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Lecturer 3-minute speech
hello.
If you’re here today, you’re already on the path to self-improvement. Today, I’d like to share a few things with you about self-improvement.
First, you need to invest in the intrinsic value of your life: your knowledge and experience.
There’s more value in buying books, reading books, and connecting with great minds to gain knowledge and experience than there is in wearing expensive clothes or enjoying delicious food.
In the age of lifelong careers, not lifelong jobs, only true experts are recognized, and your depth of knowledge and experience is an invaluable asset that no one can duplicate or take away from you. Many professionals distance themselves from their studies after leaving school, and that’s a huge problem.
No matter how great the work you do at work, your experience is often worthless once you leave the organization.
Confucius left us with the phrase “男兒須讀五車之書,” which means you should read enough books to fill five carts. It’s hard to pin down what that means by modern standards, but it’s clear that it’s a lot of reading.
It’s also been said that “if you read 500 books in your field, you’ll be the best expert; if you read 1,000 books in a variety of fields, you’ll be able to talk to anyone without stopping; and if you read 2,000 books, you’ll understand the world and the world will not stop you.”
That’s a number that would take more than 40 years of consistent effort to reach, even if you read a book a week. But if you start today, you can believe that the world will recognize your value and give you the opportunity to make a significant contribution to your country and society when you reach 2,000 books.
Second, you need to continue to invest in yourself.
Even in middle age and beyond, you shouldn’t be lazy about gaining new knowledge. If you grow and develop, your family and children will also do well.
Third, you should remember that life is longer than you think.
Many experts and intellectuals say “art is long, life is short”, but this is only true for some famous artists, not for most ordinary people. They say that life is all good if it ends well. The wealth and fame of youth often doesn’t last long, but the wealth and fame that is earned one step at a time is more likely to last until death.
Planning and practicing your life with love for yourself is the beginning of self-improvement.
Acknowledgments.
3-minute speech by a lecturer at a self-development conference
hello.
I’m ○○○, a lecturer at the Self-Development Lecture.
Do you think positively about your life or do you stay in a negative perspective?
Life isn’t always smooth sailing, but if we get discouraged and get stuck in the middle of difficulties, we’re only defeating ourselves. So what should we do?
Today, I’d like to share a story about a man.
A boy was born to a couple who were always happy, but when he was four years old, he lost his sight in a playground accident.
His parents decided to send him to a school for the blind. The school provided Braille books specially designed for the blind, but the boy quickly read every book in the school. When he realized that there were no more books he could read, he decided to create a new system himself.
He completed his braille system at the age of fifteen, but at first, no one was interested in it. When he graduated from school at seventeen, he became a teacher at the same school and began helping people in his situation.
But his life was not easy: as an adult, his health deteriorated and he suffered greatly, both physically and mentally. But he didn’t give up in the face of despair, and even from his hospital bed, he dedicated himself to creating books for the blind using Braille.
Today’s Braille system for the blind is based on this boy’s work, and his braille system has paved the way for blind people around the world to read and communicate with the world, giving them a ray of hope.
As we’ve said before, no one’s life is an easy ride, and the boy in this story could have lived a lifetime of despair. But he worked tirelessly to overcome his disability, and he reached out to help others.
The boy realized that despair can be the backdrop for the joy of finding hope.
Are you finding yourself hanging your head in despair?
Raise your head up, and find more hope in your despair.
You too can be happy.
Thank you.
3-Minute Speech from a Prenatal Gathering Speaker
I used to come home, say a quick hello at the front door and dash into my room. I knew I had a lot on my plate, but it never occurred to me that this would be bad for my baby’s mood.
Then my wife told me my problem, and I was horrified.
Dads who spend holiday afternoons lying in the living room watching TV, or sleeping in all day on Sundays.
It was disturbing to see myself becoming that way.
Before marriage, and even after, I had vowed to share parenting responsibilities and be a loving, sophisticated husband, but after the birth of my child, I found myself drifting further and further away from the ideal I had envisioned.
I’m sure I’m not the only dad out there who’s felt this way.
My bachelor dreams of ding-dongs, children’s footsteps running to the doorbell, my wife’s beaming face as she opens the door, and a warm bath to wash away my fatigue have been shattered by reality.
My wife’s hair matted from wrestling with the kids, the kids out of control, the house looking like it’s been hit by a shell. This was the reality that greeted me when I got home from work.
The loving, friendly, dependable dad seemed to exist only in an idealized world.
I’ve left a crying child alone in a room, had hysterical temper tantrums, and snapped at him over the smallest of things.
The nagging increased, the hand-wringing and hawking became more frequent, and I felt shabby and cranky.
Eventually, I had a wake-up call when I found myself on the opposite path from my own father.
Clearly, I wanted to be the ‘other dad’.
They say that raising a child is all about raising yourself.
Someone once said, “My child has made me care about the world’s hungry children,” while another said, “My child has given me the opportunity for self-reflection that was missing from my busy life.”
Raising a child is more than just the act of feeding them, keeping them warm, and paying for their education.
While it’s important to learn Ramaz breathing and first aid when your wife is expecting, it’s also a great investment to listen to the experiences of older parents and understand how their lives have changed because of their child.
It’s important to acknowledge reality and find what we need to do within it.
Thank you for listening.
Human rights organization plenary speaker 3-minute speech
Good afternoon, I’m presenter ○○○.
Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to be here today.
Today, we are living in an era where the world can be controlled by a smartphone. Beyond the iPhone with its thick manual, we may soon have devices with emotional diagnostics that tell us when to laugh and when to cry. The world is leaping forward.
But amidst all this change, we have to wonder if we’re actually losing touch with our emotions and what makes us human.
For example, imagine going to the grocery store just to buy a few bags of ramen noodles.
