MGM hosted a Winter Olympics-themed training “MGM Interview Training Session” for the participating students of the “Selection of Student Reporters for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – Macau Station”.
Under the supervision of MGM’s Public Relations team, the session provided the finalists of the competition with hands-on experience of interviewing and news reporting as an actual reporter, as well as an opportunity to present their work on the stage of MGM Theatre. All this training was aimed at enhancing the student’s performance in the final competition.
Funded by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and organised by Centro Cultural de Criança Dente de Leão, Macau, the “Selection of Student Reporters for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – Macau Station” has reached its final round of the competition. As a co-organiser of the “Selection of Student Reporters for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – Macau Station”, MGM lent its full support to the event and co-organised a training session at MGM COTAI.
The event took more than 150 student reporters from local elementary and secondary schools on an experience tour around the property. Led by team members from the Public Relations team and art department, the students visited and experienced the arts, cultural and entertainment offerings. Students learnt about the latest trends in the local tourism industry, through getting a glimpse of how an integrated resort hotel incorporates elements such as sports, art and culture into its offerings.
Shortly after, the students proceeded to each of their training and practice sessions, where they were given the task of promoting MGM COTAI through interview questions, stories, videos and social media content. To conclude the session, some of the outstanding students were selected to present their work on the grand stage of MGM Theatre in front of their peers and tutors. From there, they were able to strengthen their skills in interviewing, communication and public speaking.
One of the participating students from Pui Ching Middle School, Chu Nga Ki, shared her experience, saying that “it was my honour to be part in this training. We visited the Spectacle, MGM Theatre and other places and were assigned to compose a social post with promotional video afterwards. I discovered that being a reporter could be challenging as they are always given a very limited timeline to create informative content that has to be attractive and relatable to the audience. That being said, I was able to obtain the skill of completing a task efficiently from this exercise. I genuinely hope to take part in more activities like this one to expand my horizons.”
“Selection of Student Reporters for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games” is the only official youth educational programme under the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Co-organised by the Department of Media and Communications of the Committee and Beijing Radio & Television Station¸ the programme aims to promote the knowledge and spirit of the Olympics to the younger generation in the nation, as well as providing training to student reporters with excellent multilingual capabilities. The 40 finalists of Macau Station will take part in the nation-wide selection and compete with other student reporters from all over China. Winners will have the opportunity to enter the newsroom of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and cover this major international sports event along with other professional reporters from around the world. – mgmpr
Some of the outstanding students were selected to present their work on the grand stage of MGM Theatre in front of their peers and tutors. Photo: MGM
