ban the banalities that bog down most speech openings. defer the customary “nice-to-be-here” platitudes. direct your audience more into fawning than yawning over your speech opening. how?
大部分演講的開頭都總是被那些陳詞濫調拖入冷場，這是你應該避免的。別急著用那些慣用的“很高興來到這裡”之類的客套話。怎樣讓你的開場白贏得眾人的喝彩而不是讓觀眾昏昏欲睡呢?
start your speech better by diving in! instead of gingerly dipping your toes into the proverbial speaking pool, open with a splash! pattern your platform performance after the tease opening which saturday night live has made famous for more than 25 years.
開始演講時，你最好像跳水一樣直奔主題開門見山，而不是小心翼翼地像用你的腳趾探入池塘一般濺起一點點水花!你可以模仿因周六夜現場(美國的一檔喜劇節目)而流行了25多年的逗笑式的開場白來開始你的台上表演。
first, tease your audience from the second you open your mouth. and open their eyes to something new, different, and even entertaining. pique their interest. immerse your audience into the action from the opening second with a verbal splash of cold water. with a powerful 30- to 60-second opening, your audience will be engaged to stay tuned for more.
首先，你開口說的第一句話就應該“逗笑”你的觀眾。講一些新奇的，與眾不同的甚至是搞笑的話來使你的觀眾眼前一亮。激起他們的興趣。從演講的一開始，你的演講就應該像冷水裡濺起的水花一樣讓觀眾沉迷其中。一個強有力的30到60秒的開場白能讓你的觀眾更長久地專注於你講的內容。
then, you can then formally introduce yourself, and give your audience an overview of your speech. it’s important they know up front why your speech is important to them.
然後，你可以正式地做自我介紹，並且對你今天所要講的內容進行概述。你要讓你的觀眾早早地知道為什麼你今天的演講對他們而言非常重要，這是很要緊的一點。
let’s examine those first thirty to sixty seconds.
下面讓我們來看看這些30到60秒的開場白。
let’s say you wanted to design, develop, and deliver a speech on the importance of public speaking. here are five tease techniques you might use:
假如你現在想要設計、規劃並發表一場關於公開演講的重要性的演講。這裡有5個“逗弄”的技巧或許能供你使用：
1. start your speech with… a testimonial
1.用一句已久經考驗的話來開始你的演講
cite the behavior of a celebrity and/or quote an influential person the audience will know of or respect.
引用某個名人做過的事兒，或者引用某個為觀眾所熟悉或尊敬的有影響力的人物的話。
2. start your speech with… evidence
2.用證據開始你的演講
present statistics or other data on the importance of public speaking.
展示各種數據來表明公開演講的重要性。
3. start your speech with… ananecdote
3.用趣聞軼事來開始你的演講
tell a story of someone directly affected by the benefits of public speaking.
敘述一個直接受益於公開演講的人的故事
4. start your speech with… a statement
4.用一句總結性的陳述開始你的演講
make a bold observation on the importance of public speaking.
對公開演講的重要性做出一句大膽的評論。
5. start your speech with… an example
5.用一個例子開始你的演講
cite a person whose career really took off because of public speaking.
引用一個名人的事例，這個名人正是因為公開演講才飛黃騰達的。
think testimonial, example, anecdote, statement, and evidence for the next speech you write. and dive in!
下一次你寫演講稿的時候加上這5個技巧，做到話音剛落，一石激起千層浪!