第七届全国英语演讲比赛冠军得主演讲稿(3)

                  to another.
                  Only after these come delivery and non-verbal communication:
                  speed control, platform manner, and so on. Pronunciation is
                  important, yet of greater importance is this: Is your language
                  competent enough to express your ideas exactly the way you
                  intend them to be understood?
                  I was informed afterwards that I was chosen to be the winner
                  for my "appropriately worded speech, excellent presence and
                  quick-witted response". In so remarking, the judges clearly
                  showed their preference: they come to listen for meaningful
                  ideas, not for loose judgments, nor easy laughters.
                  Some contestants failed to address their questions head on.
                  Some were able to, but did not know where to stop—the dragging
                  on betrayed their lack of confidence. The root cause was that
                  they did not listen attentively to the questions. Or they were
                  thinking of what they had prepared.
                  As I said in my speech, "It is vitally important that we young
                  people do more serious thinking ... to take them [issues like
                  globalization] on and give them honest thinking is the first