Patricia Evangelista

, Keynote Speaker: Patricia Evangelista, chosen as Best Speaker in the 2004 International Public Speaking competition sponsored by the English Speaking Union (ESU).

Patricia Evangelista, an 18-year-old speech communication sophomore at UP Diliman, won the 2004 Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking competition conducted yearly by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in London.The petite, poised, pretty and formidable Filipina emerged triumphant in a field of 60 contestants representing 37 countries who are members of the prestigious international British institution dedicated to the idea of "Creating Global Understanding through English".

Evangelista won her place in the finals after clinching one of two slots in her heat during the tension-filled, hotly contested morning preliminaries held at the ESU headquarters in London on May 14.
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Patricia was easily a crowd favorite even during the preliminaries.Her speech was praised by one of her heat's judges as "very well crafted".Her subject matter was the Filipino diaspora and the contributions of the global Filipino, as well as her own dreams of travelling abroad but coming back to help her country.This, plus the confident, relaxed and engaging manner with which she delivered her piece, and the way she responded to questions from the floor afterwards, won the judges' nod, and for herself the honor of being the best in a field of outstanding young communicators from all over the English-speaking world.

Evangelista accepted her prizes as Best Speaker from Lady Dean of ESU's Board of Governors and Dame Mary Richardson, Chief Executive of the HSBC Education Trust and member of the board of judges representing her bank which is this year's major sponsor of the competition.The Best Speaker received a salver, a certificate, a dictionary and an encyclopedia - and will return to London in November to formally accept her prize at the Buckingham Palace from HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh who is also the President of the English-Speaking Union.

A few hours after winning the ESU speechfest, Tricia had to fly back to Manila to join up with the UP debating team that leaves for Bangkok on Sunday to compete in the All-Asians Inter-Varsity Debating Championships this week.She had spent almost two weeks in London, staying for a few days with her host, Loline Lualhati-Reed, who first broached the idea of the Philippines joining ESU several years ago.

Evangelista was chosen earlier this year as the country's representative by the ESU-Philippines applicant chapter after she won the competition held last March at the Ateneo de Manila University, featuring the best debaters among college organizations.
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The team helped Patricia prepare for the tough public speaking competition.
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hey guys! i just went here again and they they have mentioned Patricia as the winner now.
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wow! congrats Patricia Evangelista!

Patricia Evangelista, an 18-year-old speech communication sophomore at UP Diliman, won the 2004 Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking competition conducted yearly by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in London.The petite, poised, pretty and formidable Filipina emerged triumphant in a field of 60 contestants representing 37 countries who are members of the prestigious international British institution dedicated to the idea of "Creating Global Understanding through English".

Evangelista won her place in the finals after clinching one of two slots in her heat during the tension-filled, hotly contested morning preliminaries held at the ESU headquarters in London on May 14.
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At the mention of Patricia Evangelista's name as Best Speaker of the competition, thunderous applause erupted.
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Patricia was easily a crowd favorite even during the preliminaries.Her speech was praised by one of her heat's judges as "very well crafted".Her subject matter was the Filipino diaspora and the contributions of the global Filipino, as well as her own dreams of travelling abroad but coming back to help her country.This, plus the confident, relaxed and engaging manner with which she delivered her piece, and the way she responded to questions from the floor afterwards, won the judges' nod, and for herself the honor of being the best in a field of outstanding young communicators from all over the English-speaking world.

Evangelista accepted her prizes as Best Speaker from Lady Dean of ESU's Board of Governors and Dame Mary Richardson, Chief Executive of the HSBC Education Trust and member of the board of judges representing her bank which is this year's major sponsor of the competition.The Best Speaker received a salver, a certificate, a dictionary and an encyclopedia - and will return to London in November to formally accept her prize at the Buckingham Palace from HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh who is also the President of the English-Speaking Union.

A few hours after winning the ESU speechfest, Tricia had to fly back to Manila to join up with the UP debating team that leaves for Bangkok on Sunday to compete in the All-Asians Inter-Varsity Debating Championships this week.She had spent almost two weeks in London, staying for a few days with her host, Loline Lualhati-Reed, who first broached the idea of the Philippines joining ESU several years ago.

Evangelista was chosen earlier this year as the country's representative by the ESU-Philippines applicant chapter after she won the competition held last March at the Ateneo de Manila University, featuring the best debaters among college organizations.
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The team helped Patricia prepare for the tough public speaking competition.