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1、PresentingaSpeechStephenLucasOfallhumancreations,languagemaybethemostremarkable.Throughlanguageweshareexperiences,formulatevalues,exchangeideas,transmitknowledge,andsustainculture.Indeed,languageisvitaltothinkingitself.Contrarytopopularbelief,languagedoesnotsimplymirrorrealitybutalsohelpstocr
2、eateoursenseofrealitybygivingmeaningtoevents.在人类创造的万物中，语言可能是最卓越的一项创造。通过语言，我们可以分享经验、阐明价值观念、交流思想、传播知识、传承文化。确实，语言对于思想本身至关重要。和流行的信仰不同的是：语言并不是简单地反映事实，而是通过对事件意义的思考来帮助人们感悟现实。Goodspeakershaverespectforlanguageandknowhowitworks.Wordsarethetoolsofaspeaker’scraft.Theyhavespecialuses,justlikethetoolsofan
3、yotherprofession.Asaspeaker,youshouldbeawareofthemeaningsofwordsandknowhowtouselanguageaccurately,clearly,vividly,andappropriately.优秀的演说者尊重语言并懂得如何驾驭语言。语言是演说者展示才能的工具，对于他们来说，如同其他职业的工具一样,语言也有特殊的功用。作为一名演说者，你应该意识到话语的意义，并懂得如何准确无误地使用语言，使其表达清楚，趣味横生，恰如其分。Usinglanguageaccuratelyisasvitaltoaspeakerasusi
4、ngnumbersaccuratelyistoanaccountant.Neveruseawordunlessyouaresureofitsmeaning.Ifyouarenotsure,lookupthewordinadictionary.Asyouprepareyourspeeches,askyourselfconstantly,“WhatdoIreallywanttosay?WhatdoIreallymean?”Choosewordsthatarepreciseandaccurate.如同数字对于会计的重要性一样，准确地使用语言对于演说者至关重要。在没有确切知道一个词语的意
5、思之前，千万不要盲目使用。碰到没有把握的词语，一定要查词典追根究底。当你准备演讲之前，一定要不断地问自己：“我究竟想说些什么？我究竟想表达什么样的意思？”因此，对于一篇演讲稿的用词来说，必须准确无误。Usinglanguageclearlyallowslistenerstograspyourmeaningimmediately.Youcanensurethisbyusingfamiliarwordsthatareknowntotheaveragepersonandrequirenospecializedbackground;bychoosingconcretewordsinpre
6、ferencetomoreabstractones,andbyeliminatingverbalclutter.如果语言表达清楚无误，听众就能很快抓住你的意思。鉴于此，演说者应该使用那些对于大多数人来说非常熟悉的词语，这些词语不需要任何专业背景就能够理解；演说者应该使用那些表达具体而不是相对抽象的词语；并且千万不要乱堆砌辞藻，哗众取宠。Usinglanguagevividlyhelpsbringyourspeechtolife.Onewaytomakeyourlanguagemorevividisthroughimagery,orthecreationofwordpictures
7、.Youcandevelopimagerybyusingconcretelanguage,simile,andmetaphor.Simileisanexplicitcomparisonbetweenthingsthatareessentiallydifferentyethavesomethingincommon;italwayscontainsthewords“like”or“as.”Metaphorisanimplicitcomparisonbetweenthingsthata
