In the hustle and bustle of modern life, where everyone strives to be exceptional and outstanding, at TEDxVinUniversity 2024, Hoàng Liên delivered a refreshing message: Being ordinary is perfectly okay! The young girl from Huế guided listeners through stories about herself, her family, and the weight of academic pressure, allowing everyone to find a piece of themselves within. Surely, each of us has felt small in this world at times, but have we tried to appreciate what we have, even the seemingly "small" things? For Liên, the greatest source of pride isn't awards or achievements, but rather her ability to appreciate the seemingly "ordinary" aspects of herself, as they shape who she is. About Speaker Phan Hoang Lien:
⭐ 10th-grade English-gifted student - Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted
Extracurricular Achievements:
⭐ Top 40 Finalist UWC 2024 Selection - United World Colleges Scholarship
⭐ Former Head and Consultant of Event Team - Abroad Insider
⭐ Former Head of Design, DASA Project
⭐ Top 3 highest-scoring students in the English aptitude test for high school students
Academic Achievements:
⭐ Consulation Award, IDP Global Voices Competition 2023
⭐ Second Prize in the Provincial Oratorical Competition
⭐ First Prize in the School Oratorical Competition
Impressing with a confident smile and remarkable achievements spanning from academic competitions to extracurricular activities, Phan Hoang Lien has become the first student speaker of TEDxVinUniversity. The starting point of those accomplishments is defined by the opportunities from small moments in life. A "normal yet special" individual has surpassed the barriers of her "young age" to step onto a prominent stage with the attention of hundreds of spectators. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx