As I huddled with a Saudi business contact in a conference room in Madinah, just a few miles from the final resting place of the Prophet Muhammad last month, I was struck by how exotic and yet how familiar it all felt. My friend, a banker, wore the traditional kafiyeh and thobe to my blue suit. Outside, the temperature approached 112 degrees Fahrenheit. On the breakfast table: fried lamb liver, cardamom-scented coffee, and camel's milk.
上個月，在沙特麥地那的一間會議室裡，我和當地一位商界朋友相坐而談。這裡距離先知穆罕默德安息之地僅幾英里，讓我驚異的是這裡既不乏異國風情，但又倍感熟悉。我的銀行家朋友圍著傳統的黑白格圍巾，穿著長袍，與我穿的藍西裝形成鮮明的對比。外面的氣溫接近華氏112度。早餐桌上擺的是炸羊肝，豆蔻香味的咖啡和駱駝奶。
But my friend spoke of exactly the same goals, hopes, and anxieties that I discuss every day with executives from D.C. to Dallas. How can I make more time for my family while growing my business? How do I stay ahead of the competition? How can I communicate more effectively with employees, customers, investors, and the media? And so, after years of working with clients from all over, I once again realized that in the world of business at least, we are much more alike than we think.
但這位朋友談論的目標、希望和煩惱，與美國高管們（從華盛頓到達拉斯）經常談論的並無二致。在發展企業的同時，怎樣給家庭更多時間？如何能在競爭中保持領先？如何與員工、客戶、投資者和媒體更有效地溝通？等等。在與全球各地的客戶打了多年交道後，我再度意識到至少在商界，不同國家人們之間的共同之處比我們以為的要多得多。
My conversation with Abdullah took place at the Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE), an executive-education program created by the Saudi government and corporate backers with help from McKinsey. Every day, over the course of each two-week program, a different marquee-name B-school professor from the U.S. or Europe delivers an eight-hour program to a group of 30 or so senior executives from the Middle East and Asia. The goal: to give executives from the Arab and Muslim worlds relevant business education without having to send them to Philadelphia or London. I was there to conduct media training and presentation skills coaching in small sessions. And I saw first-hand that public speaking challenges know no cultural bounds.
我和阿卜杜拉（Abdullah）的談話是在Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE)專案間隙進行的，這是由沙特政府和企業在麥肯錫（McKinsey）的幫助下創立的高管培訓專案。在這個兩週的專案中，每天都有來自美國或歐洲的知名商學院教授向來自中東和亞洲的大約30位高管講授8小時的課程。希望讓阿拉伯和穆斯林世界的高管無需前往費城或倫敦就可獲得重要的'商業教育。我到那裡是進行小範圍的媒體培訓和演講技巧訓練，看到了演講挑戰之不分疆域。
That morning I watched a speaker do exactly what he was supposed to do at the opening of his presentation: he started strong. Instead of boring us with the kind of half-baked opening we all hear too often, (Um, hello, great to be here today, can everyone hear me in the back? etc.) he launched right into a genuinely riveting story about a brilliant young university student named Ahmed that previewed the key themes of his presentation and made us eager to hear more.
那天早上，我看到一位演講者開始的表現完全符合預期：開頭開得不錯。他沒有用那些我們經常能聽到的、欠考慮的開場白（嗯，大家好，很高興今天能到這裡來，後排的人能聽到我的聲音嗎？等等），他直接從一個年輕大學生阿莫德的故事講起，亮出了演講主題，讓聽眾倍感興趣。
The problem was that he didn't end his presentation with quite so much panache. He just sort of finished talking and said, "I think that's about all I needed to cover. Any questions?" No big wrap-up, no final crescendo to send us off with a sense of purpose. He missed the opportunity to advance his point one last time.