At the entrance, you’re greeted with a 90-degree head bow, and in the parking lot, a uniformed employee bends down to signal that you can park. Their gestures are meant to be friendly, but you can’t help but feel saddened by the sad expressions and mechanical behavior behind them.
Whenever I witness the long hours that emotional workers are forced to put on pent-up expressions and kindness, I wonder if they would be able to return to their true selves if they took off their uniforms and changed into jeans.
Emotional labor has been marketized in the name of “liberalism,” and it’s leading to stress and depression. In this bizarre phenomenon where both those who perform emotional labor and those who receive its services are sinking into depression, who are the real beneficiaries?
We are trapped in a hierarchy that holds each other down, even as we make trivial purchases. We’re taught to keep a smile on our faces, to use kind words and gentle gestures, and this is increasingly taken for granted and repeated.
So, what’s the point of this hierarchy when it’s just a bag of sausages or a few cuts of meat? Why do service providers have to be judged by their customers and labeled as “mystery customers”?
It’s time for some serious thinking and change to stop this painful situation for all of us. We can no longer allow this vicious cycle of deification of the mystery customer and degradation of the human rights of service providers to continue.
In closing, I would like to wish everyone in this room all the best for their families and futures.
Thank you.
3-minute speech by a human rights organization representative
Good afternoon, everyone,
I’m Mr. ○○○ from the Human Rights Organization ○○○.
First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your efforts to promote human rights for all people over the past year.
Some of you are new to our organization today. To welcome you, and to kick off the new year, I’d like to share an interesting experiment by a psychologist.
An experimental psychologist at Oxford University showed participants the word “body odor” and the word “cheddar cheese” and then had them smell the same cheese scent. Afterwards, they were asked to rate their enjoyment of the smell. The results were interesting: the group that saw the word “cheddar cheese” felt satisfied with the scent, but the group that saw the word “body odor” had a negative reaction, even though it was the same scent.
It’s simply an experiment that shows how much a name or image can influence our perceptions and emotions. A rose is loved for its fragrance because it is called a “rose,” but if it were called a “stinky weed,” it would not be loved as much.
The goal of our organization is to respect everyone’s human rights equally, but as this experiment shows, we can easily be influenced by appearances and prejudices when evaluating others.
This organization exists to help us stop seeing people differently. If we judge others based on appearances or preconceived notions, our reason for being here together will be lost.
You are an amazing group of people who step up to the plate for the human rights of others. I truly admire your passion and hard work, and I hope that our organization will continue for many more years.
I know you will continue to be active this year with the addition of new members, and I look forward to your continued efforts.
Thank you.
Physician Seminar Instructor 3-minute speech
Recently, there has been a growing interest in the medical tourism industry.
It’s time to broaden our horizons a bit and not limit our target to Korea.
In the past, tourism was simply about visiting historical sites and natural scenery.
Now, however, it’s shifting to a new form of tourism that combines content with Hallyu dramas that tell moving stories.
This shift is leading to a boom in Hallyu tourism.
We’re seeing signs of a similar shift in healthcare.
For example, it is often reported in the media that foreign young people, influenced by the protagonists of Hallyu dramas, are seeking plastic surgery to look like them.
In addition, Korean doctors are highly trusted for their delicate and sophisticated medical skills.
In fact, the medical scene is full of touching and humanizing stories.
It is the medical field where advanced medical technology and equipment combine with the human touch of doctors to create humanistic dramas.
If these stories can be transformed into dramas and various contents through storytelling, Korean medical services will be able to gain a greater presence in the global market.
Currently, the medical services that foreigners are interested in are mainly limited to plastic surgery and skin care.
However, in recent years, globalization is also being felt in the fields of brain surgery, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and other difficult surgeries.
Of course, we can’t forget about the growth potential of advanced health diagnostics.
We are living in the era of Market 3.0, where active customer engagement and exceeding expectations are essential.
Therefore, inspiring storytelling and powerful channels to deliver it to the world are paramount.
In this regard, the success stories of Hallyu dramas and K-Pop are worth noting.
We should learn from how they have leveraged their channels to open up global markets and find ways to apply them to our healthcare industry.
We in the healthcare industry have every reason to be motivated to take on the global market and succeed.
If we can combine inspiring stories with cutting-edge technology, we can make the same leap on the world stage as K-Pop.
Thank you for listening.
Medical School Lecturer 3-minute speech
A place where you talk a lot with patients.
Not just conversations related to illnesses and symptoms, but also everyday, seemingly unrelated conversations.
In fact, it wasn’t always the intention that the doctor’s office would become a place where patients and doctors engage in casual conversation, almost like they were chatting.
When I first started practicing medicine, I vaguely believed that better understanding a patient’s medical condition and communicating the necessary medical information would lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatments, as well as greater trust between patient and doctor.
However, this idea was completely shattered by an incident not long after I started practicing medicine.
It happened when I met a friend of my father’s who came to see me for diabetes.
He was full of life and very active when he talked about his daily routine.
“I have a habit of eating meat for dinner, and it’s really delicious,” he would say,
“I try to avoid sweets when I’m hungry, and it seems to be working for me.”
“I love going to the mountains, so I think I can find health with less medication,” and so on.
But as a physician, full of responsibility and passion, I found these stories frustrating.
It was overwhelming to have to listen to what seemed like small talk or even medically incorrect statements with a “yeah, right”.
Instead, I would interrupt, trying to interpret his thoughts as medically as possible and convey the necessary information.
But even when I tried my best to explain things in an easy and fun way, it was as if he wasn’t listening.
He nodded, but the look on his face seemed to say, “You’re going through a lot of trouble, thanks.”
By the end of the hour-long appointment, I knew more about his medical and family history than anyone else, and I had a good idea of why he hadn’t been doing well.
I also believed that I had done a good job of explaining the pathophysiology of diabetes, the mechanisms of medication, dietary principles, and lifestyle habits.
