– 曾记得宝宝第一次说话时的愉悦？

 – 曾记得孩子第一天乘坐校车时的忐忑不安？

 – 曾记得孩子第一次比赛拿到奖牌时的兴奋？

有一天，当您的孩子站在高中毕业典礼上，代表毕业生做演讲时，那一时刻您的眼中翻着泪花，心中只有爱和骄傲！

这是一个拼搏的时代，一个竞争的社会，孩子们是这个国家的未来，世界的开拓者。他们将来可能成为政治家，企业家，教育家，律师，或者工程师等。不管他们将来在哪个行业发展，拥有强大、自信、有感染力的语言能力是他们成功的必然条件之一。

孩子是美国的未来，父母能做的就是帮助他们准备自己，迎接未来，挑战世界。

华府华语传媒2017年隆重推出首届《美国未来-公开英文演讲大赛》（America’s Future — Public Speaking Contest）。大赛公开邀请4年级至12年级青少年踊跃报名参赛。

• 报名截止日期： 2016年12月17日
• 大赛时间：2017年1月7日 10am~4pm
• 大赛地点：磐达中心, 3901 Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033

大赛由美国华府华语传媒主办，采用标准公共演讲形式和评分制度。大赛选手将以年龄组划分，每位参赛选手将参与有准备演讲（Prepared Speech）和即兴命题演讲（Impromptu）两个类别。有准备演讲类比赛主题自选，即兴演讲类主题将会在比赛时宣布。大赛将邀请资深演讲教育家，演讲俱乐部主席出任评委，并对每个年龄组设立大奖，二等奖，三等奖和优秀奖。

同时，大赛主办单位将为每一位参赛选手提供摄像服务，所有参加比赛的选手都将获得一份个人演讲的现场视频，留作纪念。

首届《美国未来-公开英文演讲大赛》受到了华盛顿地区多所中文学校，演讲和辩论学校的支持和参与。参与协办的机构有：希望中文学校，美中实验中文学校，Impact Speaking Academy，Potomac Debate Academy，华夏未来华盛顿中心，Oakton Academy，新世界双语学院。

准备好了吗？培养美国未来从我们做起。欢迎您的参与，报名请填写以下表格。

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Public Speaking Contest Registration Form

Washington Chinese Media is proud to host the first annual Public Speaking Contest in the Greater Washington DC area. The contest will bring together the most talented young speakers in the region. It showcases the high standard of public speaking from school age students in this region while giving contestants an opportunity to meet and engage with other young people of different backgrounds and cultures.

• Event Date:  January 7th, 2017
• Event Time:  10am~4pm
• Location: Pender Professional Center, 3901 Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033

Each contestant's speech will be video recorded and provided to the contestant with no extra cost.

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Contest Rule

Speech length:

Contestant age group	Prepared Speech time limit	Impromptu speech time limit
Junior Division	3-5 minutes	45 seconds- 90 seconds
Intermediate Division	4-6 minutes	1-2 minutes
Senior Division	5-7 minutes	1-2 minutes

 

1. When the speaker has met the minimum time, the timer will raise the Green card; when the speaker has made the mid-point, the timer will raise the Yellow card; and when the speaker has met the maximum time, the timer will raise the Red card. The speaker will have 15 seconds to wrap up to avoid disqualification.
2. Judges’ decisions are final.
3. Notes on index cards are acceptable. Reading speech script will lose points.
4. The speech must have be an original work, written by the person giving the speech. Topic and content of the speech must be age-appropriate for audience age 8-18.
5. Audience (students, parents and general public) should follow the instruction of contest host and establish an encouraging and warm environment for the contestants to demonstrate their best performance.

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I grant permission for my child to participate and appear in video or audio recordings, films, photographs, written articles, or on websites and social media sites. My consent includes the use and editing of my child’s image, voice and name in media projects by the Washington Chinese Media. I release the Washington Chinese Media, including its employees and contractors, from all claims resulting from the use and editing of my child’s image, voice or name, and the use, editing and release to media outlets. I agree that I will not hold the Washington Chinese Media responsible for any harm that may arise from such reproduction.

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Registration fee is non-refundable. By clicking submit, you will be redirected to PayPal website to complete the registration process.

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