問題是他在結束演講時沒這麼漂亮利落。他只是停了下來，說：“我想這差不多就是我要說的。有問題嗎？”沒有好好的總結一下，沒有逐漸推到頂峰，讓我們意猶未盡。他錯失了進一步強調其觀點的最後機會。
There are plenty of ways to end with a bang and keep your key points fresh in the audience's mind:
有太多辦法可以漂亮地結束演講，把你的演講要點深深烙在聽眾的腦海中：
A powerful quote. In wrapping up a paean to President Obama's oratorical skills, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, "When he speaks, he gives listeners confidence -- not in him, but in themselves. It is said that when Cicero spoke, people said 'That was a great speech.' But when Demosthenes spoke, they said 'Let's march.’＂
有力的援引。前英國首相戈登?布朗有一次盛讚美國總統奧巴馬的演講技巧，是這樣收尾的：“當奧巴馬演講時，他給予聽眾信心——不是對奧巴馬的信心，
而是對聽眾自己的信心。據說當西塞羅演講時，人們說‘這是偉大的演講’。但當德摩斯梯尼演講時，他們說，‘讓我們遊行吧’”。
A bookend. If you started with a strong story, consider saving the end of the story for the end of the presentation. "So: remember Ahmed, that gifted university science student I told you about when we started? Just last week he patented a medical device that stands to save 20,000 lives next year."
鳳頭豹尾。如果你用一個好的故事開篇，不妨將故事結尾留在演講結束時。“比如：還記得我一開始告訴你們的、那個富有才華的理科大學生嗎？上週，他的一項醫療裝置獲得了專利，明年該裝置將能挽救兩萬人的生命。”
A prop. Steve Jobs was celebrated for keeping audiences on the edge of their seats by saving his "one last thing" for the grand finale -- and that last thing was usually a prop. Pulling an iPod Nano out of his jeans pocket, or a MacBook Air from a manila folder, Jobs always got the drop on us. Sure, that's easier to do with cool consumer electronics than with Q4 marketing numbers, but use your imagination. What's something you can hold in your hand that will surprise and delight?
道具。史蒂夫?喬布斯的演講技巧備受讚譽，他總是能牢牢抓住聽眾的注意力，將“壓軸戲”留到終場——這“壓軸戲”往往就是一件道具。從牛仔褲兜裡掏出一個iPod Nano，從檔案袋裡拿出一個MacBook Air，喬布斯總是能震住我們。當然，要取得這樣的效果，用酷酷的消費電子產品，效果自然比4季度營銷資料好，但發揮你的想象力。什麼樣的東西能抓在手裡，讓人眼前一亮？If you respect your audience by keeping things interesting from beginning to end, you'll have a better chance of getting them to remember what you said and what you want them to do. And that holds true from Saudi Arabia to San Francisco.
如果你尊重你的聽眾，演講從頭到尾都很有意思，你就更能讓他們記住你說的內容和你希望讓他們做的事情。從沙特到舊金山，這一點放之四海而皆準。
篇二：當眾演講的10項頂級技巧1.展示您的激情
If I had only one tip to give, it would be to be passionate about your topic andlet that enthusiasm come out. Yes, you need great content. Yes, you needprofessional, well designed visuals. But it is all for naught if you do nothave a deep, heartfelt belief in your topic. The biggest item that
separatesmediocre presenters from world class ones is the ability to connect with anaudience in an honest and exciting way. Don’t hold back. Be confident. And letyour passion for your topic come out for all to see.
如果我僅有一條建議的話，那就是：對您的話題充滿激情，讓您的熱情爆發出來！不錯，您的話題需要完美的內容，需要專業的、精心設計的視覺效果。但是如果您對自己的話題沒有深刻的、發自內心深處的自信，那麼一切將化為烏有。世界級大師與普通演講者的最大區別在於，他們具有以真誠而令人興奮的方式與聽眾進行溝通的能力。不要退縮！自信起來！將您的激情展現給大家看！
2. Start strong
2.開個好頭
You’ve heard it before: First impressions are powerful. Believe it. The first 2-3minutes of the presentation are the most important. The audience wants to likeyou and they will give you a few minutes at the beginning to engage them –don’t miss the opportunity. Most presenters fail here because they ramble ontoo long about superfluous background information or
theirpersonal/professional history, etc.