But this belief was shattered by a single comment at the end of the appointment.
“Is it okay if I boil a bowl of ramen before bed, because it’s just hard to fall asleep when I’m hungry.”
Hearing those words made me feel like all my long, hard work of explaining was in vain.
“Did he even listen to me?” I thought to myself, and what I later heard from my friend’s father about his visit left me deeply troubled.
“I guess he was trying to do a lot of things, but it didn’t really connect with me.”
It was a wake-up call for me that simply being nice and detailed isn’t enough to create a meaningful change in the doctor-patient relationship.
Fortunately, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to talk to patients since then.
And at some point, I realized that I could become “friends” with my patients.
And by friend, I don’t just mean a connection, but a relationship where they provide me with the information I need on their own, and where they empathize with what I’m telling them and apply it to their own situation.
As a result, I was able to paradoxically achieve the medical efficiency I was striving for.
Patients often complain that “doctors are unfriendly, don’t explain things well, and get annoyed when you ask questions.”
Meanwhile, doctors complain that “patients only talk to themselves, don’t care about what the doctor says, and do what they feel comfortable with.”
We believe this disconnect in the doctor’s office is not unique to the medical community.
Many real-life challenges make it difficult for doctors and patients alike to calm down.
However, I believe that if we truly listen and try to understand our patients without dismissing their stories as worthless, doctors and patients can become trusted friends.
Thank you for listening.
Music Therapy Seminar Instructor 3 minute speech
Good afternoon, everyone.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you for joining us today.
My name is ○○○ and I’m an instructor at the Music Therapy Association.
I’m sure all of you here love music.
So why do you love music?
The reasons will be different for each of you.
But one thing is clear: music is deeply embedded in our lives and hearts.
The idea of using music as a form of psychotherapy is very meaningful.
Music therapy doesn’t rely on external factors to help us heal, but rather draws on the power within us.
There’s little risk of side effects, especially since we’re repairing psychological wounds through an activity we love, and we can experience positive emotions during the process.
This is a huge benefit of music therapy.
I’ve used music therapy to heal my own mental illness.
This experience has given me the hope that many people can use music therapy to heal their wounds and live more vibrant lives.
In fact, before I was introduced to music therapy, I was in great psychological pain that shook my entire life.
It’s hard to get into specifics here, but it was a really tough time.
Since childhood, music has been my friend and comfort.
Listening to beautiful melodies and lyrics that spoke to my heart would be cathartic and put me at ease.
Even when I was feeling down, I would listen to my favorite music and it would instantly turn into something pleasant.
Today, I still believe in the power of music and feel its influence every day.
Like a harmless drug, music has a special ability to lift depression and bring comfort.
In this music therapy seminar, you will not be directly exposed to your wounds or forced to talk about them.
If you don’t want to talk about it, that’s okay.
Instead, you’ll listen to your favorite music and let the melodies and rhythms guide you.
There are several genres of music that have already been lab-proven to have a positive effect on brainwaves.
Let them transport you to a world of excitement.
You might even find yourself humming along with a fresh breeze blowing through your mind.
My hope is that you will leave this seminar full of energy and cheerfulness.
I sincerely hope that you will be able to heal your wounds with the power of music therapy, just as I was able to heal mine.
Thank you.
Music Lecturer 3-minute speech
Hello, everyone,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the world of reggae.
I’m Mr. ○○○, your instructor, who will take you to a world of passion and excitement.
Reggae music is a genre that is not yet familiar in Korea.
Nevertheless, I am deeply grateful for your enthusiasm to be here and to learn and feel reggae.
Today, we will give you a brief introduction to reggae, listen to a variety of reggae music, and learn some simple body movements to match the rhythm. We look forward to your active participation.
Reggae is a unique music that originated in Jamaica, but its roots are in R&B in the United States.
Reggae’s direct predecessor is a music called ska, which is characterized by fast tempos and variations based on R&B.
Ska was created by musicians in Jamaica who put their own spin on the R&B that was playing on American radio.
Ska was very popular in the early 1960s, but it was hard to play and dance to the fast beats in the sweltering heat of the summer.
Eventually, the beat was slowed down and a new rhythm was born: reggae.
Since then, reggae has evolved into many different styles, from beautifully melodic rock to dreamy sounds.
And, like the blues, reggae has a wide range of uses and has had a profound influence on popular music.
Countless reggae artists have inspired the masters of folk, rock, and dance music, and their contributions still resonate throughout popular music history.
However, music or dance cannot be truly engaging if it is simply learned academically.
It has to be experienced physically and sensually to be understood.
No matter how much I try to explain it to you, you have to feel it with your own body to realize the true appeal of reggae.
Now, let’s loosen up your body.
Gently sway your shoulders, move your hips naturally.
That’s the first step to reggae.
First, let’s listen to some reggae music together to get a feel for what it’s all about.
Are you ready?
Then let’s dive into the energetic world of reggae together!
Thank you.
3-minute retirement party speaker speech
I take out some old kimchi, add my husband’s favorite pork, and make a pot of stew. While watching the stew bubbling away, I glance over to the master bedroom where my husband is. He says it’s hot in the room, so I take out some side dishes from the refrigerator. There’s a heavy silence at the table, and the radio, which is tied to the table, is playing a song to itself. From the master bedroom, the sound of the television plays faintly.
A spoonful of hot broth. Though he says nothing, the man is probably crying hotly inside. The man’s life in retirement is a little lethargic, a little boring. At night, when he has a lot of time left, he goes to bed and asks himself, “What am I going to do tomorrow?”
At first, he’d laze around the house with a lot of time ahead of him, but then he’d sigh, and I’d try to cheer him up and crack a joke, but it would only last for a moment, and then the darkness would creep back into his face. I had a vague idea of what was driving him into this darkness, but I wasn’t him, so I couldn’t fully fathom the loss and grief.
