Saturday, August 27, 2011

No Script, Gets Hit

My first impression I got when I saw the title: 'Like that also can ah?'


From: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local+News/Story/OMYStory201108251525-270831.html

[2011总统选举]真情演讲不用稿 欧菁仙意外窜红

团结党“党花”佘雪玲在5月大选领尽风骚,而欧菁仙昨午在陈庆炎群众大会上的表现,让她成为总统大选“意外窜红”的最佳例子。

欧菁仙连稿都不用的真情演讲,受到众多网民赞扬,网上更疯传“陈如斯有佘雪玲,陈庆炎有欧菁仙”的说法。

欧菁仙告诉本报,她的演讲是前晚才准备的,她并没有准备讲稿,因为要说的都是她的心里话,她只是事先在脑子里“彩排”了几遍。

“我希望通过心和心的传递,来表达我对新加坡未来的期盼。我用心去说,并希望人们用心去听。”

欧菁仙表示,虽然当过主持人,不怕面对观众,但这毕竟是关系国家未来的重要集会,因此心里非常忐忑。

“但我后来觉得,我必须诉说我的心愿,诉说我对国家的感恩和憧憬,所以我毅然决定要站出来,即使因此需接受人们的评议也无所谓。”




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I don't know if this is just a personal opinion from the journalist, or a genuine thought by most people present at the rally.

At least from what I've gathered online (we all know netizens are super critical and tend to bash things more easily than to praise), there seems to be lots of hate words towards Sharon Au, who recently returned to SG from her studies in Japan. And we know how her association with Lightning is going to pull her down even more among the more opposition-based netizens.

'Go back to Japan!'
'Go back to Paris with your French boyfriend!'
'I disrespect her now for using such tactic to boost her career'
were some of the comments I've seen.

Sigh, somehow I sympathize with her too. This cannot, that also cannot. Everything she does seems to attract negativity from the cynical Sgeans. Actually I still hope she can go back to hosting.

But back to the main point, giving a speech without reading off a script is indeed commendable. Those who have learnt about presentation techniques in university should understand this. Look at how many politicians still use a script while making a speech.

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