Time to Talk

The Time to Talk Public Speaking Competition is an inclusive competition that aims to engage students of all ability levels to:

• learn public speaking techniques to hone their presentation skills;
• promote creative use of language and reading;
• experiment with the use of English to develop confidence in front of an audience; and
• develop research, collaboration and IT skills to improve their communication.

 

Students formed teams to take part in the competition, and each team chose a song. Students came from forms 1, 2 and 3, and songs included:

• The Best Day by Taylor Swift
• My Ordinary Life by The Living Tombstone
• Summer by Good Kid
• On the Ground by Rose

 

Practice time was during the English café at lunchtime, and sometimes after school. Also, the EDB competition organizer visited the school to watch the presentations and give some feedback.

 

After that, students spent some more time preparing, then participated in the internal competition. During this competition, two teams would be eliminated, whilst two teams would be selected to represent the school in the final, competing against other schools. The judges for the internal competition were Mr. Kung and Ms. Tong, and the winners were Team 1 and Team 3.

 

Finally, on 14th May 2025, the two selected teams took part in the external competition at the Educational Services Centre in Kowloon Tong, and gave their presentation to the judges alongside other teams from schools all over Hong Kong.