I remember my husband starting his day dragging a pair of acupressure slippers he bought at the market, Hwang-gu at his side like a blind guide dog, looking at him with worry in his eyes. After retirement, when his health inexplicably deteriorated, he was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. I still remember the day he was diagnosed and the way he staggered helplessly down the road, his body weakening more and more, and the fear of what was to come now seems like a distant past.
In the mornings, we would hike the back mountains together, and after lunch we would go to the market to do a little shopping or help our neighbors with their farming. In the evenings, we’d shuck and steam corn and potatoes and talk about all sorts of things. After all this time, we’ve come out of the dark tunnel and into a much brighter place. My husband has regained some stability in his life, and we’ve become more dependent on each other.
If you ask most people what they’re going to do in retirement, they’ll say they want to move to the countryside, farm, and live a leisurely life. But if you go into retirement without a detailed plan, you’re bound to catch each other off guard. But we’re grateful to have someone to lean on, and we hope you’ll be there for each other.
Thank you for listening.
Food Fellowship Instructor 3-minute speech
On a winter Christmas Eve, just as dawn was breaking, in the quiet village of Whiteburn, England, a young man suffered through the night from bleeding gums, and eventually his heart stopped beating. His name was Scott Martin, and he was just 20 years old. At his bedside were his distraught mother and two sisters.
What had happened to him at the peak of his life?
The cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver due to malnutrition.
Martin was an extreme picky eater; the only food he had eaten for 20 years was processed foods like French fries, white bread, and canned beans. Vegetables and fruits were rarely touched, and even the nutritional diet prescribed by his doctor was rejected as tasteless. Even at the end of his life, there were fries at his side.
Martin’s favorite food, French fries, is actually a food with many problems. This fast-food staple is not just a nutritional issue, but also a controversial one. In Korea, an environmental organization has once again warned of the dangers of acrylamide, an ingredient found in French fries and potato chips. Acrylamide is a suspected carcinogen.
Not only that, but french fries share a common weakness with oil-fried foods. In addition to being a high-fat food, they also contain trans fatty acids. Trans fatty acids have also been pointed out as a potentially serious health hazard.
It’s no secret that harmful substances like acrylamide and trans-fatty acids have been on the radar for a while now, but they’re still here to stay. That’s because consumers continue to seek them out.
Perhaps even more frightening than the harmful substances is consumer apathy and complacency.
If this culture of consumption continues, there is no guarantee that we won’t see the next Scott Martin.
Thank you for listening.
3-Minute Retirement Club Speaker
A few days ago, my college-age daughter told me a heartwarming story she saw and heard on the subway.
The doors to the car opened and an elderly woman boarded, but there were no empty seats.
A high school girl who was sitting down stood up and tried to give the old lady her seat.
But the grandmother nudged the girl back into her seat and said, “You know what?
“If you’re going to have a hard time, they’re going to have a harder time than us, why are you trying to get up, just sit down.”
When the girl made a feeble attempt to get up, her grandmother sat her down again, adding.
“I’ve been resting at home all this time, it’s not hard at all.”
Smiles spread across the faces of the passengers watching, and the daughter reported that tears welled up in her eyes.
This heartwarming story resonated with me because of a recent incident on the subway between a grandmother and a middle school girl.
If you watch the video of that incident, the grandmother’s behavior was so extreme that you wonder, “Is this really an elderly woman?”
Even if the middle school girl was at fault, the way she grabbed her hair and shook her, it looked overly tough, and it was enough to trigger “granny phobia.
Even though the world has changed a lot, there is still a high level of elitism in Korea.
When a young person and an old person have an argument, the young person is usually at a disadvantage.
One of the oldest and most enduring sayings is that “young people are spoiled these days”.
A young person can lose a lot of points just by being disrespectful to an older person.
Of course, the more respect you have for your elders, the better.
Young people are going to be old someday, and respecting them is an insurance policy for the future.
But I also think older people deserve a minimum level of courtesy.
Growing older can be a bummer at times, but it’s not a reason to brag or campaign.
Because concessions are something to be appreciated, not an entitlement.
There are hundreds of complaints a year about jockeying for seats on the subway.
Young people complain that older people seem to mistake them for “senior” seats.
Even pregnant women and people with physical disabilities have reportedly been prevented from taking seats by older people.
As life expectancy increases, the number of seniors is skyrocketing.
It’s time to think about how younger and older generations can coexist in a pleasant way.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could be a society of caring and respect, just like the heartwarming scene your daughter described?
Thank you for listening.
3-minute speech at a retail seminar
Labor is an important way of life for us to live. We study to find a job, go to interviews, and anxiously await the announcement of acceptance. As a working human being, you are proving your worth to society.
Everyone in Korea is a worker, and this process is sometimes stressful, and sometimes we think about changing jobs.
One of the things that foreigners are most surprised by in Korea is the speed and friendliness of service workers. I experienced this last weekend when I went to the grocery store to buy tteokbokki. I looked for rice tteokbokki, but it wasn’t on the shelf, so I asked the employee.
“Do you have any rice tteokbokki?”
“I’m sorry, sir. I don’t think we have any.”
In retrospect, the employee had nothing to apologize for – it wasn’t her fault that the rice cakes weren’t available, they were simply not distributed in the store. But we’re used to mechanical phrases like “I’m sorry,” and sometimes we wonder if these overly automated phrases are appropriate.
On the other hand, Koreans living abroad miss the friendly service of Korea whenever they experience unpredictable repairmen and unfriendly receptionists. Korea is no different in this regard from other so-called developed countries in the world, but we cannot overlook the fact that behind this customer satisfaction service we are so proud of is the blood and sweat of workers.
In the name of service training, they are parroted lines every week, evaluated and scored by mystery shoppers, and subjected to constant stress. In Korea, which already has some of the longest working hours in the world, this service labor adds to the intensity of labor. The rights of customers are sometimes guaranteed in a way that squeezes workers.
