誇張的詞語使用得太多；
using abstractions without giving concrete examples;
使用抽象概念而不給出事例加以說明；
using unfamiliar technical jargon;
使用別人不熟悉的技術術語；
using slang or profanity;
使用俚語或粗俗語；
disorganized and rambling performance;
演講無組織，散亂無序；
indirect communication i.e. beating around the bush；
說話繞彎子，不切中主題；
how to communicate with the audience
怎樣與聽眾交流
a message worth communicating;
要有值得交流的觀點；
gain the listeners’ atention: capture their interest and build their trust;
引起聽眾的注意：抓住他們的興趣並贏得信任；
emphasize understanding;
重視理解；
obtain their feedback;
獲得反饋；
watch your emotional tone;
注意聲調要有感情；
persuade the audience;
說服聽眾；
how to gain confidence
怎樣變得自信
smile and glance at the audience;
微笑並看著觀眾；
start very slowly, with your shoulders back and your chin up;
開始發言時要慢一點，身體保持昂首挺胸的姿態；
open your speech by saying something very frankly;
開場白說一些真誠話；
wear your very best clothes;
穿上自己最好的衣服；
say something positive to yourself;
對自己說一些積極的話；
four objectives of the speech
演講的四個目標
to offer information;
提供信息；
to entertain the audience;
使聽眾感到樂趣；
to touch emotions;
動之以情；
to move to action;
使聽眾行動起來；
how to organize the speech
怎樣組織演講
to have a structure: such as first, second, third; geographically, north, south, east, west; compare and contrasts; our side versus their side; negative and positive;
要有一個結構：可以分一二三點；可以從地理上分東南西北；比較與對比；我方與他方；正面與反面；
to label the materials such as jokes, funny anecdotes, favorite sayings, interesting statistics;
將材料歸類整理，如笑話、趣事、名人名言佳句、有趣的數據；
to use notecards;
使用卡片；
how to use cards
怎樣使用卡片
number your cards on the top right;
在卡片的右上角標上數字；