A Judge's Tip #3: Highlight the Solid Evidences to the Judge

Dr Mah Boon Yih was appointed as a judge in Language Invention, Innovation & Design (LIID 2018) organised by Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, UiTM Shah Alam in conjuction with ILANNS 2018. As highlighted by the organiser, LIID 2018 is a platform for participants to highlight innovation, invention and design of high quality products in relation to language development. LIID 2018 aims to promote a language innovation and creativity culture among professionals, university students and students. Besides, this is also a good platform to highlight the new inventions in modern languages and applied linguistics, which the new designs and inventions are hoped to be commercialised at  both national and international levels. Below is the third tip he would like to share to the fellow contestants based on his observation:

A Judge's Tip #2: Attract the Judge' Attention the Soonest on the Needs and Values

Being appointed as a judge of 2018 Asia Innovation Show on 28 April 2018 at Paragon Mall, Penang, Dr Mah Boon Yih would like to appreciate and congratulate Dr Mohd Subri Tahir and his team from UiTM Penang Branch for making this event a great success. Below is another tip he would like to share to the fellow contestants based on his judging experience:

Another key success to stand out from the crowd besides the wow factor of your invention/innovation is your presenting and pitching skills. I have found this as the most common problem faced by the presenters who need to improve their English to communicate effectively; it's very important to attract the judge' attention on the projects' needs and values within the shortest time available. It's not always a good sign if the judge asking questions more frequent than presenting your ideas.

A Judge's Tip #1: Impress the Judge with a "Wow" Factor

Besides conducting a featured workshop, Dr Mah Boon Yih was invited also as a judge for poster presentations in the Northern Zone Research Conference in English Language Education (NORCELE) 2018 by the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) in collaboration with the Institute of Teacher Education, Tuanku Bainun Campus, Penang, on 25 April 2018. After evaluating the assigned contestants' posters and ideas that employed case studies as their research design, below is a tip he would like to share:

Instead of knowing what you've done, you must know also how to impress your judge with a "wow" factor of your work that deserves to be awarded.