Public Speaking Competition : INTEGRITY

            

Integrity :The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Different students from different sections competed for this terms Public Speaking contest held in the APC Auditorium. Are class representatives were Jerica Valerio, Jod Gulle, Aurora Corong, Amber Greiz De Velez, Kristopher Coquia and Angela Farinas. Each one of them did a great job of explaining what integrity for them means.

Just being part of the audience I can feel every speakers nervousness while on stage because let’s all be honest one of the hardest things to do in life is to speak to a crowd of people, where they are just going to look at you and judge you and wait for you to commit a mistake; take note, that’s a competition my friend so all ears are there to hear your grammar floss and wait for you to stutter.

But still I’d like to congratulate all speakers who did well on their speeches; I know they put a lot of effort and time, for them to be able to construct a good speech and also to persuade everyone. They explained very clearly what integrity means for them, they even stated examples and facts that are reliable enough to believe. Some did their speeches in an Entertainment speech, some are informative and persuasive or whatever form of speech. They still did their best to give as a good set off speeches to showcase.

I myself have an explanation about integrity, for me integrity is something that must be truthful; to yourself and to what you believe in. Regardless of what other people and the society will think of you after, what matters most is that you have your strong principles in life you believe in. Integrity is like choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain.