多伦多大学2021“绿通杯”公共演讲线上冬令营于2021年2月1日开始，随后进行了为期五天的授课与为期两天的演讲比赛，包括来自上海、杭州等多所中学的中学生参与此次冬令营。本次冬令营的授课内容围绕“语音语调，音量和节奏控制”“手势与肢体语言”“观众情绪调动”“自信与激情”等主题开展。

本次冬令营最后有一个主题为“What does resilience mean to you in the time of global pandemic? How do you stay resilient in this difficult time?”的演讲比赛。比赛分三个组别，每一个组别分别设置一等奖1个，二等奖2个，三等奖3个。在比赛中，杭外学生表现非常突出。在8年级组里，初二4班徐亦心获一等奖， 初二3班张智文获二等奖，初二3班李佳妍和初三2班刘嘉许获三等奖。在9-11 年级组里，初三4班刘思仪获一等奖，初三6班刘雅珞和徐乐祺获三等奖。

参赛感想：

首先非常感谢杭外和多伦多大学能够为我们提供如此好的学习锻炼机会，能够参与这样一次活动本就已经是荣幸之至。

冬令营的指导老师讲课风趣又有内容，我在这次学习中提升了很多，也积攒了自己一直以来都很缺乏的自信心。虽然受疫情的影响，冬令营活动不得不在线上展开，但不论是学生还是老师，都竭尽所能地通过视频的形式传递自己想要表达的东西。

当我拿到这个演讲题目时，我是非常迷茫的。但是随着授课的深入，我也不断地冒出了一些新的想法。我花了十几个小时去修改，甚至重写自己的演讲稿，前前后后写了四种不一样的开头，直到比赛的前一天晚上才把演讲终稿敲定。一切都显得有点仓促，但是又恰到好处。正是我在最后关头改动的内容打动了评委老师，让原本只是抱着“重在参与”的我很荣幸地获得了一等奖。

这次的冬令营活动中，我不仅学到了公共演讲的技巧，还学到了一种疫情之下的生活态度：不论经历什么样的打击，都能像弹簧一样恢复的态度。

虽然本次冬令营已落下帷幕，但学习的道路还很长，希望今后我能不断磨砺自己，在课内和课外不断积累，成为一个更好的公共演讲者。

                                ( BY初三4A 刘思仪 9-11年级一等奖)

I was voluntary to take the winter camp about presentation and surprisingly found it way better than I expected. The classes provided not only useful knowledge of how the presentation should be but also a chance to communicate remotely with foreigners for 7 days. In some way, they were not my teachers, they were my new friends. The teachers were all professors from the University of Toronto, one of the top 30 universities in the most famous rankings. I met a friendly and voluble teacher Andy Curtis. He is an experienced and humorous speaker. He has traveled to over 100 countries to give his presentations. I earned more friends such as Jersey, who is one year senior to me in HFLS. After this winter camp, I received my award of the third prize of the 9~11 grade for my hard work and participation, which means I got ￥1290 back from ￥3990. If you are good enough, you are also able to take the classes for free by winning the first prize. Also, I found myself more confident with such practical techniques while my biggest fear was to present in public before.

                                ( By 初三6B 徐乐祺 9年级三等奖)

During the winter vacation, I participated in the public speaking winter camp held by the University of Toronto. It was a unique experience for me, as it taught me some useful skills and abilities in an uncommon way.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the vast distance between China and Canada, the whole course was online in Microsoft Teams. Also, the time difference made it even harder for the teachers. However, their lessons were still incredibly informative, helpful, and interesting. The teachers were all professionals, with jobs ranging from English Professors to Public Lecturers, and they shared some of their experience and technics with us.

My most favorite course was taught by Maren. She introduced an especially effective method of breathing. The deep breaths help relax people’s minds and bodies. I actually tried this before my speech at the final competition. I was so nervous that I almost forgot my words, but I asked the judges if I could take a moment to take a breath. As soon as I did that, all my worries were blown away.

Furthermore, quite a few of my original opinions were completely altered. One of the teachers once mentioned that practice alone doesn’t make perfect. Instead, practice with self-reflecting does. He said that merely repeating is no use, and perhaps is even harmful, as repeating mistakes can only make the situation worse.

