A Meeting of Speeches

Written by Jonique Chan
Edited by Charis Chen

Greetings! Welcome to the final meeting of our second ICC year ! I am your host, Jonique, bringing you the latest news from the WORDS A.L.I.V.E Chapter.

It's my pleasure to introduce to you the chapter visitors, who come to experience and learn more about ICC. Let's invite..... (drum roll) Uncle Ted, Aunty Martha and their two daughters, Danelle and Jodie!! The meeting starts off with an interesting and fun icebreaker called "Floating Energy" led by speaker Eunice. In this activity, everyone had to act as floating energy according to the different imaginary places described by speaker Eunice. It was really hilarious! Good Job Eunice!!

   Next, there is a short sharing from Coach Joseph, our Chapter Sponsor. He points out that the prerequisite for acceptance into Oxford University is an oral presentation, in addition to the usual written exams . A question was then posed to us, "What is the advantage of an oral presentation compared to a written exam?" Several speakers and coaches shared that an oral presentation is more impactful than a written exam. What do you think?

    Moving on, the highlight of this meeting -- the speech practice, consisting of a wide variety of speeches. The first category was the persuasive speeches. We have the very energetic Eunice presenting a persuasive speech entitled, "How to Kill the Joy in Learning" "WAH!" that was great! Keep it up, Eunice! Then we had Jern Yoong presenting his persuasive, "Can Blessings be Dangerous?" I don't know it could......well, if you want to know more just listen! Good poise JY! Next on the line is Ian with a topic that lots of people debate about, "Evolution? Not a Chance!"is his catchy title. Awesome job Ian! Following next is Charis who was persuading us not to be angry, "A Battle" is the title; very dramatic, right? Last but not least, was Jern Ling presenting "Beauty in the Beast," about whether outward beauty is more important than inner beauty. If you are looking for the answer, I recommend you to listen her speech. Well Done JL!
     Moving on to the next category is Evan with an interpretation, "The Selfish Crocodile!" Very interesting and good job with the courage!
      Our next and last category is Limited Prep, an impromptu speech. I presented 4 topics, "Talk About God's Love," "What does it Mean to be Obedient", "Is sadness always bad?" and "Describe mercy." Phew! That marks the completion of my Limited Prep practice requirement for my YSG1. Well Done Jonique! :) Good Job everyone with the amazing speeches!!!!!!

  You are now up to date on the latest news; tune in again later for more exciting nuggets!