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2. The Place Where It All Happened: Zumikon Town Hall, Switzerland

On 14 December 1996, David gave his first-ever speech onstage in front of hundreds. As part of the school’s Christmas special event, he read, along with another fellow student, a poem about winter in French.

David’s family wasn’t all too strict, but being more Confucian parents, they preferred he focused more on his studies rather than “performing”. Being able to address such a huge crowd in the main hall of Zumikon Town Hall was a big thing for David, paving his way to even more public speeches and presentations in future.

He returned onstage for a second poem reading a year later — this time in English.

2. 台上梦在此萌生：瑞士 Zumikon 镇中心大厅

冯琰曾于 1988 年至 1998 年在瑞士 Zumikon 镇上国际学校读书。1996 年 12 月 14 日，他参加在该镇中心的大型活动大厅举办的圣诞节晚会，并在数百人前上台朗读法语的圣诞诗词。

作为华人家庭的一分子，冯琰在海外虽然有一定的自由度，但是仍受到中国传统家教熏陶，家里仍主张他先读好书，再“表演”。但就从那天起，冯琰开始爱上台上的生活方式。翌（1997）年，他仍返回至此，并用英文朗读圣诞诗词。

从那个中心大厅起，他便走向世界各地的讲台上，并曾在多个重大会议上发言或主持活动。他当时勇敢接受“台上挑战”，让他越来越自信，也越来越喜欢台上生活。