如何提高你的公眾演講能力

It sucks being an adult. You have to do things like wake up before noon, go to the grocery store on your own, and try to hold down a steady job. Oftentimes said job will require you to give a presentation to more than two people. And some jobs will even require you speak before a full auditorium of rapt listeners. We’re saying ‘job’ here because we assume you are not an aspiring dictator of a third world country.  Sinc eyou are likely not a member of the NSA, the sweats, shakes, and hives might step up during the speech to be a major hinderance. Fear not. We’ve done the research to make you a better public speaker, now all you have to do is apply the gold we have compiled.
當(dāng)一個(gè)成年人真不好。你必須在中午之前起床，獨(dú)自去雜貨店，并努力保有一份穩(wěn)定的工作。時(shí)常說的工作，就需要你在多人（至少多于兩個(gè)人）面前做報(bào)告。而且有些工作甚至需要你面對(duì)滿禮堂熱情的觀眾做演講。我們?cè)谶@里說“工作”，因?yàn)槲覀兗俣悴皇且粋€(gè)很有抱負(fù)的第三世界國家的獨(dú)裁者。既然你可能不是國家安全局人員，那么冒汗、發(fā)抖、起麻疹等反應(yīng)可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)在演講過程中而成為演講的主要的障礙。但不要害怕。我們所做的研究，將有助于你成為一個(gè)更好的公眾演說者，現(xiàn)在你需要做的就是直接應(yīng)用我們已經(jīng)找到的黃金法則。

1.Confidence  自信

Faith in yourself, your topic, and your general sanity is a must if you are to be a better public speaker. Many speakers are not prepared and lose confidence because of that. But others lack confidence because of the high school bully factor. They are afraid of being judged -- and possibly made fun of -- just like they were in high school speech class when they sweated profusely and peed a little. Yes, that’s the mature world we live in. Build your confidence by utilizing all your tools and knowing that you are the cock of the public speaking walk. Read on...
要對(duì)你自己和你的主題有信心。如果你要做一個(gè)更好的公眾演講者你必須保持清醒的頭腦。許多演講者因沒準(zhǔn)備好而失去信心。還有些人因?yàn)楦咧杏惺艿竭^欺負(fù)的經(jīng)歷而信心不足。他們害怕被評(píng)價(jià)——甚至被取笑——就像他們?cè)诟咧袝r(shí)演講的不好經(jīng)歷，滿頭大汗甚至尿褲子了。是的，我們已經(jīng)成熟了。利用所有方法工具，確信你自己就是公眾演講的牛人，從而建立自信。然后繼續(xù)看下一條……
Tip: Listen to “Eye of the Tiger”  before you take the stage. It’ll get you jacked up.
小提示：在你登臺(tái)演講之前，聽聽”Eye of the Tiger”這首歌，將會(huì)使你激情澎湃，信心大增。

2.Know What’s Up   弄清主題

You have to know your topic inside and out. Nothing kills your speech like ‘um’ and ‘uh’ littering every sentence. Research your subject to the point where you are an expert -- or at least not a bumbling idiot. You were likely picked to make this speech because you know remotely something about the topic, so that’s half the battle. Now get in there and learn every facet of the beast. Your speech will be crap if you half-ass it and your audience will start throwing rotten tomatoes at you. Well, they could if they wanted. We would.
你需要徹底弄清你的主題。絕不能因每句都出現(xiàn) “嗯”、“啊”之類的語氣詞而毀掉你的整個(gè)演講。研究你在行的課題論點(diǎn)——至少不要像個(gè)結(jié)結(jié)巴巴的白癡。你被選出來做這個(gè)演講可能是因?yàn)槟銓?duì)這個(gè)主題深有了解，那這就有了成功的一半。馬上去學(xué)習(xí)了解這個(gè)主題的方方面面。如果你自己都講不通，那你的演講將會(huì)是垃圾，而且你的聽眾將會(huì)向你扔爛西紅柿。嗯，如果他們想要，他們會(huì)那樣做的。我們會(huì)的。
Tip: Flashcards.
小提示:準(zhǔn)備一些小卡片。

3.Practice   提前排練

Researching and knowing your topic is one thing, but actually delivering that information is a whole different ball of wax. When the lights go down and the spotlight is on you, no matter how much you know your topic, conveying the information suddenly seems daunting. Practicing your speech beforehand is a must. You will find your beats, your direction, and where to drop the F-bombs, through hours in front of the mirror rehearsing your own personal Gettysburg Address.  So when you climb up on stage, it will be like riding a bike. Unless you don’t know how to ride a bike.
研究了解你的題目是一方面，但是實(shí)際上，把信息傳達(dá)出來是另外一個(gè)完全不同的事情。當(dāng)所有燈光關(guān)掉，聚光燈對(duì)準(zhǔn)你時(shí)，突然要演講了，無論你對(duì)你的主題有多了解，此時(shí)總會(huì)令你有些怯步。這里，提前排練是必須的。，通過在鏡子前對(duì)你個(gè)人的葛底斯堡演說詞幾個(gè)小時(shí)的排練，你將會(huì)找到你的節(jié)奏，目視的方向以及你的語調(diào)。當(dāng)你登上了講臺(tái)時(shí)，那就像是騎上自行車，輕松自如。除非你不會(huì)騎自行車。
Tip: Videotape yourself speaking and watch it over-and-over. Then try not to kill yourself.
小提示：將你的排練錄下來，反復(fù)地查看并調(diào)整改進(jìn)，直到你自己完全滿意。