CIE-USA DFW Chapter

Sponsors:Texas Dragon Toastmasters Club, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE), Texas Instruments Chinese Initiative and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)

Objective:To promote interest in public speaking and provide an opportunity for youth to enhance their presentation skills by competing.

Eligibility:All students from 1st to 12th graders in coming Fall, 2005.

Participant Group

Group A: Grades 1 & 2 Group B: Grades 3 & 4 Group C: Grades 5 & 6 Group D: Grades 7 & 8 Group E: Grades 9 & 10 Group F: Grades 11 & 12

Date: July 30th , 2005 (Saturday)

Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), CN 1.120

http://www.utdallas.edu/campusmap.html

800 West Campbell Road Richardson, TX 75080

Registration Deadline:Register by WEB before 11 P.M. July 23rd, 2005

Registration Fee:Please mail a $5 check by July 23rd to:

DFW Youth Speech Contest Texas Dragons 5402 Golfside Dr. Frisco, TX 75035

Payable to: Texas Dragons. Add a note on the check “For DFW Youth Speech Contest & Student’s name”

Award: Trophies will be awarded to all winners at the CIE 2005 Annual Convention in Dallas on August 20th, 2005. Detailed information will be announced later.

REGISTRATION: WEB on-line registration only at http:/www.cie-dfw.org/

Questions?: Please contact Bill Wu at home: 972-747-0994 or e-mail: bxwu2001@comcast.net

Timing: Group A, B, & C: 3-4 minutes Group D, E, & F: 5-7 minutes

Topic: CREATE YOUR OWN TOPIC.(NOTE: If you can not think of a topic for your speech, you may choose one from the list below.)

My favorite (person, animal, food, trip, class, TV program, etc.)

I wish I could (fly, have more spending money, drive, speak better Chinese…etc.)

If I were (a bird, a teacher, my mom, fireman, a president, etc.)

Why do I have to learn (Chinese, English, Spanish, etc.)

My dream

The lesson(s) I learned

My most rewarding (course, activity, or work) experience

How to deal with peer pressure

My driving experience

What I think about teenage (drinking, smoking, sex, car racing, drug, etc.)

Rules: There will be 2 judges in each group, each presentation will be judged by:

Speech Development (20%)

Structure, organization, and support material Effectiveness (15%)

Achievement of purpose, interest, and reception Speech Value (15%)

Ideas, logic, and original thought Delivery (30%)

Physical: Appearance, eye contact, and body language

Voice: dynamics and volume projection Manner: directness, assurance, and enthusiasm Language (20%)

Appropriateness - to speech, purpose and audience Correctness - grammar, pronunciation, and word selection