Whenyouarefacingwithalargeaudience,youmayget--81--.nervous,youmayforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youmaystumbleoverwords,youmaytalktoolong,andyoumayboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,"Thankgoodness,it'sover.I'mjustnogoodinpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothat--82--.again."Cheerup!Itdoesn'thavetobethatbad.Hereissome--83.--simplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Firstofall,itisimportanttodoyourhomework.Findouteverythingyoucanaboutyoursubject.And,atthesametime,findoutmuchasyou--84--.canaboutyouraudience.Whoarethey?Whatdotheyknowaboutyoursubject?
Askyouthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?--85--.
Whyareyouspeaking?Areyouintroducinganotherspeaker?
Givingalecture?Orconvincesomeone?Therearemanypossible--86--.
speakingroles,andeachonehasitsownspecialcharacteristics.
Makesureyouknowbywhichcategoryyoufit.Don'tspoilyour--87--.
speechbyconfusingonespeakingroletoanother.--88--.
Letussupposethatyouhaveaskedtointroducethemain--89--.
speakerataconference.First,findoutthemostimportantand
interestingthingsaboutthespeaker.Then,summarizethis
informationinafewremarks.Itisallrighttotellajokeoran
anecdoteifitisingoodtasteandwillnotembarrassthespeaker.
Remember:Bebrief,youarethemanspeaker.--90--.
