Dear

Congratulations to the qualifiers of the first round of Speaker's Idol 2024!

The following participants have been awarded the opportunity to advance to the BASE ROUND. Give yourself a round of applause!

We would also like to announce 2 of our judges who will be watching your recording and decide the next 8 from 12 who will make it to the next round. We are extremely fortunate to have these veterans be a part of the pioneer run of APSS Speaker's Idol 2024.

Please give a warm Speaker's Idol welcome to:

 ☆★ Dr. Tanvi Gautam and YuJin Wong, CSP  ★☆

In this round, you will be assessed by our judges through a 5-minute recording of your speech and the judges will only pick 8 to the next round. At this juncture, your speech title and content should be an expanded version of what you sent in your first submission and more or less confirmed. Here are the instructions for you to follow and how the round will play out:

Submission due date: 19th March 2024

Submission link: https//apss.vip/speakers_idol/base_round

How to participate in this round:

Produce the expanded 5-minute version of your speech, practice, record, and submit!

Pointers to note:

• The BASE ROUND Speech must be recorded standing up not seated, can be walking /moving about though the audio should be clear.
• Get some help from the community (if you've got a mentor, ask for their feedback too!)
• Record your 5-minute video and save your file name as Name_Speech Title
• Send it to Irene through the link above provided

Judging Criteria:

• Content and Message Clarity - How easily understood is your speech content and message?
• Delivery and Presentation Style - How well you have practiced your stagework?
• Originality and Creativity - How different is your content from what's available?
• Professionalism - How Bookable and Billable are you?

Good luck with this Winning Journey because even when you participate … you’ll learn .. and that’s a huge WIN 🏆 in itself 🙌 To get out there and get going!!

So kudos to you for making the FIRST CUT ..!

Arishta Khanna

President APSS

http://www.asiaspeakers.org

Ready to make an IMPACT? Join us!