Special Lecture From the Presenter ‘Na Seung-yeon’
On May 9th 2012, The General Education Department of Chung-Ang University hosted a special lecture by ‘Na Seung-yeon’ at the auditorium in The R&D Center (bldg, 102). The special lecture was about presenting skills. To audit her special lecture, about two hundred and fifty students gathered. Before the lecture, The Dean of The General Education Department of CAU, Cho Suk-hee, said “I hope that this special lecture can help CAU students in their classes and hopefully in the future,” also adding “On behalf of CAU and The General Education Department, I’m honored to welcome Na Seung-yeon who is a noted speaker who moved cosmopolitans minds, and also one of the presenters who dedicated their time so that Pyeong-chang can host The 2018 Winter Olympics. I’m certain that students will learn a lot from the lecture.”
For ninety minutes the lecture went on. The special lecture by Na was special for CAU students. Na emphasized communication by saying “Presentation is a communication or communion itself with counterparts. It’s not something that can be done in a special and official conference or lecture, but something that includes relationships with people in their daily lives.” The lecture’s contents were divided into two big sections, one was ‘Successful Presentation’, and the other was ‘Giving Strong Impressions as a Speaker’. For the first part of the lecture ‘Successful Presentation’, she introduced a keyword, 3P (Picture, Purpose, Practice), and for the second part ‘Giving Strong Impressions as a Speaker’, she introduced a keyword, 4P (Power, Pitch, Pause, Pace). During the lecture, not only did she provide special attention to The CAU students, but also made the students become part of the lecture by inviting students to the stage to experience her keywords. By seeing her enthusiasm students were incited, and they were eager to be part of the lecture. Ending the second section, she emphasized practicing and doing by saying the famous saying of Confucius, ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’
At the end of the lecture, a student requested that Na give a special word for the CAU students. To answer that, Na said, “I heard that university students these days are always preparing for their future job. I want to remind students that university life is the freest time you will ever get in your life and it is never coming back. So do whatever you want to do, such as dating and reading books that are irrelevant to your major. Various activities, like travelling and volunteer work, is recommended. And make an asset of having many life experiences. Her last words for CAU students were, “Dream big, and work hard”, encouraging CAU students to dream big, challenge themselves without end, and always work hard. After the lecture, Na and the student who went up to the stage had a pleasant dinner with The Dean of General Education Department, Cho.
Interview with the student after lecture. (Lee Jin-ju, Sophomore, English Education Department)
CAH: How was the special lecture given by Na Seung-yeon?
Lee: It was great. I learned more than I expected. I audited this lecture, because I have to present myself in my class and I thought I could get useful information from this lecture. To my surprise, not only did she give information about special lecturing, but also gave useful tips to become a good speaker. Also the last words that she gave us were very impressive. I wish I had volunteered to go up to the stage and experience the speaking skills. However, without actually experiencing it, I learned a lot. I think she gave us useful tips for our future and life lessons that can help us be better persons.
CAH: What were the most impressive words?
Lee: Confucius famous saying. I think that will help me when I’m studying, when I’m in the lecture, and many other activities that I’m going to be facing. That was my life lesson from this special lecture. Also when she invited the student to the front and made them read and practice the speaking skills, 4P. I wish I was them.
Special Lecture by CEO Choi Byung-oh Hosted by The Knowledge Business Administration.
On May 7th, 2012, The Knowledge Business Administration invited the CEO of Fashion Group Hyungji, Choi Byung-oh, to give a special lecture to Chung-Ang University students. Even though the lecture started late, seven in the international conference room in fifth floor of graduate school building (302), about two hundred students filled the room to listen to his special lecture. This lecture proceeded with the theme ‘Enthusiasm, Challenge, and Change in the Way of Thinking of Fashion, CEO’s Choi Byung-oh’. Kim Won-soo President of Chatelaine, Vice President of The College of Business and Economics, Dean of Knowledge Business Administration Department, and a professor, Park Jae-hwan attended.
Before the lecture, Jang Ji-in, the Vice President of College of Business and Economics said “To improve The Knowledge Business Administration Department, we will invite Korea’s noted CEOs as consultants and visiting professors, so that student have opportunity to get direct help from the actual CEOs.” Then added, “We are planning to accelerate and further various research, and this special lecture is part of that plan.”
For the ninety minute lecture, Choi explained his life in the fashion business starting from a keen life in Dongdaemoon in the past to his current business and success. His anecdotes and honesty drew positive CAU student responses. He introduced ‘Enthusiasm, Challenge, Persistence, and Consideration’ as keywords for success. He advised students to “Always dream big, be always positive, think that you can achieve anything, and make a good habit in your daily life.”
At the end of the lecture, Choi showed his aspirations saying, “I hope my company can grow as a company that can give happiness to customers and Korean society through fashion. Also, in the future, ‘Hyungji’ is hoping to be the center of Korean fashion business contributing to the society.” Choi also gave supporting advice by saying, “I always cheer for anyone who comes to school after sundown just to study. I admire your administration, and I respect your diligence.”
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‘Korea’s Got Talent Season 2’ at the CAU Campus
From April 28th to 29th, 2012, CAU hosted ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ in the grand auditorium of The Art Center (bldg, 301). ‘Korea’s Got Talent Season 2’ is a channel TVN show and is originally broadcasted in The United Kingdom with the name of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. ‘Got Talent’ shows are an audition program which hopes to find various talents – not limited to singing or dancing and from all over the country. The original show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ became worldwide popular with the famous singer Paul Potts, Susan Boyle, and Connie Talbot. Then The U.S.A. bought the production and broadcasted on the NBC channel bearing the world famous star Jackie Evancho. Watching ‘Got Talent’ show’s success and popularity of audition programs in Korea, cable channel TVN decided to buy the production, and it broadcasted the show with the name ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ in 2011. Even though it was a cable show, it was a success introducing new stars such as Korea’s Paul Potts, Choi Sung-bong, the genius female dancer, Joo Min-jung, and the highschool girl gag duo, IUV.
In The Art Center, the Seoul regional preliminary round was held for two days. For two days three judges, the movie director Jang Jin, the music director Park Kolleen, and the movie director Jang Hang-jun decided who can pass the Seoul preliminary round. Originally comedian and entertainer Kim Gu-ra was one of the judges but due to bad incidents he dropped out and movie director Jang Hang-jun replaced him with his own wit. More than seventy participants – individual and team – showed their talents hoping to be in the main round. Unlike the other audition program that only focuses on singing and dancing performance, audience could see various talents such as sand animation, tap dancing, comedy, etc. During the show, thirteen year old boy Lee Gun surprised not only the three judges, but also the audience with his angelic voice and got standing ovation. Also, a high school boy gag duo made the audience love them with their creative comedy act. The three judges gave heartfelt comments to each and every participant whether they passed or not. ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ season two will be broadcasted on channel TVN from June 1st and will show the various talents from all over Korea.