Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(關鍵的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard (標準的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反應)，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.
| Title: How to make a 小題1: speech | ||
| Technique | Reasons | Requirements |
| Keep it simple | You should think about your idea well enough | 小題2: one or two of your main ideas well. |
| If you have a 小題3: idea of what you want to say, your audience will have, too. | ||
| Organize it well. | You should get your speech well 小題4: | Know very well about the 小題5: ,main points and ending of the speech |
| If you don’t, the 小題6: will be confused. | ||
| Keep it 小題7: | Your speech should be short enough to attract your audience’s attention and 小題8: . | Make your speech as short as 小題9: . |
| If you don’t, the audience will feel 小題10: . | ||
