Dear Tey,
I was witness to many of these "country presentations". If you want to
attract people to your country, a colourful presentation should do the
trick better than some lame lecture without colourful examples.
another secret is to prepare a well organised, divided into themes,
presentation.
That means, that you begin by saying something like "Good Morning (or
another greeting), today I'm going to present to you my country,
Taiwan. I'm going to discuss it's geography, talk a little about
history, and then talk about our tourist attractions".
If you have only 3-5 minutes, you continue with a short geographic
description (with maps) on the whereabouts of Taiwan. You may be
surprised on how little people seem to know about world geography,
including the average college student.
After you show them "where is" Taiwan, you can go through a very brief
presentation of the difference between Taiwan and the Mainland PRC. Do
not load too much history and politics on them, because the main issue
is how great it is to live and visit Taiwan.
Therefore, after that brief political/historical presentation, you
live the last part of the presentation to discuss your holidays and
traditions, your food, where to visit in Taiwan, etc. Also bring
brochures (or pictures downloaded from the Internet), so people could
enjoy the beauty of Taiwan in a first hand experience.
I recommend that you'll go over tourists brochures or tourist guides
about Taiwan if you're uncertain what to include.
For example, the Taiwanese government writes: "The island of Taiwan
offers sunny beaches, richly forested mountains, sleepy countrysides.
Temples and monuments of both Chinese and Japanese heritage mix with
high-rises in cities that keep going until dawn. Dazzling festivals,
luxuriant hotsprings, delectable dining - they all lie in store.
Taiwan's diverse topography and culture, and its vibrant commercial
environment, make it a choice destination for traveller and business
visitor alike.
Located roughly equidistant from Japan and Korea to the north, the
Philippines to the south, and mainland China to the west, Taiwan makes
a perfect launching point for further travels in East Asia.
For most of the world, Taiwan is known for its manufactured goods, and
for its continuing saga of diplomatic struggle, but the real Taiwan
lies unexplored. So take a quick look - there's plenty to discover."
(source: Taiwanese Government,
<http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/2-visitor/quicklook/index.htm>).
As you are talking with college students, they might be most
interested in Taiwanese Nightlife (see in the Taiwanese Government
Website <http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/2-visitor/quicklook/8_nightlife/nightlife1.html>).
Tourist guides to Taiwan and sites about the country:
Taiwan Government <http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/2-visitor/quicklook/index.htm>
Connected Globe.com <http://www.connectedglobe.com/travlog/taiwan.html>
Lonely Planet on Taiwan
<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_east_asia/taiwan/>
Lonely Planet on Taipei
<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/north_east_asia/taipei/>
CIA World Factbook, Taiwan
<http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html> (good
source to get "facts" on economy, society, etc.)
Pictures:
A map of Taiwan (source: Lonely Planet.com
<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapimages/north_east_asia/taiwan/taiwan.gif>).
The flag of Taiwan (source: Fas.org
<http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/taiwan.gif>)
Traditional Taiwanese Fest Dress (source:
<http://mirror.veus.hr/darko/gif/taiwan.jpg>).
Chang Kai Check Memorial (source: NHTSA - US Government,
<http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/announce/nhtsanow/v5.14/Taiwan.jpg>) -
perhaps you can present it while discussing the history of Taiwan, so
you'll have a colourful picture for this part too.
Taiwanese Nature (source: Screen Saver Shot.com
<http://www.screensavershot.com/nature2/taiwan.jpg>)
Discussion groups: soc.culture.taiwan
<http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=soc.culture.taiwan>
My search terms were plain "Taiwan", with additional words such as
"tourism", "lecture, "presentation".
I think that answered your question. However, if you need further
clarifications on the answer, please let me know. I'd be pleased to
answer any questions before you rate the answer. |
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