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2022 English Public Speaking Competition

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Empowering the voices within calmly and fluently. Lastly was Kam COMPETITION FINAL
students, and providing a platform for Min Xuan with an insightful speech on
contestants to prove themselves, Kuen “Overindulgent Parents”.

Cheng High School facilitates our growth In order to improve students’ ability to express themselves in
yet again through the power of speech. On After the spectacular performances were languages and discover students' speaking talents, Kuen Cheng High School
the 24th of August, during second recess the comments from judges. Ms Jeeva organised a trilingual speech competition, which consists of two categories:
(12:10p.m. to 1:00p.m.), the Final Round of represented the judges in congratulating Senior and Junior. On the 25th of August, the finals of the Chinese speech
the English Public Speaking Competition all the participants for making it through competition for the Junior group was held in the Auditorium during the
was held for the Senior Category. to the finals before moving on with some first recess.
remarks.
Students and teachers alike flocked The participants who got through the preliminary rounds drew lots
to the School Auditorium to support their At last, it was time for the announcement of to decide the topic for their speech and wrote their scripts 30 minutes prior

friends who made it to the finals of the the winners and the prize giving ceremony. to the contest. The Auditorium was filled with the participants’ classmates,
competition, namely the 5 contestants, Both the Head and the Assistant Head of all here to cheer on their friends. The emcees greeted and welcomed
Jenssqi Kan, Teh Zhao Xiang, Carmen the English Department, Ms Sharmila everyone present in the auditorium, and stated the judging criteria. The
Ngo, Lai Qian Yi and Kam Min Xuan. Jeyaraj and Ms Vino Vennoo, were invited emcees also introduced the judges, which are Mr. Ting Thiam Hock, Ms.
on stage to hand out the prizes: Giam Wai Shan and Ms. Ooi Ciat Min.
Starting off, the emcee first 1st Place - Teh Zhao Xiang
introduced our judges from the English 2nd Place - Jenssqi Kan Each participant was given three minutes to give their speech, and
Department, Ms Malar Rathinasamy, Ms 3rd Place - Kam Min Xuan the bell rang once when there were 2 minutes left and twice when there was
Jeeva Santhera Segaran and Ms Amelia 4th Place - Carmen Ngo 1 minute left. The first participant, Seoh Fang Yee’s topic was “My Phone
Soo-Lyanna. There was a brief recap of 5th Place - Lai Qian Yi and I”, and she spoke about the development of phones and how she used
the competition rules and scoring scheme her phone for academic purposes. Besides that, she also told the audience

before the finals officially began. To wrap off the event, a quick group about how she used her phone to relax by playing games and scrolling
photo was taken before audience members through social media. She concluded that we should use our phones wisely,
Even while suffering from a sore took pictures with the contestants they and not get addicted to it.
throat, the first contestant, Jenssqi Kan, were supporting, whether as classmates
managed to perform her speech, titled “Self or as friends. With that, the 2022 English Next up, the second participant, Tan Lyi Yett
Confidence”, with the same confidence Public Speaking Competition came to a spoke about her childhood and shared a story about
she spoke about. Next up was Teh Zhao close. Congratulations and a job well done her primary school days, when she was a monitor.
Xiang with the speech “Lessons from Your to all the contestants! She locked her class door and later forgot where she
Mistakes”, which he brought about in a placed the keys, only to find it at the canteen, at the

poised yet moving manner. spot where she had her food. The third participant,
Ngo Kar Min, gave a speech about her youth, telling
With the speech “Speak Up”, Carmen Ngo the audience to cherish youth and to have a clear goal
spoke up about the importance of speaking in order to get one step closer to their dreams. She also
up for oneself in a convincing form. With advised the audience to bravely go for their dreams
a “Courage” filled and titled speech, Lai with firm steps and to enjoy their youth days.
Qian Yi presented her self-realizing speech
The fourth participant, Lee Zilin

spoke about how as a monitor, she’s
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