We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech. 

So, you have to give a speech and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long and you bore your audience. Later you think,   “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts and graphs if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness. 

Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you canhave pleasant communication with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet. Give it a try and see what happens. 

假設(shè)你叫陳軍，昨天收到了筆友David的e-mail，得知他不久要作為交流生到無(wú)錫來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)中文。他想了解如何學(xué)好中文。請(qǐng)你用英文給他回復(fù)一封e-mail，介紹學(xué)習(xí)中文的體會(huì)和方法，提出你的建議，以及表達(dá)你幫助他學(xué)好中文的愿望。

要點(diǎn)提示：

1．漢語(yǔ)非常有用，現(xiàn)在許多外國(guó)朋友都在學(xué)習(xí)。

2．漢語(yǔ)較難，因?yàn)樗�跟英語(yǔ)很不一樣。

3．必須盡量多記詞，讀和寫也很重要。

4．可以通過(guò)看電視和聽(tīng)廣播鍛煉聽(tīng)力。

5．其他的方法……

注意：

1. 語(yǔ)法正確，意思連貫，書寫規(guī)范，要點(diǎn)齊全；

2. 第五要點(diǎn)須用1至2句話作適當(dāng)?shù)陌l(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)80字左右。信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear David

I'm glad to hear that you'll be an exchange student and come to Wuxi to learn Chinese.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you have any questions please ask me. I'm sure you'll learn Chinese well.

Hope to see you soon in Wuxi.

Yours

Chen Jun

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