Shiu Pong Public Speaking 2020

Shiu Pong Public Speaking 2020

On October 20, Shiu Pong College welcomed a feast of speeches. Two guests from outside the University of Macau and seven UM members shared their life experiences as well as unique insights with the audience. With the wise words, there was a lot of applause.

This activity was organized by SPC Debate Team, which aims to train students in speech, debate, persuasion, negotiation and expression as one of the SPC Long-term Experiential Learning Programs.

The seven speakers from UM all have their own characteristics. Four SPC year-1 students spoke about their feelings as a freshman of the University in the topic of “I have become a university student”. Mr. Wilson Chu, the Vice-President of SPC House Association introduced how he became a socialite with humorous words. Ms. Shelly Cai who will graduate from the Faculty of Law and is now the President of the Mandarin Macau Toastmaster Club, analyzed the importance of effective communication with her own experience. Dr. Kevin Huang, Associate Master of Cheong Kun Lun College, shared with the audience the beautiful scenery of the Duku Highway in Xinjiang with the help of beautiful pictures and videos, which aroused a lot of envy.

Two invited guests from outside the University brought the atmosphere to a climax. Mr. Xi Rui, a well-known debater in the mass media, gave his thoughts on the debate, stressing the importance of contextualization in interpersonal persuasion. Dr. Chan Keng Lim, the Vice President of Pui Ching Middle School in Macau, reminded the audience not to get too high and ambitious, but to pay attention to the people and events around them, as they may be the most valuable assets in life.

Although the nine speakers had different backgrounds and experiences, their well-prepared speeches conveyed their thoughts on life and made the audience nod frequently, which was a great benefit to them.

Lastly, Prof. Yin Degang, Advisor of SPC Debate Team and Head Coach of the UM Mandarin Debate Team, gave a commentary on the importance of public speaking and its different styles. Prof. Zhang Benzi, the Master of SPC, even hit the nail on the head when he said, “Eloquence is the synthesis of various abilities such as thought, knowledge, intelligence, experience, observation and analysis.” He encouraged the SPC students to be prepared to go through hard training and develop their own style if they want to learn public speaking.

The event was also supported by The Student Affairs Office (SAO) and Mandarin Debate Team of University of Macau.

各路高手聚紹邦    精彩演講談人生

10月20日，紹邦書院迎來了一場演講的盛宴。兩位校外嘉賓、七位澳大師生，向近百名聽眾分享了自己的人生經歷與獨到感悟。伴隨著睿智的話語，現場掌聲不斷。

本次“紹邦說2020”活動由紹邦書院慧言堂舉辦。慧言堂是以鍛煉學生演講、辯論、說服、談判、表達為主要宗旨的書院長期性體驗式學習項目之一。

本次演講的七位澳大師生各有特點。四名紹邦書院慧言堂的一年級學生代表以《我成為大學生了》為題，講述了自己初到澳大校園的感受。紹邦書院院生會副主席朱俊恆以幽默的言辭介紹了自己如何“玩轉朋友圈”。即將畢業於澳門大學法學院、現擔任澳門普通話演講會會長的蔡依瑩結合自己的親身經歷，分析了有效溝通的重要性。張崑崙書院副院長黃才試博士則藉助優美的圖片和視頻，向聽眾分享了自駕遊新疆獨庫公路所觀賞到的迷人美景，引來陣陣驚羨之聲。

兩位受邀前來的校外嘉賓則把現場的氣氛推向高潮。在同學中極具知名度的《奇葩說》辯手席瑞講述了他對於辯論的思考，強調了塑造情境在人際說服中的重要性。澳門培正中學副校長陳敬濂博士則提醒大家，不要好高騖遠，要關注身邊之人、身邊之事，因為它們可能才是你最寶貴的人生財富。

九位演講者雖然閱歷不同，經驗有別，但他們精心準備的內容都傳遞出了自己對於人生的思考，也使得聽眾們頻頻點頭，受益匪淺。

最後，慧言堂的指導老師、澳門大學普通話辯論隊總教練尹德剛教授在點評中梳理了新媒體時代中公共演講的重要性以及主要流派。紹邦書院院長張本梓教授更是一針見血地指出：“口才是思想、知識、智力、經驗、觀察、分析等多種能力的綜合體現。”他鼓勵紹邦書院的學子們，如果有志於學習演講，要準備經過刻苦的鍛煉，並最終形成自己的風格，是為“厚積薄發”。

本次活動也得到了澳門大學學生事務部和普通話辯論隊的大力支持。