Public Speaking Competition

Last April 20, 2016, I participated at an event entitled Public Speaking Competition. So, basically if you're part of the competition, you need to create a 5 minute speech about "Integrity has no need of rules"by Albert Camus. Albert Camus was a French philosopher, author, and journalist. Camus became known for his political journalism, novels and essays during the 1940s.

Six participants per block are chosen to compete and I was surprised I'm one of them. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to the final round due to tough competition and I forgot a big chunk of words in my speech. I was really unlucky because those big chunk of words were the answers to the questions given to me that I was unable to answer. Honestly, all hopes were lost after that mistake and as I was watching the other contestants performing their speech which was so good compared to mine, just added more weight to my disappointment. I was disappointed because I know myself that I lacked preparation and didn't take it seriously.

     But with that aside, atleast one of my blockmates got the chance to go and compete to the final round. We noticed the big smile of his when they called his name. He was so good and he even changed some parts and added some humor in the middle of his speech. Now, that was an impressive skill to have because while you're thinking about your speech you may get lost when you say something that was not part of your speech. The whole block was really proud because he really deserved it. Gladly all his efforts wasn't in vain because he won as 1st runner up at the competition. We were all so proud and all of us teased him over and over to celebrate and treat us pizza. Now, this kinds of moments is what makes our college life memorable and a good way to end the term.