您以前應該聽說過：第一印象非常重要。相信這一點。開始2-3分鐘的演講是最重要的。觀眾要喜歡您，一開始會給您幾分鐘適應——不要錯過這個機會。很多的演講者栽倒在這裡，因為他們花太多的時間來介紹過量的背景知識，或者是他們個人的/專業的歷史。
3. Keep it short
3.保持簡短
Humanshave short attention spans when it comes to passively sitting and listening toa speaker. Audience attention is greatest at the opening and then again whenyou say something like ―In conclusion….‖ This is just the humancondition, especially so for the busy (often tired) knowledge worker of , if you have 30 minutes for your talk, finish in 25 minutes. It is better tohave the audience wanting more (of you) than to feel that they have had morethan enough. Professional entertainers know this very well.
當人們坐下被動地聽您演講時，他們的注意力是非常短的。在演講開始的時，以及在您
說―綜上所述……‖的時候，聽眾的注意力最集中。這是人之常情，特別是對於今天繁忙（經常勞累）的知識工作者來說。因此，如果您有30分鐘的演講，那就25分鐘完成吧。最好是讓觀眾感到沒聽夠，而不是讓他們覺得您講的太多。專業的娛樂界藝人就很懂得這個道理。
4. Move awayfrom the podium
4.離開講臺
Get closer to your audience by moving away from or in front of the podium. Thepodium is a barrier between you and the audience, but the goal of our presentationis to connect with the audience. Removing physical barriers between you and theaudience will help you build rapport and make a connection.
站在講臺前面，或離開講臺，去接近您的聽眾。講臺是您和聽眾之間的障礙，而我們演講的目的是與聽眾建立聯絡。掃除您和聽眾之間的實物障礙，有助於您與聽眾建立聯絡，利於溝通。
5. Use a remote-control device
5.使用遙控翻頁器
To advance your slides and builds, use a small, handheld remote. A handheld remotewill allow you to move away from the podium. This is an absolute must. Keyspanhas two good ones. I highly recommend the Keyspan Presentation Remote. Manypeople like the Interlink remote as well. 使用一種小型的手持式遙控翻頁器來控制您的幻燈片。翻頁器可使您能夠離開講臺。這是絕
對必要的！KeySan有兩種遙控翻頁產品，我吐血推薦Keyspan。不過也有許多人喜歡Interlink 牌子的。
6. Remember the―B‖ key
6. 記住―B‖鍵
If you press the ―B‖ key while your PowerPoint or Keynote slide is showing, thescreen will go blank. This is useful if you need to digress or move off thetopic presented on the slide. By having the slide blank, all the attention cannow be placed back on you. When you are ready to move on, just press the ―B‖key again and the image reappears.
當您的PPT或Keynote幻燈片處於放映狀態時，按下―B‖鍵，螢幕立即變為空白。這一招在您
需要轉移話題時非常有用。通過把幻燈片變成空白，就可以將聽眾的注意力全都轉移到您身上。當您準備好繼續演講時，再次按下―B‖鍵，幻燈片影象就會重新出現。
7. Make good eye contact
7.眼神接觸
Try looking at individuals rather than scanning the group. Since you are using acomputer, you
never need to look at the screen behind you — just glance down atthe computer screen briefly. One sure way to lose an audience is to turn yourback on them. And while you’re maintaining great eye contact, don’t forget tosmile as well. Unless your topic is very grim, a smile can be a very powerful thing.
盡力用眼睛盯住聽眾，而不是朝大夥輕瞄一眼。由於您正使用電腦，因此您決不需要看您後面的大螢幕——短時間低頭看一下電腦螢幕就行了。把背朝向聽眾的做法一定會使您失去他們的。而當您和聽眾保持良好的眼神接觸時，別忘了也要微笑一下。除非您的話題非常嚴肅，否則保持微笑是非常非常有好處的。
8. Keep thelights on
8.開啟室內燈光
If you are speaking in a meeting room or a classroom, the temptation is to turnthe lights off so that the slides look better. But go for a compromise betweena bright screen image and ambient room lighting. Turning the lights off — besidesinducing sleep — puts all the focus on the screen. The audience should belooking at you more than the screen. Today’s projectors are bright enough toallow you to keep many of the lights on.
