Schedule of Events and Submission Deadlines

Schedule	Event or Deadline	Related Document
Mid-September 2021	Invitation to take part in Time to Talk	Email/fax from the NET Section
Late September 2021	Conditions and Regulations on EDB website and NET Scheme e-Platform	Conditions and Regulations
23 September 2021 3.00 p.m. – 3.55 p.m.	Briefing session (online)	EDB Training Calendar System (TCS) notification – online application (Course Code: CDI020211660)
11 November 2021	Public speaking workshop for teachers: Competitions Series: Speaking with Purpose – From Public Speaking to Teaching Public Speaking (Re-run) (Blended)	EDB Training Calendar System (TCS) notification – online application (around 1 month before event)
30 November 2021	Deadline for submission of entries	Time to Talk Competition Entry Form
December 2021 to March 2022	Round 1 to be held in schools
17 March 2021	21st Century Literacy Skills Series: Developing Effective Oral Communicative Skills in English Classes with a Diverse Range of Learning Needs (Re-run) (Blended)	EDB Training Calendar System (TCS) notification/online application (around 1 month before event) (Course Code: TBC)
On the day of the competition session	Submission of ‘Permission for the Use of Image’ form and ‘Pledge and Team Name List’ form	‘Permission for the Use of Image’ form and ‘Pledge and Team Name List’ form
May 2022	Competitions and prize-giving ceremonies	Email from the NET Section, CDI, EDB, to notify schools of the confirmed date(s)

Schools:

are strongly encouraged to send one or two English teachers new to the competition to attend the competition briefing session on 23 September 2021;
are strongly encouraged to send one or preferably two English teachers (one of whom may be the NET) to attend the professional development workshop on public speaking on 11 November 2021; and
send one or two teacher(s) to escort students to the competition finals in May 2022 (date TBC).

Teachers will need to:

attend the briefing session on 23 September 2021;
hand out and collect parental consent forms for the NET Section to take images of students for later possible use for educational purposes and for uploading to the Internet;
participate fully in all public speaking activities at the professional development workshop;
use what they have learnt to prepare their students for the competition;
meet a Regional NET Coordinator (RNC) at their school for school support;
organise a Round 1 at their schools (or between schools); and
ensure that students are escorted to, and supervised at, Rounds 1 and 2 of the competition.

Students will need to:

participate fully in any training sessions organised by their teachers in preparation for the competition;
participate in Round 1of the competition at their school (or between schools); and
take part in the competition by giving a public speech, in a team, for 3 – 5 minutes on one date in mid-May 2022.