The College of Management at the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) aspires to be the model institution of business management education in Asia. The school is committed to promoting ethics, social responsibility, and sustainable education. What's more, the school put great effort into cultivating relevant talents. Since 2018, NSYSU has published its annual “Sustainability Report” and “Sustainability Bulletin of College of Management, NSYSU” for four consecutive years. The Office of Sustainability and Social Responsibility (ORSA) was also established to help support the strategic direction of the College of Management. In order to implement the social responsibility of the school, the Career Development Office under the College of Management, assisted the students from the Management faculty and the Hult Prize Club, to give the “English Presentation Skills Training” and “Mentor Training” on the 29th October 2022.
 
We are honored to invite Professor Kim, the Deputy Director of the International Program, as our guest of honor to kick-start the event. Starting her opening speech on the topic of this year’s challenge, she also encouraged the students to take a deeper look at the current issues, before wishing the competing teams the best of luck in this year’s competition. 

The first half of the event was held in the morning with a focus on English presentation skills. The event was conducted by Dr. Mavis Tseng who holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Rutgers University. Currently, she’s the Director and Associate Professor of the Language Center of Taipei Medical University. What’s more, she’s also a columnist for the Commonwealth magazine "Change the Day”. The training was split into the following section: 1. Specify the target audience, 2. Have a deep understanding of the topic which is presented, 3. Be confident, 4. Don’t apologize for the words while you are delivering a speech, 5. Make a perfect time plan for the report,  6. Give a strong introduction to capture the audience’s attention. Besides giving the students lots of tips on public speaking, Dr. Tseng also reminded everyone how to make good slides for their presentation: 1. Include quantitative data to enhance the persuasiveness of your slides, 2. One main point on one slide and avoid adding too many points, 3. Use keywords only and focus on elaborating them.
 
The second half of the event, which was held in the afternoon, was dedicated to the teams meeting their mentors. There were a total of four mentors invited for the session. They are Ms. Candice Yeh, Director of HY MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Ms. Lyra Chan, a mentee of STP Sustainable Talent Program, Mr. Justin Tang, Project Manager of ASUS, and Mr. Ken Shei, Founder of WILDGREEN. The session’s main focus was for the mentors to provide their feedback on the team’s proposal. The following is a comprehensive summary made by the mentors for each group: Innovation and Entrepreneurship competition requires both creativity and feasibility, and the starting point of each business plan must be attractive enough. A plan might have different effects in different markets. Using chain tailor shops as an example to elaborate further on their points, there are plenty of home-style tailor shops in Taiwan, which makes the industry extremely competitive. However, this is the opposite for Europe, where there are limited numbers of home-style tailor shops, which makes it easier to break into the market. As such, a business proposal should encompass an analysis of the industry and address concerns that arise from the environment.
 
The event provided opportunities for the participants to hone their pitching skills and business plans. It also offered the students insights on how they could enhance their proposal through proper budgeting and identifying their target market. For more information about the Hult Prize Club, please follow our Facebook fan page, Instagram, and the official website of the Hult Prize at NSYSU to receive the latest news. Furthermore, NSYSU Hult Prize Club will also bring a series of valuable lectures, training, and various events for students. You are welcome to follow us and participate in future activities!
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(Written by Hult Prize Club / Edited by College of Management)