Aonther leadership journey: The First APCEA Business Presentation Contest

Poster for the 1st round promotion (released on Nov. 11th, 2010)

Last Saturday, we, China Mainland Students' Association, just finished the First APCEA Business Presentation Contest, which was a great success. As one core organizers of this competition, I just feel it as another leadership journey and pushes me one step further to become a better leader.

This contest was organized by CMSA and APCEA (Asia-Pacific Communication Exchange Association), and the support units include other student associations in MUST, IPM and IFT, which was a Macau-level competition. The APCEA aims to enhance students’ professionalism in presenting business plans in English.

This time, the theme of the first APCEA is Macau Tourism Promotion, which focuses on the novel business ideas to promote Macau and Macau tourism to various regions in the world.

Poster for the 2nd round promotion (released on Feb. 8th, 2011)

This competition started on Nov. 11^th, 2010, and ended on Feb. 26^th, 2011, lasting for almost four months. From the very beginning till the end, from the planning part, including the initial discussion of the location and theme of the contest, to the promotion part, including the using of progressive promoting strategies to attract as many people as possible, and finally to the implementation part, which are the Semi-Final and Final, I actively participated in the process of organizing this contest and trying my best to make it a successful one.  The process requires a leader’s absolute devotion and willingness to put every effort to make sure everything is going right, since usually the details determine success or failure. And meanwhile, since it’s a cooperative job with APCEA, I need to continuously communicate with the association, try to reach their standards, and work together to produce a great success, laying foundation for the next APCEA.

The process of organizing such contest is long, and during the process I do feel gradually, I am improving and gaining more and more experience on organizing an activity, on building a good team, and on how to be a better leader.

And in reality, there are so stories within these four months, and in the future, I will continuously to share them.

Poster for the Semi-Final & Final (released on Feb. 12th)