How to Give a Good SpeechSo, you have to give a speech--and you‘re

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【*】So,youhavetogiveaspeech--andyou‘reafraid.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,"Thankgoodness,it'sover.I'mjustnogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.
【*】Cheerup!Itd oesn'thavetobethatbad.___1___Firstofall,itisimportanttoplan,Doyourhomework.Findouteverythingyoucanaboutyoursubject.And,atthesametime,findoutasmuchasyoucanaboutyouraudience.Whoarethey?Whatd otheyknowaboutyoursubject?Dotheyhaveacommoninterest?Whyaretheycomingtohearyouspeak?Putyourselfintheirshoesasyouprepareyourspeech.
【*】___2___Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Areyouintr oducinganotherspeaker?Givingalecture?Convincingsomeone?Therearemanypossiblespeakingroles,andtheyarealldifferentfromeachother.Makesureyouknowintowhichcategoryyoufit.Don’tspoilyourspeechbyconfusingonespeakingrolewithanother

Letussupposethatyouhavebeenaskedtointr oducethemainspeakeratameeting.First,findoutthemostimportantandinterestingthingsaboutthespeaker.Then,summarizethisinformationinafewwords.___3___Andmostimportantly,bebrief.Remember,youarenotthemainspeaker;youareintr oducingthemainspeaker.

【*】Ifyouaregivingalectureorexplaininganidea,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.___4___Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepicturesorchartsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.___5___Don'ttalkoverheads,anddon'ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.
【*】Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you'llseethatyoudon'thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouareaskedtomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?Giveitatr yandseewhathappens.

A.Asuccessfulspeechtakesyouraudienceonajourneyfromwhytohow.

B.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.

C.Neverforgetyouraudience.

D.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialssothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.

E.Itisallrighttotellajokeifitisingoodtasteandwillnotembarrassthespeaker.

F.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeech-making.

答案及解析：1.根据空格后Firstofall以及空格前文章内容的主题介绍:不要对进行一次成功的演讲感到灰心丧气,会有办法帮助解决这个问题,前后相联系。2.根据空格所在段落主题句“Don’tspoilyourspeechbyconfusingonespeakingrolewithanother.(不要因混淆演讲角色而破坏你的发言)”。3.根据空格前“Then,summarizethisinformationinafewwords.”然后,用几句话总结这个信息,以及空格后“Andmostimportant,bebrief.(而最重要的,要简洁)”,两者相联系。4.根据空格前内容:如果你做一次讲座或讲解一个想法,你可以尽可能多的收集主题方面的事实,花大量的时间做你的研究。并结合空格后的信息:使用尽可能多的例子,如果能更清楚地表达你的观点也可使用图片或图表。5.根据空格后“Don'ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothen.(不要弄得深奥难懂,也不要用高人一等的口气说话)"”,以及紧随空格前的内容:使用尽可能多的例子,如果能更清楚地表达你的观点也可使用图片或图表。