The students of the Faculty of History, Communication and Tourism of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in the International Oratory Competition "The Power of a Word"

The competition gathered 27 young speakers from different parts of Belarus in the Academy of Postgraduate Education. Among the participants are Polina Goncharuk and Daria Pospelova, four- year students of the specialty “Linguistic Support of Intercultural Communications”.

Contestants competed in the ability to express their thoughts, argue correctly, convince, refute and prove their point of view in foreign languages. Daria and Polina defended their works in English.

During the first round, the girls gave a prepared speech. Daria told about how to be happy, and Polina told about the most popular languages.

In the second round contestants participated in debates. Each of the participants had to present and argue their point of view to the opposite side clearly and logically. So, Polina defended the position of "Work", and her rival defended "Entertainment". Daria defended the point of view of "Cooperation", her opponent ⎯ "Competition".

The third round was the final in the competition, where the participants were offered to improvise on a topic chosen by lot. Polina explained to Sahara inhabitant what is snow, and Daria told about what is country's wealth.

All participants, according to the organizers, showed their oratorical skills and fluency in foreign languages. The contestants from the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno were awarded with letters of commendation and certificates.