FOR the third year in Myanmar, the Mic Up! English Speaking Competition 2025 took place from 9 am to 5 pm on 9 and 10 August at the promotion area on the Ground Floor of Junction Square in Kamayut Township of Yangon Region.
The Mic Up! English Speaking Competition 2025 was held in collaboration with the Belt and Road Youth English-Speaking Competition, marking the third year the Mic Up! English Speaking Competition has been held in Myanmar. Introduced by the RVi Group in Myanmar and Thailand three years ago, the competition aims to help young people build confidence in their speaking abilities, enhance their public speaking skills, and gain international experience.
There are two routes to enter the national competition: Mini Mic competitions are held in government schools and universities, from which the best contestants in the Junior and Youth categories are selected to compete in the Mic Up! National Myanmar Round. Contestants in the Preliminary Round must submit videos and written scripts, and those who meet the criteria are evaluated by VDO English, selected as Gold Winners, and invited to compete in the National Round.
The Mic Up! competition features two age categories: Juniors (10–16) give a 300-word scripted presentation in up to three minutes, while Youths (16–27) give a 500-word scripted presentation in up to four minutes. This year, 42 Juniors and 24 Youths will compete, with six and three Gold Plus Winners from each category respectively, each receiving K300,000, a medal, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Regional Finals in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the competition, they will face Gold Plus Winners from Thailand and other ASEAN countries, with the Regional Finals champions advancing to the Global Finals in China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative. This year, unlike previous years, the Learning Journey programme for Myanmar’s Gold Plus Winners will be held in Thailand, featuring training courses, company visits, and cultural exchange activities, with participants required to document and videotape their experiences and submit them to the Mic Up Myanmar Committee.
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