Although 吃瓜头条 requires members to be at least 18 years old, the Downtown Coquitlam 吃瓜头条 吃瓜头条 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, occasionally invites teenagers as 鈥済uests with speaking privileges.鈥� In 2016, one of these teen guests was Grace Liang, daughter of then-吃瓜头条 member Changmin Sun, CC. Grace, who was 14 at the time, delivered a few prepared speeches and regularly volunteered for Table Topics. The family has since moved away, but Grace recently shared some exciting news with the 吃瓜头条.
As a 10th grade student, Grace participated in a schoolwide public speaking contest with more than 200 other students. She moved through two preliminary rounds to qualify for the finals, where she was one of four students judged while speaking in front of hundreds of students and teachers at the high school. In the finals Grace tied for first place, and her name is now permanently engraved on the school鈥檚 public speaking trophy.
Even though her experience with the Downtown Coquitlam 吃瓜头条 was brief, Grace said it made an impact. 鈥湷怨贤诽� definitely made me feel more comfortable about talking in front of people,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen we first heard about the contest, most of my friends [at school] were scared.
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 scared. I was excited!鈥