At my previous school, Nishimachi International School, it is a tradition for all graduating students (grade 9) to write an essay in Japanese on the topic of the students? choice, and give a 10 minute speech to the next graduating class as well as some of the faculty members.
My first language is Japanese, and English being the second language shows that I am bilingual, and could communicate in both languages fluently. ?Taking Japanese classes was required for every student at NIS so I took the course, but ?I still take Japanese classes after I transferred to YIS. ?(I have taken two language courses for at least 2 years). ?My thesis was ?Should euthanasia be legal??, a topic which I was very interested and curious about. ?Because I was satisfied with my essay, I also wanted to give a good speech. ?I experimented with different uses of language and ways of speaking, and tried to see what was the best way of persuading my ideas. ?I knew that my voice was quiet, so during the actual speech, I tried my best to speak up and talk clearly. ?I was nervous not only because other students were listening, but because the faculty members were there as well to make judgements and ask me questions after the speech.
After the speech, I received some positive feedbacks. ?My friends were surprised at how loud my voice was, and they said that it was easy to understand what I was saying. ?I felt that I achieved one of my goals, and that was a big step to improving my weak points. ?Many people told me that I caught their attention. ?It was one of my plans to be the first person to give the speech, and hence leave the audience with a strong impression by talking about a very serious topic. ?I also thought that my role in speech making session was quite important, because this was a relatively formal event and I had the responsibility to lead how the presentations flow.
(The school has taken a video of me making the speech. ?However, when I contacted one of my teachers, she said that the videos cannot be prepared immediately.)
Source: http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/13nakamurat/2012/09/29/gcd-communications-graduation-thesis-speech-at-nis/
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