演講的要素就是指Presenting Skills(演說技巧),一共有12個要素:
(1)Know your topic(知道你要講什么題目)
(2)Know your audience(了解你的聽眾)
(3)Know your start and stop times,as well as who else is on(知道你開始和停止的時間以及除你之外還有誰要講話)
(4)Know what you want people to do differently and tell them(對你所說的和人們所做的有什么不同,心中要有數(shù),并讓聽眾知道)
(5)Make major points.(寫下你的講話要點)
(6)Check all yourequipment,sound,lighting and seating arrangements.(檢查你的器材、音響、燈光和座位)
(7)Ask someone you trust and respect to constructively critique you.(請一個你所信任和尊敬的人對你的講稿提出建設性的批評和意見)
(8)Relax before you go on.(演講前要放松)
(9)Practise,practise,practise.(練習、練習,再練習)
(10)Remember that even if you miss a bit or forget a couple of lines,nobody knows except you.(記住即或你漏掉一點或忘掉幾行,除了你自己,別人是不會發(fā)現(xiàn)的)
(11)Omit telling jokes unless you are already a good joke-teller or plan to get better.(收起你想講的笑話,除非你已經(jīng)擅長講笑話或者計劃在這方面有所提高)
(12)Have fun(要有趣味)。
(來源:恒星英語)