This knowledge I got was valuable, and I believe, after the week of learning about public speaking, I will improve myself even more and get more opportunities.

                                ( By 初三6B 刘雅珞 9年级三等奖)

'What does resilience mean to you in the time of global pandemic? How do you stay resilient in the hard time?' When I first got this topic which I need to give a presentation in the final competition, I had no idea about what to speak in the presentation or how to speak up before public. 

Fortunately, I soon learned some useful techniques of how to give a great presentation from my teachers in the winter camp, such as adding questions to engage your audience, focusing on your main idea and using humor every now and then. But I think a great presentation is more than the techniques. The choice of your main idea is more important. I talked about my resilient family and used an elastic as a prop. Also, I think presentation is a kind of communication. And you need to let your audience believe you. How do I manage that? The answer is: confidence. A confident speaker can always take control of the situation. So I practice a lot to make myself more confident, and asked my friends to give me some advice. In practicing, I found my own way of presenting: A slow-pace of speaking, using props and body language.

In fact, giving presentations wasn’t as hard as I thought before. And I hope everyone could find their own way of presenting.

                                ( By 初二4A 徐亦心 8年级一等奖)

我非常荣幸获得了多大冬令营绿通杯演讲比赛二等奖，在这里，我想简略地谈谈自己获奖前后的感想。

这一荣誉再一次证明，无论做什么事，开头总是要有一个明确的目标。冬令营刚开始的时候，我三心二意地想着自己从没有这样的经验，只要在寒假学到一些实用的技能即可，所以前几天我都在“潜水”。

但是随着最后的比试逐渐临近我才意识到，在众多老师与同学前的这短短几分钟的演讲效果，完全由自己选择决定的。这几天的时间非常充裕，老师也给足了准备的条件和支持，而能不能充分利用，都取决于我们自己。

有了正确的认识后，接下来要做的就是合理使用时间了。我认真地写好了演讲的初稿，并随着自拍视频不断练习——就像老师曾反复提到的那样。在一次一次的模拟中，我不断地锤炼讲稿，并改正错误，对同学们的不了解，让我不断前进。

终于到了在线上登台的这一天，我深呼吸，使自己完全放松舒适。之前的紧张和亢奋在这天转换为充分的自信。结果也没有使我失望——我成功得到了肯定。这时再纵观前几天的努力，此次学习和比赛的过程教会了我——无论什么挑战，虚心求进就一定能战胜。

                                   （By 初二3A 张智文 8年级二等奖）

非常荣幸可以获得多伦多大学绿通杯演讲比赛的三等奖。这是我第一次作英语演讲，作为一个初出茅庐的新手，这份荣誉实在是意外之喜。在整个冬令营的线上课程中，老师们精心准备的课程使我受益匪浅，我在英语口语、自信心、心理素质和随机应变能力等方面也有了飞跃般的进步。这次经历我最大的收获应该是对演讲主题的理解与思考。我认为我的闪光点在于我在演讲中抒发的一些对演讲主题“resilience”的思考。只有对主题有了自己深入的见解，才能写好演讲稿。

再次感谢各位多大的老师、Ms Pan和Ms Li给予的悉心指导与鼓励，我一定会继续努力，争取在英语演讲方面取得更大进步。

                                   （By 李佳妍 初二3B  8年级三等奖）

I took part in the University of Toronto “Green Path” Cup Public Speaking Competition Winter Camp this winter vacation. It lasted for 7 days from Feb.1st to 7th. During the first 5 days, there were different teachers giving lessons about public speaking. These classes included power point making, body language, storytelling, tone and pitch and confidence and passion.

The last 2 days, there was a public speaking competition. I was lucky to compete in the final. Students from different places and ages shared their ideas about “Resilience during the global pandemic”. I recalled my own lockdown period in the global pandemic and practiced the skills I got in the lessons. Luckily, I won the third prize. It was a very special experience. I have got to know more about public speaking and have made some new friends. I cherished the opportunity.

（By 刘嘉许 初二2A  8年级三等奖）