Mayor Chu giving a speech in Taipei Toastmaster ceremony
Mayor Chu attended Taipei Toastmaster opening ceremony on November 17.
Toastmaster International D67, founded in 1980, had organized more than 10 national conferences. This fall they chose to open in New Taipei City government building and invited lecturers around the world to share the tips for giving a speech, and all kinds of workshops were also held. The focus of the event, speech contest in different languages such as Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, and Japanese, were scheduled for 60 participants from home and abroad.
Chu shared his English learning experience during the speech, and he said that when he was a collage student, he would seize every chance to talk in English or speak on the stage. Thanks to all these opportunities and motivation, he finally could study abroad.
In addition, he pointed out that regardless what language a speaker used, one should speak truly and naturally from his heart. The same theory implied to civil servants; they should listen to citizens and understand their needs.
In the end of the ceremony, Chu welcomed the members, had spent a fulfilling weekend, to visit New Taipei City.