write a complete sentence on both your first and last card;
在第一張和最後一張上寫上完整的句子；
write up to five key words on other cards;
其他卡片上最多只能寫五個關鍵字；
use color to mark the words you want to emphasize;
用顏色來標記你想強調的詞；
remind yourself at a particular sport to check the time.
在某一處提醒自己查看時間。
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如何對付忘詞
just smile and go to the next card. not the one in front of you, but to the next following. look at the first word on it. this will be the point from which you will now continue. of course you missed part of your speech. but nobody will notice it. they will&nb spblame themselves for not following your thoughts.
只需要微微一笑，繼續下一張卡片上的內容，不是擺在你目前的那張卡片，而是下一張。看一下卡片上的第一個單詞，這就是你要繼續的要點。當然你會遺漏一部分內容，但是沒有人會注意到這一點。聽眾只會責怪自己沒有跟上你的思路。
how to begin
如何開頭
to tell a story (about yourself);
講個（自己的）故事；
to acknowledge the occasion of the gathering；
對大家能夠聚在一起表示感謝；
to pay the listeners a compliment；
稱讚一下聽眾；
to quote ；
引用名人名言佳句；
to use unusual statistics；
使用一些不平常的數據；
to ask the audience a challenging question；
問觀眾一個挑戰性的問題；
to show a video or a slide.
播放錄像帶或看幻燈片。
how to close
如何結尾
to repeat your opening;
重複你的開頭；
to summarize your presentation;
概括你的演講；
to close with an anecdote;
以趣事結尾；
to end with a call to action;
以號召行動結尾；
to ask a rhetorical question;
以反問結尾；
to make a statement;
以一個陳述句結尾；
to show an outline of your presentation.
展示演講大綱。
eye contact
眼神交流
move your eyes slowly from person to person, and pause two or three seconds with each listener;
眼睛慢慢地從一個移動到另一個人，在每一個人身上停留兩到三秒鐘時間；
look at people straight or look at the bridge of their noses or chins;