如果您是在會議室或教室演講，那麼關燈之後的幻燈片效果好些。但是要對明亮的螢幕影象和室內光線之間進行權衡。關了燈——除非是讓大家睡覺——就是把大家的注意力都引到螢幕上了！聽眾應該多看您，而不是看螢幕！現在的投影儀已經足夠亮了，您可以將室內的大多數燈光開啟。
9. Use a TV forsmall groups
9.為小組提供電視
If you are presenting to a small group, then you can connect your computer to alarge TV (via the s-video line-in). With a TV screen, you can keep all or mostof the lights on. Make sure your text and graphics are large enough to be seenon the small the screen. You will probably have to increase the type size significantly.
如果您的聽眾是一個小組，那麼你就可以將電腦連線到一個大型電視（通過S端接入）。有了電視螢幕，你就可以開啟大部分的燈光。請確保您的文字和圖形足夠大，這樣在小螢幕上才看得清楚。您可能需要增大字號的大小。
10. At alltimes: courteous, gracious, & professional
10.在任何時候：禮貌、和藹、專業
When audience members ask questions or give comments, you should be gracious andthank them for their input. Even if someone is being difficult, you must keepto the high ground and at all times be a gentleman or lady and courteously dealwith such individuals. The true professional can always remain cool and incontrol. Remember, it is your reputation, so always remain gracious even withthe most challenging of audiences.
當觀眾提問或作評論的時候，你應該表現心態隨和，並感謝他們參與。即使有人刻意刁難，您也要表現出紳士或淑女之風，以高姿態、禮貌的方式妥善處理。真正的專業人士總是能保持冷靜，控制局面。請記住，這是您的聲譽，即使遇到最難對付的聽眾，也始終保持和藹可親。
篇三：即興演講大學非專業組：
1. Some people like to do only what they already do well. Other people prefer to try new things and take risks. Which do you prefer?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. Trying New Things and Taking Risks It is more likel
Trying New Things and Taking Risks
It is more likely that we will succeed at things we already know how to do well. However, to limit ourselves to doing only those things which we are good at will cause s to miss many opportunities to develop other interests and skills. For this reason, I believe that it is to our advantages to try new things and take risks.
When we try something new we may fail. That is the risk that we take. But we can still learn something from our failure, even if it is only how to cope with failing. We may also succeed at a new activity and this will bring us a feeling of accomplishment and greater self-confidence. We may also discover a new interest that will bring pleasure to our lives or lead to a new line of work.
To sum up, trying new things and taking risks allow us to develop both our sills and our personal interests
2．Street beggars can be seen in some public places. Some of them are children. Do you think child begging should be banned? What can we do to help the child beggars？
I think you'd better not give money to child beggars. Child beggars are often controlled by some organizations. These poor children might be tools for making money, but they're still children,no matter what they have been forced to do. Even if the kid isn't the tool of some organizations, he or she is probably doing the same work for some adults-maybe some family members who don't care the child. Sadiy, children are exploited (利用) as beggars for simple reasons which could be
called"marketing": After all, kids have more earning potential (潛力) than adults. It's nice to sit down and chat with them for a while, even buy them a drink or a snack or play games with them. They're often very interesting people that have a story to tell if you can get them to open up.
Beggarsa of all ages are common sight for travelers and in general, it's best to spend some time on a given community before you give out your money.
At last, don't be afraid to say no. This isn't. always easy, but child beggars know that what they're g can't improve their lives, but only eich those people who force them to beg.
3. What is more important in your career, to make money or to be satisfied with yourwork?Why?
In my opinion, as a child,has a happy childhood is more important than has a top marks in school. Playing is many children's like playing because it can make them became they also like do something which can make them you are a child,you will love happy very much!
All of us wanted to have a funny childhood when we were ,I think a happy childhood is more important . Through have a top marks is very important,as a child,they shouldhave a happy child! Don't you think so?If I answer this question without any limitation, I would say, both! Both are same important!To make money is the basic requirement, and it is part ofsatisfied with work.
4. What do you think is more important for a child, a happy
childhood or top marks at school? Why?
In my opinion, as a child,has a happy childhood is more important than has a top marks in school. Playing is many children's like playing because it can make them became they also like do something which can make them you are a child,you will love happy very much!
All of us wanted to have a funny childhood when we were ,I think a happy childhood is more important . Through have a top marks is very important,as a child,they should have a
happy child! Don't you think so?
