毕业收东西，发现以前某外教在准备PRESENTATION的时候给的NOTES,发觉还蛮有用的，贴出来纪念一下：
1. Know your Room – become familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early and walk around the room including the speaking area. Stand at the lectern, speak into the microphone. Walk around where the audience will be seated. Walk from where you will be seated to the place where you will be speaking.
2. Know the Audience – If possible, greet some of the audience as they arrive and chat with them. It is easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
3. Know your Material – If you are not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it , your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech or presentation and revise it until you can present it with ease.
4. Learn How to Relax – You can ease tension by doing exercises. Sit comfortable with your back straight. Breathe in slowly, hold your breath for 4 to 5 seconds, then slowly exhale. To relax your facial muscles, open your mouth and eyes wide, then close them tightly.
5. Visualize Yourself Speaking – Imagine yourself walking confidently to the lectern as the audience applauds. Imagine yourself speaking, your vioce loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as succesful, you will be successful.
6. Realize People Want You To Succeed – All audiences want speakers to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining. They want you to succeed – not fail.
7. Don’t Apologize For Being Nervous – Most of the time your nervousness does not show at all. If you dont say anything about it, nobody will notice. If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you will only be calling attention to it. Had you remained silent, your listeners may not have noticed at all.
8. Concentrate on Your Message – not the audience. Your nervous feelings will dissipate if you focus your attention away from your anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience, not yourself.
9. Turn Your Nervousness into Positive Energy – the same nervous energy that causes stage fright can be an asset to you. Harness it, and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.
10. Gain Experience – experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. Most beginning speakers find their anxieties decrease after each speech they give.
If the fear of public speaking causes you to prepare more, then the fear of speaking serves as its own best antidote. Remember, "He who fails to prepare is preparing for failure – so Prepare, Prepare, Prepare."
* Dress appropriately; your appearance is part of your (nonverbal) message.
* Make eye contact with various people in your audience, but don’t look at any one person for too long.
* To keep yourself on track, use cue cards with a few key words instead of a complete text; this will allow you to maintain audience eye contact.
* Speak naturally, clearly, and in your regular voice.
* Leave your hands free so that you can emphasize points naturally.
* When using overheads, don’t turn your back to the audience to read the screen.
* Don’t shift your weight back and forth from leg to leg, or pace.
* Be enthusiastic about your topic; but not unnaturally so.
* Try to enjoy the experience; people can sense this and it is contagious.
* When using a podium, lectern or table, periodically move out from behind it to remove the barrier between you and your audience.
