RSU is excited to announce the 2024 Speech Contest, inviting RSU undergraduate to express their dedication to the environment under the theme “How green are you?” 
The program prioritizes refining language skills to enhance effective communication, aiming to instill confidence in students to showcase their environmental dedication and prepare them for future endeavors.
🌼 RSU Speech Contest 2024: Let’s go green for our future! 🌼
Brief Rules
🍀 Eligibility
All contestants must be a current full-time undergraduate student at Rangsit University.
🍀 Submission Details
🔹Preliminary Screening Round: Scripted Presentation
All applicants will have to submit a 2-3-minute video clip of their speech delivery on the topic given. Only the top 10 speakers will be selected to the First Round (on stage).
Details of the video:
1. record yourself of 2-3-minute speech delivery on the topic:
“How green are you?”
2. show your actions while recording (No voice-over recording)
3. must begin with a “title screen” that includes
A. The title of your video
B. Student’s name, student ID, student’s faculty
4. must name your video “Name-surname” in English
5. must upload your VDO on YouTube (change video privacy settings to “Unlisted”)
* Click here to learn how to change video privacy settings
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🔹 First Round: Scripted Presentation
Details:
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10 selected finalists will have to get up on stage in front of a panel of judges at Auditorium, Building 11, Room 101. 5 winners will be chosen and receive awards at the event.
Within 5 minutes given and along with PPT slides, the contestant delivers a presentation based on his/her prepared script on the topic:
“How can governments and companies help create green economy?”
The timing of the speech is announced as follows:
– 1st announcement: After 4.30 minutes
– 2nd announcement: After 5 minutes
– 3rd announcement: After 5.30 minutes
Penalties are counted when the contestant speaks undertime or overtime. And after this round, 5 best speakers will be selected to the final round.
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🔹Final Round: Impromptu Speech
Details:
Within 2 minutes given, each finalist gives an impromptu speech based on keywords given. The contestant is allowed 2 minutes to prepare before beginning his/her 2-minute speech. The timing of the speech is announced as follows:
– 1st announcement: After 1.30 minutes
– 2nd announcement: After 2 minutes
– 3rd announcement: After 2.30 minutes
Penalties are counted when the contestant speaks undertime or overtime.
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🍀 Criteria for judgment
✔️ Content (theme, organization, delivery of ideas)
✔️ Presentation techniques (voice, non-verbal language, on-stage performance)
✔️ English language performance (accuracy in using vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation)
✔️ Visual accompaniment
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🍀 Prizes:
1. The winner and the four runners-up will be awarded cash prizes and e-certificates of achievement:
The winner – ฿7,000
First runner-up – ฿5,000
Second runner-up – ฿4,000
Two consolation prizes – ฿2,000
Popular vote prize – ฿1,000
2. All shortlisted participants will receive an e-certificate of participation.
Remarks:
Failure to comply to the instructions will result in being disqualified and the judges’ decision is final.
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🍀 Important dates:
1. Contest application and VDO submission deadline: January 15 – February 16, 2024
2. VDO assessment: February 19-26,2024
3. VDO result announcement:Friday, March 1, 2024, on RSUIP Web Page https://www.rsuip.org/
4. On-stage contest: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Auditorium, Room 11-101, 9:00 – 12:00.
