Speaking in public is most people’s least favorite thing. The reason is that we’re all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become.
But stop biting your fingernails. Public speaking is easy and I can tell you that public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent or being able to draw. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned.
Keep it simple and short.
Your audience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty. If you can’t express in a sentence or two what you intend to get across, then your speech is not focused well enough. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, there is no way your audience will.
Get organized.
No matter how long or short your speech is, you’ve got to get your ducks in a row how you’re going to open, what majo
Speaking in public is most people’s least favorite thing. The reason is that we’re all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become.
But stop biting your fingernails. Public speaking is easy and I can tell you that public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent or being able to draw. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned.
Keep it simple and short.
Your audience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty. If you can’t express in a sentence or two what you intend to get across, then your speech is not focused well enough. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, there is no way your audience will.
Get organized.
No matter how long or short your speech is, you’ve got to get your ducks in a row how you’re going to open, w
| Public speaking fills most people with
dread. Humiliation is the greatest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to
the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are
pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all
kinds. Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If parents, teachers or peers mocked your foibles as a child, you fear a repeat. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of failing in the most public of ways. While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yo A. looking foolish B. failing in words C. not attracting attention D. appearing pressurized [简答题]Passage Two
Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is greatest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds.
Most people have plenty of insecurities,and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect,you are terrified of falling in the mostpublic of ways.
Extroverts,on the contrary , will feel less fear before the or deal.It does not mean they will necessarily do it better . Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the Britishcomedian Julian Clary , he wasshy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect.
In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like inreal life, the key seems to be toact yourself.
Actual acting, as in performing the scripted lines of acharacter other t
A. A．theirupbringing veryearly on B．their inability to appeal to the audience C．their sense of greaterpublic pressure D．their sense of greater humiliation. [单项选择]
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