演講指南
l 預先計畫好
plan well in advance.
l 保證自己充分了解在活動中的角色
make sure you fully understand your role in the program.
l 認真地構思演講，使其結構符合邏輯
devote care to structuring your speech logically.
l 認真設定適當的基調
devote care to setting the proper tone.
如何開頭
l 講個（自己的）故事
to tell a story (about yourself).
l 對大家能夠聚在一起表示感謝
to acknowledge the occasion of the gathering.
l 稱讚一下聽眾
to pay the listeners a compliment.
l 引用名人名言佳句
to quote
l 使用一些不平常的數據
to use unusual statistics.
l 問觀眾一個挑戰性的問題
to ask the audience a challenging question；
l 播放錄像帶或看幻燈片
to show a video or a slide.
如何結尾
l 重複你的開頭
to repeat your opening.
l 概括你的演講
to summarize your presentation.
l 以趣事結尾
to close with an anecdote.
l 以號召行動結尾
to end with a call to action.
l 以反問結尾
to ask a rhetorical question.
l 以一個陳述句結尾
to make a statement.
l 展示演講大綱
to show an outline of your presentation.
眼神交流
l 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；
move your eyes slowly from person to person, and pause two or three seconds with each listener;
l 眼睛直視聽眾，或看著他們的鼻樑或下巴
look at people straight or look at the bridge of their noses or chins;
l 找到那些看起來比較友善的聽眾，逐次朝他們微笑；然後目標轉向那些有些懷疑的聽眾，也逐漸朝他們微笑；
look for the friendlier faces and smile at them one by one, then move on to the more skeptical members and smile at them one by one also;
l 如果你感到緊張，不妨想像聽眾都穿著浴衣的樣子。
imagine the audience in bathrobes in case you are nervous.
緊張的典型特徵
l 手放在口袋裡
hands in pockets
l 眨眼次數過多
increased blinking of the eyes ；
l 害怕眼神的接觸
failure to make eye contact；
l 舔嘴唇和抿嘴唇
licking and biting of the lips ；
l 敲叩手指
finger tapping ；
l 手勢又急又快
fast, jerky gestures
如何使用手勢
l 手可以指點著假想的物體，不要用食指指著別人；
point at imaginary objects and don't point at others with your index finger;
l 尺寸的大小和數量的多少也可以通過兩手的擴張和收縮來演示
size or quantity can also easily be shown by expanding or contracting the hands;
l 手抬起並與頭成四十五度角，優雅地用手勢表示出數字
gracefully show your audience the appropriate number of fingers by holding your hands at a 45 degree angle from your head;