{"id":37987,"date":"2024-09-23T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/?p=37987"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:56:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T07:56:40","slug":"mastering-the-art-of-public-speaking-the-cis-university-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/blog\/mastering-the-art-of-public-speaking-the-cis-university-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: The CIS University Speech Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
In the words of the famous clinical psychologist <\/span>Jordan Peterson<\/b>, there is no greater trait of professionalism and competence than being excellent in the art of eloquence and public speaking: \u201cBeing able to express your ideas with clarity, precision and conviction makes you the master of the future and the architect of your destiny\u201d.<\/span><\/p> Public speaking skills were once merely considered <\/span>\u201cSoft Skills.\u201d<\/b> Their importance has since grown exponentially and they are highly demanded by companies and organizations for those who might fill their key positions. This set of highly sought-after personal skills are now more accurately called <\/span>\u201cPower Skills,\u201d<\/b> and they are one of the educational pillars of <\/span>CIS University<\/b>, reinforced through extracurricular activities such as the <\/span>Debate Club<\/b><\/a> or the <\/span>Language Exchange Program<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> CIS University <\/b>held its first public speaking and eloquence competition, called the <\/span>Speech Contest, <\/b>to promote and enhance the development of rhetorical skills among students.<\/span><\/p> This first edition of the <\/span>CIS University<\/b> Speech Contest <\/b>brought together first-year students who, after weeks of preparation, demonstrated their public speaking skills in front of peers, professors and deans. Participants had to adhere to two key rules: their speeches had to last exactly three minutes and, if they used slides, they had to be text-free.<\/span><\/p> The judging panel consisted of Speech Skills teachers <\/span>Karyn Suarez, Tracy Wood, Deirdre Miller and Lauren Giera.<\/b> The judges focused on speech content, personal conviction, body language, vocal intonation, and other aspects, such as filler words.<\/span><\/p> Despite very intense competition, the winners of this exceedingly close contest were:<\/span><\/p> The event culminated with a few words from <\/span>Dr. Steven DiSalvo,<\/b> President of Endicott College, who praised the quality of the speeches as well as the atmosphere and sportsmanship during the competition.<\/span><\/p> CIS University reaffirms its commitment to preparing its students to successfully face the challenges of the professional world through this event by applying the skills and strategies learned in class.<\/span><\/p> Thus ended this incredible event, where students had the opportunity to apply the skills and strategies they learned in class, and demonstrate the art of public speaking.<\/span><\/p> Congratulations to all participants and we look forward to seeing you next time!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the words of the famous clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson, there is no greater trait of professionalism and competence than being excellent in the art of eloquence and public speaking: \u201cBeing able to express your ideas with clarity, precision and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,579],"tags":[54,446,578,150,582,580,581,583,355],"class_list":["post-37987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-speech-contest","tag-cis-university","tag-communication-skills","tag-educational-excellence","tag-extracurricular-activities","tag-power-skills","tag-public-speaking","tag-public-speaking-competition","tag-skills-development","tag-student-support"],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/p>Mastering the art of public speaking.<\/h2>