We are all customers buying goods and services, but we are also workers somewhere else. Maybe that’s why I felt uncomfortable in the grocery store that day, because the excessive kindness of the employee ended up being another version of me.
So I thought, wouldn’t it be okay to be a little more uncomfortable than we are now? As long as we understand the hardships of labor and respect each other’s position. It’s time to take a look at our own labor and give others a more compassionate look.
3-minute working mom seminar speaker
Why do working women have it so hard?
It’s hard to juggle family and work.
You don’t get paid for the chores you do, and if you don’t get them done, the house is a mess.
On top of that, there’s a lot going on around the house, and there’s a lot to keep up with, like festivals and preschool events.
From getting kids ready for school to the health of the family, the pressure to take care of every detail weighs on women’s shoulders.
Working moms feel overwhelmed at work and overwhelmed at home.
Before you collapse into bed exhausted, you go to your child’s room and look at his or her face.
I think about how hard it must be for him or her to live in a world without you.
Perhaps both you and your child are fighting tooth and nail to live up to someone else’s expectations.
For most of us, this is how we end up resigning from our jobs and staying home to take care of our children.
But it’s not always easy for working women to settle down at home.
Even if the days go by in the blink of an eye, the feeling of futility and the question of “where am I?” doesn’t go away.
No matter how busy you are, you can’t help but think about the life you really want.
It may be that human beings, regardless of gender, feel alive only when they taste the joy of struggling in society and confirm their value in it.
However, the reality after quitting a job is not easy, and the question of what to do begins to arise.
The thought of taking on a part-time job as a waitress or a casual worker makes you cringe, and you long for a long-term, stable professional career.
The idea of opening a cafe scares me because of the initial capital and operational risks.
After much deliberation, I decided to become a licensed broker.
If I had simply wanted to make a living, I might not have invested in the two-year examination period.
But in the longer term, my desire to do something that would be recognized as a profession and allow me to grow as a person drove my choice.
Along the way, I realized the power of learning and how it can change a person’s life.
Learning is rewarding and important in and of itself, but it’s what drives you to change your life for the better.
If you want your life to be better tomorrow than it is today, be the kind of person who never stops learning and actively seeks out opportunities.
The idea of learning something and preparing for a test at a young age can seem overwhelming and intimidating. But when the time and effort you put in pays off, the joy and reward is indescribable.
And learning isn’t just about building knowledge, it can be a tool to broaden your outlook on life and change the way you see the world.
It can also be a positive role model for your children, showing them that “mommy is learning and making a difference.
To women who are working moms, or who are just starting to find their way, I would say.
I encourage you to look a little further, a little deeper, and never stop trying to grow yourself.
The power of learning is more than just knowledge, it’s what gets us back on our feet and leads us to new possibilities.
May we all believe in this power and walk with courage.
3-minute speech from the head of the bereavement group
Good morning, everyone.
I’d like to thank all of you for joining us today, despite the inclement weather with sleet and snow. I know it must have been difficult for you to get here, but I am deeply humbled that you took the time to remember the meaning of this gathering.
We are all people who carry the same pain in our hearts.
It’s a pain that hasn’t dulled over the years, and it’s still very much present in our lives.
When we think of that brutal May day, when we put a bite of delicious food in our mouth, when we walk down a familiar street, we can’t forget the faces we loved.
Our tears, if collected together, would probably fill the sky and the ocean.
I, too, have lost my beloved son, and have lived to this day with a heavy heart, feeling like a sinner for letting him go.
No matter how many times the river changed, I couldn’t bury my dead child anywhere. They say, “You bury your children in your heart.” But my heart was too big, too sad. But the heart was too big, and the sorrow too deep, to be measured by burying it.
But it’s not just grief that we carry.
It was never just pain and heartache that they left us.
The spirit they gave their lives to defend – the courage to stand up to injustice and the desire for justice – is a precious legacy we share.
The temptation has been to whisper to us to move on, to bury the pain of that day, to forget it all now that time has passed, but we remember their voices.
They said, “Don’t forget us. Remember why we threw ourselves, why we hated injustice and violence and wanted to defend justice.”
Now, every day, I am closer to death.
One day I will see my beloved son again, and I want to be a father I am not ashamed of, if not a proud father, at least a father I am not ashamed of. I want to live up to the things my son would have wanted me to live up to.
That’s why we’re alive, and that’s why we’re here today, isn’t it?
And with that, I’d like to end my remarks with a sincere wish that this gathering today is a reminder of what they kept, and a reminder to keep it going.
Thank you.
Working Moms Affinity Group Speaker 3-minute speech
There’s a scene in the movie The Devil Wears Prada that stuck with me the most.
It’s not about the main character’s transformation from dowdy ordinary to fashionista, or the touching scene where she overcomes all the pressure from her boss, Editor-in-Chief Miranda, to find her way.
The scene that stood out to me was the moment when Miranda, the hard-nosed editor-in-chief, breaks down in front of her husband.
She was so, so, so vulnerable.
This came as a bit of a shock to me, even in the United States, where gender equality is supposedly so well established.
For some reason, working wives live in a constant state of guilt.
They can’t shake the feeling that their family is being sacrificed for their work.
Husbands have to go home first, turn on the lights in a dark house, scoop rice by hand, and accept that the fridge is out of food.
Most of all, there’s a sense of guilt that comes from the fact that families have to wait for their wives and moms.
Somewhere in the background, angry or sullen husbands seem to be running their mouths.
Working women feel sorry and pity for such husbands and children, so they hurt themselves and live with the feeling of being sorry all the time.
Despite this, the children grow up, and we and our husbands adapt little by little.
We still have problems, but we can’t let go of our work.
At first, this life was very confusing.
I started this website to share my feelings, and that’s how I met you.
