one’s health and wellbeing as well as improving the sustainability of our natural environment.
More than 100 contestants
76 days since the preliminary round
24 finalist emerged
Judged by 22 professional speakers
Beyond 400 audiences
Our final eco-theme public speaking contest concluded successfully on 23 June, at SOTA Concert Hall with larger-than-expected crowd!
In the opening speech, Mr Ogawa, president of J.O.E Eco Alliance, shared with everyone about his reflection through the journey he had taken to protect the environment. He believed that mankind have created and became victim to the environmental problems. The responsibility to find a solution have rested on our shoulders now. Therefore, we have to adopt self-control and self-discipline and not to be driven by desires in our pursuance of freedom in life.
Public speaking is a form of expression, speeches are delivered in combination of background music and graphical display to enhance the overall experience of the audience through visual and audio impacts.
It is for the first time, an eco-themed public speaking contest is organised in Singapore. The 24 finalists have undergone the toughest selection trial and professional coaching, took the stage to share their personal experiences through the journey to everyone in the SOTA concert hall.
Our warmest congratulations to the following winners of our contest: -
Mandarin Open
Luo Zhilang (Champion), Zhong Jie (1st Runner-up), Xie Lixiang (2nd runner-up)
Mandarin Student
Li Ruye (Champion), Chen Shuheng (1st Runner-up), Xu Ruobei (2nd runner-up)
English Open
Hoonie Lim (Champion), Robin Ye (1st Runner-up), Carsten Carstens (2nd runner-up)
English Student
Bruce Pfister (Champion), Ooi Wei Chern (1st Runner-up), Wang Yiqin (2nd runner-up)
Contest Information & Rules
Category: Student and Open category
Contest language medium: Mandarin and English
Preliminary: 3 mins of prepared speech in person or as a video recording
Semi-final: 7 mins of prepared speech for OPEN and 5 mins for STUDENT
Final: 5 mins of prepared speech for OPEN and 3 mins for STUDENT
2 minutes impromptu speech opened to the public
Topic of the speech
Environmental protection, ecological balance,
sustainability or purification of mind
The Judges have the final decision of the outcome of the results.
Gentle reminder: your speech must not include political and sensitive topics that touches the area of,
including but not limited to religions, racial harmony.