Are you confident in communicating and presenting in English? Do you want to prove your language ability, show your superior presentation skills, win prizes and certificates of honor? The English Presentation Showdown is the perfect stage for you! Welcome to sign up for the English Presentation Showdown, believe in your language ability and presentation skills, and let the audience applaud for you! By signing up, presenting on the stage and filling out the feedback form, you can also get 5 Points on English Learning. Claiming your milestone reward, 7-11 gift card, right away! Let's test your strengths and compete with a full English presentation~
Sign up, Presenting on the stage and Finish the feedback form, and you can earn 5 Points on English Learning!
Collect 3 or 6 Points on English Learning and you may claim 7-11 gift card for $200 or $500 as reward!
Information:
Eligibility: Students from TCU who are undergraduate, 4-year technical program and 5-year Junior College. Foreign students may sign up, but those whose English is the official language of their home country and those who are enrolled in a department or program that is stated in the Application Guidelines to be taught entirely in English are not allowed to sign up.
Date & Time: 12/19 (Thu) Sign-in from 6:00pm, expected to last until 9:00pm.
Location: Main campus, Classroom C502
Number of Participants: 30 students will be allowed to participate in the competition, 5 students will be waitlisted. If anyone abandons the competition, he/she will be replaced in the order of registration.
Prizes:
First place: 3,000 NTD
Second place: 2,500 NTD
Third place: 2,000 NTD
Honorable Mention: 1,000 NTD
(Awards ceremony will be held immediately after the competition, but the prize money will be remitted separately after the competition.)
Rules & Details:
- Participants are required to prepare a presentation based on the theme, and all explanatory text in the presentation should be in English.
- At the beginning of the competition, each participant will have 3 minutes and 30 seconds to present.
When the presentation time reaches 3 minutes, a bell will ring to remind participants that they have 30 seconds left; when the presentation time reaches 3 minutes and 30 seconds, a bell will ring twice to inform participants that they need to stop presenting immediately. - Remember to keep your presentation within 3 minutes and 30 seconds!
- Presentations are not limited to Microsoft PowerPoint, and are welcome to be created and presented using Canva or other presentation platforms/software!
- After registering, please be sure to upload your contest presentation by December 13th (Fri) toThis formMedium. Late payment will be treated as an abstention!
If for any reason you are unable to meet the deadline, please be sure to send a letter to let us know! - After the host has called the roll, participant can go on stage to get ready. After the moderator signals, please introduce your name and department before you begin your presentation.
* If you fail to come to the stage, you will be considered as abstaining from the competition. - Notification of alternates, pre-trip notification of participants and the order of appearance on stage will be announced atThe Monday before the gameSend & Publish.
Please see the announcement:https://flec.tcu.edu.tw/?p=3024
Context & Presentation Topic: International Student Cultural Exchange!
Simulated Situation - International Student Cultural Exchange at Tzu Chi University!
Tzu Chi University organized an international student cultural exchange activity to let students who have crossed the ocean to study in Taiwan get to know more about the campus, and to give local students a great opportunity to practice English. As a volunteer, you are required to prepare a presentation and introduce to the international students the characteristics of Tzu Chi University's campus culture, student life, and the local flavor of Hualien!
Based on the above scenarios, please choose one or more of the topics below and combine them with your personal experience to present a unique and exciting presentation!
- Sustainable Living on Campus
Share how you practice eco-friendly living on campus, such as bringing your own tableware, reducing plastic use, or participating in volunteer activities, and explore the impact of these actions on you and the environment. - The Spirit of Tzu Chi: Compassion in Action
Introduce the humanistic spirit of Tzu Chi, share your own service-learning experiences or those on campus, and explain the value of these activities to individuals and the community. - Discovering Hualien: A Student’s Guide
Introducing the beauty, food and cultural activities of Hualien, sharing the Hualien in your eyes, and promoting the characteristics of local life and cultural understanding. - Other Important Aspects of Campus Life or Local Culture
In addition to the above topics, you can also choose to share other important campus life experiences or Hualien local culture.
Don't forget to upload it to the designated place before December 13th (Fri) after finishing the presentation~
Link to upload the presentation: https://forms.gle/Rn3futPpTdCWj1Eu8
Competition Schedule
| Time | Competition Process |
|---|---|
| 18:00 ~ 18:10 | Checking in |
| 18:10 ~ 18:20 | The host explaining the process of being on stage and scoring rules |
| 18:20 ~ 20:20 | Competition time (Adjusting according to the actual situation) |
| 20:20 ~ 21:00 | Calculate scores, Open feedback form, Judge commentary, Awards ceremony |
Can't wait to sign up? Fill out the form below! 👇👇
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Please feel free to write to us, if you have any questions!
Email: frank0721@gms.tcu.edu.tw