Even though we only meet a few times a year, we learn a lot from each other and feel that we are growing.
I sincerely hope that our experiences and know-how can be shared with more people, so that working moms in Korea can live more confidently.
I am so grateful to be here with you.
I hope we can continue to find comfort and strength in each other’s stories.
Thank you for listening.
Exercise club presenter 3-minute speech
hello.
Walking is a big trend these days.
There are few places where fads spread as fast and take hold as quickly as they do in Korea. What you wear, what you eat, what you drink, what you ride, even the house you live in, all follow a fad. But now walking is becoming a fad, a commodity, and it’s amazing.
But this walking craze is a little different from other fads. Walking has become a special hobby, not just an everyday behavior, and it’s happening in places far away from where we live.
We wear our own clothes, eat our own food, drive our own cars, and live in our own homes, but walking is something we don’t get to enjoy in our own neighborhoods. Cars have taken over India, and you have to travel by car, boat, or plane to get there. It’s become commonplace to see people traveling to famous walking destinations such as the Olle, Dulle, Camino de Santiago, Himalayan treks, and Japanese onsen paths.
But think about it.
Shouldn’t walking be something that happens naturally to everyone, in their own neighborhoods, as they move about their lives?
Walking paths don’t have to be fancy, expensive, or huge – they just need to be wide enough for one person to walk and a bike to pass.
It doesn’t even need to be paved, in fact, a dirt path with weeds growing on it would be more natural and beautiful.
But what a shame that I have to go to an island across the ocean, or over a mountain range, or to a foreign country because I can’t walk in my own neighborhood.
Some people say that they walk across the ocean or across the mountains because the scenery is so beautiful, but if the neighborhood I live in every day isn’t beautiful, what’s the point of walking three or four days a year to a faraway place?
If the towns and cities I live in aren’t beautiful, what’s the point of beauty at all?
If I don’t value my family, my neighborhood, my town, what does it matter if the foreign landscapes and people on TV are beautiful?
If I don’t love the path I walk every day, what’s the point of dreaming of a Camino de Santiago that I might only get to go on once in a lifetime?
The races of Fes, Venice, and Silla are a thousand years old and still beautiful today.
They are World Heritage Sites for one reason and one reason only.
Their paths have remained open for walkers for over a thousand years.
The same is true for us.
I need to be able to walk in my neighborhood.
It doesn’t have to be narrow, it doesn’t have to be paved, it doesn’t have to be dirt, it just has to be a path for human feet.
Just let me walk in my own neighborhood, on my own human path.
Isn’t that the beauty of walking?
Thank you for listening.
Cooking Club Instructor 3-minute speech
“Unhappy is the man who has an appetite greater than his stomach.”
According to this quote by Thomas Eloyd, I am an unhappy man.
“There is a man who wishes for lunch in the middle of the day. But in his mind is the subject of a song, a poem, or a painting. Will he sit down to a lunch that has been repeated a thousand times before, and will be repeated a thousand times again? Or should he choose the obvious desire that will give him the greatest and ultimate satisfaction, forgo lunch and write down the outline of a new idea?”
Based on this question from Scott Nearing, I may be a lower animal, obsessing over a lunch I could do without rather than the food for my mind.
This may come as a surprise to those who suffer from poor appetite or lack of sleep, but I’m a big believer in eating well and sleeping well in any case – even the worst of times.
I have friends who say that lowering their Engel’s coefficient and sleeping less is a lifelong challenge, and when they brag about how they’re slimmer and read more on two meals a day and four hours of sleep, I don’t take them lightly.
I’ve even tried eating with a teaspoon, because I’ve heard that eating slowly can help your brain recognize that you’re eating and reduce overeating.
But I’ve also tried listening to music or reading a book while I eat, which makes me feel like I’m using my time efficiently, so I’ve failed to eat less.
Some people eat like queens at a well-stocked dining table, even when eating alone, but I’m more concerned with reducing my meal prep time and the number of dishes I have to wash, so I eat like an osprey.
Luckily, I have a knack for making food that tastes better the more ingredients, time, and effort I put into it.
This has led me to gravitate towards simpler dishes that require less work and let the flavors of the ingredients shine through.
For example, vegetables are never dressed, fruit never goes in the blender, tofu is poached in water rather than fried or stewed, and rice, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are only cooked 70% to preserve their rawness.
By doing this, I buy less sugar, salt, mayonnaise, and other ingredients, and I save a lot of time and fuel.
I’ve gotten this far because I’m not a good cook and I don’t like to spend time cooking, but when I look at cookbooks and shows, I think, “Do I really have to live like this?”
I’m sure that squid or spinach is just as precious to them as it is to me, but after all that chopping, sautéing, and finally cooking, do they really blame humans?
Helen Neering and Dr. Emmett Densmore support my thinking.
“They say we cook things to make them more palatable. But do they taste better after cooking? No one puts sauce on a raw apple. But when you bake an apple (i.e., kill it), you add cinnamon, sugar, maple syrup, raisins, cream, etc. to flavor it.”
“Modern recipes are solely focused on creating complex and artful condiments and sauces.”
I apologize to those of you who are trying to take over the world with your cooking, but I’d rather go raw than torture myself with chopping beef and clams.
Of course, I realize that my love of milk and sushi is not enough to make me a vegetarian.
Thank you for listening.
Film Studies Lecturer 3-minute speech
Good afternoon, everyone,
I’m Mr. ○○○, your lecturer.
In today’s lecture, I’m going to talk about the human nature hidden in movies.
What kind of movies do you like? Or, which directors do you like?
Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Jin… they are all filmmakers who represent Korea.
Today, we’re going to talk about one of them, Bong Joon-ho’s movie Mother.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of ‘Mother’?
Won Bin’s innocent, childlike eyes?
Jingu’s eerie expression?
But perhaps the most powerful impression of the movie is the obsession and madness that Kim Hye-ja portrays for her son.
