Christine Martinez, a student from the College of Business and Accountancy, won 1st place in “My Day, My Story: The Impromptu Speech” – a contest held via Facebook My Day and Instagram Story on October 29.
Meanwhile, Lycamae Penarejo from the College of Criminal Justice and Criminology snagged the 2nd place, and Yannick Moreno from the College of Engineering won the 3rd place.
The speech contest was one of the activities of the MSEUF English Festival 2021, aimed at enhancing the students’ communicative competence in different types of speech. The speech length varied depending on the round: 1st round – 15 seconds, 2nd round – 30 seconds, and 3rd round – 45 seconds.
A total of 8 participants from different departments initially competed in the said competition and were whittled down to a final pool of the top 5 speakers.
