At some point in your life, you will be called upon to do public speaking. Whether you are speaking to an audience of three or three-thousand, here are a few key things you can do to equip yourself for success when that time comes. Using these public speaking tools will also decrease your pre-speech nerves significantly!

生活中總有些時(shí)候，你會(huì)被叫上臺(tái)做公共演講。不論你的聽(tīng)眾是3人還是3千人，做好這幾樣關(guān)鍵的事情，你的演講就會(huì)成功。這些公共演講的技巧還能幫助你有效減輕演講前的緊張感。

1. Do Not Stay Hidden Before You Speak

演講之前別躲起來(lái)

Unless you are Bono, Oprah, or the President, you have no reason to hide before you speak and every reason to mingle, letting people know that you are interesting and personable BEORE you take the stage. Aim to connect with individuals and build a following before you address your audience as a whole.

除非你是U2主唱波諾、脫口秀女王奧普拉，或者總統(tǒng)，否則你在演講之前沒(méi)有理由躲起來(lái)。相反，你應(yīng)該和大家打成一片，在上臺(tái)前就讓他們知道，你是個(gè)有趣又有風(fēng)度的人。你的目標(biāo)是和關(guān)注者們建立聯(lián)系，在你開(kāi)始演講之前就培養(yǎng)一批擁護(hù)者。

2. Do Not Write a Boring Intro and Have a Boring Person Read It

不要寫(xiě)一篇無(wú)聊的自我介紹，還讓一個(gè)無(wú)聊的人去念稿

Your audience already has some idea of who you are, so skip the boring LinkedIn bio facts. When deciding what to include, ask yourself why your bio matters to this group of people. Keep it short and sweet, including only the most pertinent information of why they should care about who you are and what you have to say. Be sure the person introducing you has had a coffee, or three.

關(guān)于你是誰(shuí)，你的聽(tīng)眾已經(jīng)有一些概念了。所以跳過(guò)這些無(wú)聊的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)介部分。決定自我介紹應(yīng)該包括哪些內(nèi)容時(shí)，問(wèn)問(wèn)自己：為什么你的個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)介對(duì)這群人很重要？做到簡(jiǎn)潔明了，關(guān)于你是誰(shuí)、你該說(shuō)什么，只保留那些聽(tīng)眾應(yīng)該關(guān)心的部分。確保那個(gè)介紹你的人至少喝了一杯咖啡，不會(huì)無(wú)精打采。

3. Do Not Slowly Stroll Onto the Stage

不要慢吞吞地走上臺(tái)

Unless you are really, REALLY famous, no one is getting a thrill out of viewing your entry. So, just get there. Fast. As humble as you may actually be, even appearing to take your time to get on stage can come off as self-important. And, if the applause after you’ve been introduced has dwindled or completely stopped before you get to center stage, you (and your entire audience) can practically taste the awkward in the room.

除非你真的真的非常出名，否則沒(méi)有人會(huì)因?yàn)槟愕某霈F(xiàn)而激動(dòng)不已。所以上臺(tái)就行，快一點(diǎn)。表現(xiàn)得謙虛一些，不緊不慢地走上臺(tái)甚至?xí)�給人一種自大的印象。而且萬(wàn)一主持人介紹完你之后大家的掌聲慢慢變小，甚至你還沒(méi)走到講臺(tái)中央就停止了，你（還有所有的聽(tīng)眾）都會(huì)感到屋內(nèi)的尷尬氣氛。

4. Do Not Start with “Thank you very much. It’s such a pleasure to be here.”

不要用“非常感謝大家，我很榮幸來(lái)到這里”作為開(kāi)頭

This was an entirely acceptable way to begin public speaking the first ten million times it was done. We are now past that mark and opening with this line is akin to saying: “Thank you for hearing me say something that you are now not listening to at all.” Starting with this line is the best way to make your audience members check their Twitter or Instagram accounts within the first 10 seconds of your speech.

以這種被用過(guò)成千上萬(wàn)次的方式作為公眾演講的開(kāi)頭，曾經(jīng)是完全可以接受的。現(xiàn)在我們已經(jīng)不這樣做了，而這樣的開(kāi)場(chǎng)白就相當(dāng)于說(shuō)：“感謝大家聽(tīng)我說(shuō)一些你們根本不會(huì)聽(tīng)的話(huà)�！� 如果你想讓你的聽(tīng)眾在你演講的前10秒就開(kāi)始刷社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)，用這句話(huà)開(kāi)頭倒是最好的辦法。

5. Do Not Show a Text-Heavy PowerPoint Image Right Off the Bat

不要馬上展示一張滿(mǎn)是文字的幻燈片

No one wants to both see AND hear your words. If you are wearing a mic and are on a stage, this is your cue to aim for more words heard than seen. Don’t try to cram a bunch of text onto each slide; instead, choose simple, powerful visuals that complement your verbal message.

沒(méi)有人想要一邊聽(tīng)你的講話(huà)還一邊看你講的內(nèi)容。如果你在臺(tái)上，還戴著麥克風(fēng)，你的目標(biāo)應(yīng)該是讓大家聽(tīng)見(jiàn)你說(shuō)的話(huà)，而不是看見(jiàn)。不要在一張幻燈片上塞進(jìn)太多文字。相反，你應(yīng)該選擇簡(jiǎn)單有力的視覺(jué)內(nèi)容和你的講話(huà)互補(bǔ)。

6. Do Not Read Your Entire Speech From Your Notes, Verbatim

不要照著你的筆記一字不落地念完整篇演講

Public speaking is an art. You need to practice. Take video of yourself practicing, watch it, make note of your mistakes, and then practice some more. Imbed your message into your head and your speaking style into your body so that when you are on stage, you will be freed up to speak more from your heart than your head. Anyone can read a speech out loud—don’t be “anyone;” be someone worthy of the public speaking opportunity you have.

公眾演講是一門(mén)藝術(shù)，你需要練習(xí)。錄下你練習(xí)的視頻并且觀看，把你的錯(cuò)誤記錄下來(lái)，然后再多加練習(xí)。把你要講的信息記在腦里，讓你講話(huà)的方式融入你的肢體，這樣一來(lái)，當(dāng)你走上臺(tái)，你的演講更多的會(huì)發(fā)自你的內(nèi)心，而不是你的大腦。任何人都可以大聲讀出一篇演講，不要做這樣的人。不要辜負(fù)你擁有這次公眾演講的機(jī)會(huì)。