The mother, played by Kim Hye-ja, will do anything to save her son, Do-joon. She will take care of and protect everything about him, even as an adult.
This is because her son, Do-joon, is portrayed as a “lesser” character who is unable to stand on his own in the world.
In the end, Hye-ja makes extreme choices to protect her son. She commits murder, covers up crimes, and even frames innocent people for them.
The look in her eyes as she is consumed by madness is something that no one who has seen the movie will soon forget.
Now, let’s think about insanity and obsession.
In Korea, we have an idiom “to be crazy is to be crazy”.
It means that you need to be immersed in something and give it your all to achieve your goals.
However, there is one prerequisite for this madness and obsession.
It shouldn’t harm others.
If the goal you’re trying to achieve causes pain or harm to others, it’s no longer a beautiful passion, it’s a sin.
Let’s go back to “Mother.
Hye-Ja Kim’s mother loved her son.
What parent can be faulted for their love for their child?
But her love degenerated into an overwhelming obsession.
At times, it’s almost as if she feels more than just protective of her son.
In the end, Kim Hye-ja is driven to madness and commits murder, justifying her actions and placing the blame on an innocent man.
Furthermore, in the process, she creates a defense mechanism that tricks herself into not even feeling guilty.
It’s certainly a beautiful and admirable attitude to be immersed and driven to achieve a goal.
But it’s never acceptable to do anything that irreparably hurts others in the process.
Sadly, this darker nature lies within all of us humans.
It’s just that we go through life suppressing it with our conscience and morals.
In today’s talk, we’ve explored human instincts and limitations through the lens of a movie.
I hope you’ll take some time to reflect on the madness and obsessions in your own subconscious, and consider how you can control them.
Thank you.
Wine club presenter 3-minute speech
Good morning, everyone.
There was a time when I didn’t really like to drink. I used to avoid it, thinking how boring it was to sit at a bar and listen to drunk people repeat their stories in uncomfortable seats.
Then one day, I stumbled upon wine, and gradually my life began to change.
First, I started buying pretty wine glasses, then I moved to a house with a yard to create a nice place to drink wine, and then I put a rocking chair and table in the yard and planted a flower bed.
Now, when I come home, the first thing I do is sit in my rocking chair, sipping wine, reading a book, or gazing at the magnolia tree in front of my house.
After all, wine has given me the gift of quiet time alone.
The philosopher Pascal once said.
“The reason why men are unhappy is that they are unable to be alone in the quiet of their own homes.”
It might sound a little far-fetched to say that wine has given me this philosophical bliss in my noisy, distracted life.
But I’ve also met a lot of people through wine.
Maybe it’s because having a particular preference has the power to connect you with people who share the same preference?
Thank you for listening.
Etiquette Lecturer 3-minute speech
hello.
I’m ○○○, a lecturer at the etiquette lecture series.
Today, we’re going to talk about etiquette when eating Western food.
Western food often requires more etiquette than Korean food. This is because there are a lot of different tableware used, and you need to learn how to use each one. Even using a single napkin requires basic etiquette.
Words can only explain so much, so today we’ve prepared a set of tableware, and while it would have been better if we’d also prepared food, we want you to learn the manners and apply them in real life.
A meal begins when the host spreads out their napkin. This is a signal for others to follow suit. Napkins should be placed in your lap, with small luncheon napkins fully unfolded and large dinner napkins folded in half in the long direction. People usually place their napkin in their lap immediately after sitting down at the table, but it’s a good idea to observe and follow the host’s behavior first. The napkin should be used to lightly wipe the corners of the mouth as needed during the meal, and remain in the lap until the meal is over.
If you leave during the meal, place the napkin on your chair to indicate that you’ll be back. Conversely, if the host places the napkin on the table, it signals that the meal is over. After the meal is over, place the napkin neatly on the table. It’s customary to place it to the right of the plate, and be careful not to fold the napkin again or bunch it up.
That’s the most basic napkin etiquette you need to know when eating Western-style. For people in Korea, napkin usage can be a bit unfamiliar and awkward, but with repeated practice, you can get used to it. Master your napkin etiquette so you’re prepared for the real thing.
Dining etiquette goes beyond just the way you eat your food, it shows your overall manners and class. We’ll wrap up napkin etiquette for now, and we’ll cover the rest of formal dining etiquette in a moment.
Thank you.
Etiquette Lecturer 3-minute speech
Good afternoon, everyone,
I’m ○○○, your etiquette lecturer.
Before we get started with today’s lesson, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the current culture of manners in Korea.
Do you and the people around you practice good basic manners? It’s probably hard to answer “yes,” because it’s not easy to be polite when you don’t even know who lives next door, especially in a time when neighborly interactions have all but disappeared. In fact, the talk about the disappearance of manners in our society reflects this reality.
That’s why we’ve organized this lecture series, which will be traveling across the country, starting in Seoul.
Today, many of the old rules of etiquette are no longer relevant to modern society, and new ones are needed, such as the use of high-tech devices such as smartphones. In addition, the environment that promotes social civility is gradually disappearing as neighborhood ties are weakening.
Even at workplaces, coffee shops, airlines, stores, and more, people are struggling to find people with the right manners, even though basic civility is part of their job descriptions. Not only that, but employees who work in these places are complaining of being stressed out by rude customers.
All of this adds to the crisis of civility. Modern people are more stressed than ever before, and as a result, they tend to get angry easily. Many people feel entitled to get what they want, whenever they want it, sometimes justifying even rude behavior.
We are often referred to as a “people of one”. In modern times, however, this Han is being expressed in stress and anger. As our sense of victimization grows, we have no time to consider others, and naturally, it becomes difficult to practice good manners.
This talk will give you the opportunity to learn and remind yourself of various manners, but the most important thing is to release your anger and find space. Because if you don’t release your anger, it’s hard to practice good manners no matter how much you learn.
Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve come to the right place.
This once-a-week etiquette talk is designed to help you relax your minds and hearts, and maybe even help you solve some of life’s problems.
We need your active participation to make these lectures richer and more meaningful.
We look forward to your participation.
Thank you.
3-minute beauty consultant speech to prospective university students
Hello, everyone!
I’m ○○○, a beauty consultant.
My job is to discover people’s hidden charms and suggest styles that best suit them.
Seeing all of you here today, like fresh flowers that have just started to bloom, makes me feel young again.
Now that the SATs are over, some of you may be feeling a bit empty.
You may feel lost, like your role as a student is over, or you may have a lot of long-suppressed desires that you’ve been trying to fulfill.
For many of you, one of the first things you’ll want to try is a change in your appearance.
Whether it’s changing your hairstyle or learning to wear makeup for the first time, now is the time.
I’m here to help you make those changes you’ve been dreaming of, and hopefully make them more refined and personalized.
Everyone has a style that suits them best.
Rather than trying to fit into a mold, I want you to find the style that makes you shine.
The people who have become icons of their time have all maximized their own unique appeal.
For example, Audrey Hepburn’s “lady look” emphasized her elegance and inherent beauty.
Similarly, Korea’s Jeon Jeon-hyun perfected her mysterious, oriental charm with her trademark long hair, which is still loved to this day.
The most important thing in creating your own style is to understand and love yourself.
You may have spent a lot of time looking at photos of your favorite celebrities, but less time looking at yourself in the mirror.
But a modern-day beauty is a self-made person.
Take some time to study your face in the mirror and get to know it.
Pay close attention to your face shape, eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, and other features.
Once you have a good understanding of yourself, experiment to find the colors and styles that suit you.
The flowers in the world all have different shapes and colors, but they all have their own beauty, don’t they?
We want you to find yours, too, and use it with confidence.
That’s where true beauty begins, in the process of creating a style that makes you shine.
Thank you for listening.
Best wishes for your upcoming twenties.
3-minute speech by a lecturer to a class of aspiring business people
Good morning, everyone.
Thank you very much for joining us for this lecture organized by the Korea Institute of Economics and Management.
I sincerely hope that today’s lecture will be an opportunity for you to receive some positive help in your future business management.
In Korea, we often think of CEOs as sitting in front of a desk, organizing meetings or doing paperwork. However, as the position that determines the rise and fall of a company, CEOs require a variety of qualities and abilities beyond that.
Sometimes, the CEO is also responsible for developing new products based on innovative and brilliant ideas.
Here’s an interesting example of this.
For hundreds of years, men have been shaving in the morning, but many of them have had the experience of cutting their chin while shaving, which was uncomfortable and irritating.
But someone changed that – King Gillette, founder of the Gillette razor.
To solve the problem, Gillette first headed to a local barbershop. He watched the veteran barbers closely to see how they shaved their customers.
But then he had an unexpected inspiration. He watched as one barber trimmed a customer’s hair, using a comb, pressing down on different areas with his comb and fingers, and using scissors to precisely cut the hair.
Returning home, Gillette sketched a razor with “a device that acts as a comb” to protect areas prone to cuts, such as the chin and nose, and found an engineer to develop the product.
The resulting razor took off like wildfire, and Gillette became the name synonymous with razors today.
We often think of CEOs as cerebral.
But CEOs can only do their jobs with strategy and thought because they have people who do the heavy lifting for them.
But even the most talented people can’t do things exactly the way the CEO wants them done 100% of the time.
Sometimes, to overcome these limitations, the CEO needs to make a move himself.
Knowing when to do so and being able to take action is one of the most important qualities of a successful CEO.
We hope you’ll take these points to heart and implement them wisely as a future executive.
I sincerely hope that your dreams of becoming an executive will grow stronger in the future, and that brings me to the end of my story.
Thank you for listening.
Film Department Special Lecture Speaker 3 minutes speech
Hello, I’m Mr. ○○○, the presenter.
I’m excited to be here, and it brings back memories.
I remember the moments when I was in school, talking about movies with my friends and thinking about scripts together.
I don’t remember ever being as serious and full of passion as I was then.
It’s refreshing to see the person I was then and the person you are now.
Living with like-minded people has been a very special experience for me.
The times we learned from each other and talked about movies that might be unfamiliar to the masses.
All of that was new to me, and I was able to grow from it.
But I didn’t realize how ignorant I was at the time.
Thanks to my friends and seniors, I was able to reflect and grow.
For aspiring filmmakers, I would like to tell you a few things that you shouldn’t forget.
The most important thing is ‘don’t miss the little things’.
We filmmakers need to have the mindset to listen to the grass grow.
You have to be curious, and you have to be someone who doesn’t want to miss anything in the world.
Of course, it’s probably impossible to miss everything.
But it’s essential to take the time to pause, listen, and observe carefully.
In that time, we might even be able to hear the grass grow.
Today’s world demands speed and growth.
But we don’t have to keep up with it.
We need to slow down and look more closely.
It’s important to have the sense to capture every expression, every wrinkle, every glance.
Our attention should always stay on the ‘people’.
For example, when a murder is reported in the news,
we shouldn’t simply skim over the article referring to “Mr. A” or “Mr. S”.
You need to think about the person’s psychology and background, and imagine what drove him to make that choice.
A movie is not something huge.
Movies are a microcosm of the life we live, and we don’t go beyond that.
Any genre, any content, can be created at our fingertips.
All you need is the ability to think, deep imagination, careful observation, and curiosity.
I sincerely hope that you will graduate soon and become active and lead the revival of Korea’s film industry.
And I look forward to the emergence of a new generation of outstanding juniors who will inspire me.
Thank you for listening to me until the end.
I wish you all the best for your families and your future.
Thank you.
