Schedule of Events and Submission Deadlines
Schedule |
Event or Deadline |
Related Document |
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September – October 2024 |
Invitation to take part in Time to Talk |
Email from the NET Section, CDI, EDB |
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Mid-October 2024 |
Conditions and Regulations on EDB website and NET Scheme e-Platform |
Conditions and Regulations |
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23 October 2024 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Briefing session (online) |
EDB Training Calendar System (TCS) notification – online application (Course Code: CDI020250862) |
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12 November 2024
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Public Speaking Series: Speaking with Purpose (Face-to-face) (Re-run) |
EDB Training Calendar System (TCS) notification – online application (Course Code: CDI020250162) |
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3 December 2024 |
Deadline for submission of entry forms |
Time to Talk Competition Entry Form |
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December 2024 to April 2025
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Round 1 to be held in schools |
Email reminder |
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3 March 2025 |
Deadline for submission of the names of competitors. |
Names of competitors Google Form |
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May 2025 |
Face-to Face-competition followed by award announcement and/or prize presentation on the event day (TBC) |
Email from the NET Section, CDI, EDB, to notify schools of the confirmed date Presentation slides (to be submitted 2 weeks before the day of the competition). No changes can be made after this date. |
Expectations
Schools 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 12 November 2024.
Teachers will need to:
- attend the online briefing session on 23 October 2024;
- 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;
- facilitate the development of the speech and ongoing training of students;
- organise a Round 1; and
- make arrangements with the NET Section for prize collection (including certificates of participation) within 2 months after the competition.
Students will need to:
- participate fully in any training sessions organised by their teachers in preparation for the competition;
- participate in Round 1 of the competition; and
- take part in the competition by giving a public speech, in a team of 2 – 4, for 3 – 4 minutes.