5 some college students prefer to work for themselves or own a business. Would you rather be self-employed, work for someone else, or own a business? Use specific reasons to explain your choice. My coming to college is for my dream, more knowledges and doing more contribulations to our country.
When I was still a little boy, I was told that I had better go to college when I grow up. At that time I did not know why my parents had such a big hope on me. What I knew was that a college was a big school with a nice campus, a large library full of great books, many learned professors and smart students. And I wished that I could play there one day. That would be a lot of fun. Several years later, when I was in the last term of my five-year primary school, Father said to me, “ You should study hard, or you will not be accepted by the best middle school in our town.” I understood his words. To study at the best middle school meant more opportunities of being admitted by the best high school in the city not far from our village, in turns, this meant more chances of being eolled by key colleges or universities in Fathers eyes. Father was strict with me in my study. So I worked hard. Soon I succeeded in entering that school with excellent performance.
At that middle school, I learned a lot. I found that I was a poor student. Some of my classmates from rather rich family always wore nice clothes, ate nice food and dishes. But I, as a boy from a farmer family, was poorly dressed and what I ate was also poor. I learned that the only way for me to change the terrible condition was to get a college degree. Otherwise, I would become a ordinary farmer like my parents. I did not like working in the fields day after day, year in and year out. So I began to make my own decision. And from then on to go to college become one of aims. After three years learning at middle school, I was accepted by the best high school. Father was pretty happy. He said one of my feet was already in some key university. I was happy too because this meant I was much nearer to my final aim. I worked much harder than before. I told myself that the final success was in sight. In the meantime, l read a lot of biographies of VIP, such as Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, etc. Abahem Lincoln left a deep impression on me perhaps because he and I had the same family background. Then, he became my hero. I was determined to follow his example and be a lawyer, if possible, a president, too. Since I read Lincolns story, I started to know the real importance of education for a mans fate. I decided to receive college education, no matter how hard it will be or at what cost. Time passed so quickly. Soon three years study at high school came to an end. I walked into a famous university in our province with excitement and delight. Father was so excited that he was in tears. He said I fulfilled his life long dream, but he did not know I realized my own dream, too.
6. Some say growing up in rich family promotes children’s
personality and character. Some think otherwise. What’s your opinion? Why?
Well, it's quite a question argued by people all the time. I think a person's personality has little relation to his family economic level. It's commonly said that a child in rich family will has more chances and better choice for his study. However, if the kid himself isn't aware of this, that is all in vain. It's not unusual that many children from rich family
are quite rude and conceited although they are always receive the best education. Then, how about the poor family's children? There is another saying that adversity cultivates heroes. To be honest, I disagree with it too. Poor children should learn harder and catch every chance to strengthen themselves. However, the reality is often not like that. Subjectively speaking, poor children are easy to feel inferior and thus can't study well. Even if they study well, they hardly do well in practicing ability. Objectively speaking, poor children can hardly receive good and plentiful education because of the economic limit. That will cause deficiency in some literal or artistic talent such as music or dance. Therefore, I think children's personality have little relation to their family situation.
7. Why do you think Valentine's Day has become so popular in China?
With the speed up of the Intercultural communication, the young are increasing busily engaged in celebrating the foreign festivals like Christmas and Valentine. What's more, nowadays we are likely to express love directly to the one we
loved,and Valentine's Day is a really good chance to express ourselves.
8. If you could live in a different time and place, what time and place would you choose?
A few years ago, my family had only one small room. It was very hard for three people to live in the same room. Now we have moved into a new flat with one living room and two bedrooms. I'm very happy. I can do my homework quietly in my own room when my parents do the housework or other things. I love my home.
9. The Best Way to Keep a Harmonious Relationship among
Roommates in a Dormitory the best way to keep a harmonious relationship in dormitory
To live in dormitory needs to get on well with the roommates,otherwise,something bad like conflicts will occur,which will influence one's daily life a this case,to keep a harmonious relationship in dormitory is really very how?As this question arise,ways to keep harmony can be ver,the best is among your different chioces.
Communicating is always the bridge of getting to know someone else.....(舉例,bed talking等等)
Uniting is the key to keep the same pace of you and your roommates...
(舉例,hanging out together等等).
