上海新世紀英語高二全部課文及重點詞組

if you are speaking to hundreds or even thousands of people, especially in the open air, you should speak slowly. the idea is to let the audience catch every single word of your speech. for example, when martin luther king spoke, even to a small group, his usual speaking speed was only 110 to 120 words per minute.
when you are speaking indoors to a small group, say, 10 or 20 people, you may speed up a bit. speaking at a speed of around 200 words a minute, you can still retain the audience’s attention.
so, we can see that the average speed is about 150 to 160 words per minute.
whether you are speaking slowly or rapidly, the important point is to pronounce every word clearly. otherwise, no matter how wonderful you think your content is, the audience won’t be able to follow you. use phonetic symbols to mark the places you often mess up, in advance, and practise every day before you get up on stage.
pause for dramatic effect if you want a particular sentence or expression to leave a deep impression on your audience, you can pause a while before uttering it. during the pause, the audience will grow curious about why you choose to pause and they will anxiously expect to hear the next sentence, which is exactly what you want to happen.
but don’t pause too frequently or too long. eye contact and a smile, with a bit of body language, will also effectively impress your audience. if you simply stop suddenly and remain silent for several seconds before you start again, they’ll probably think, “oh, he (she) has forgotten the words!”
21. making friends
jamie was like a magnet---she always had a crowd around her. she wasn’t especially pretty, and she wasn’t particularly good at sports. but she was one of the most popular students at school. everyone loved her!
why? what was it about jamie that made everyone notice her? if her looks and her talents weren’t anything to show off, what did she have going for her?
here it is---short and simple---jamie had learned the secret of how to make friends and keep them. her secret is: be nice to others! jamie was kind and genuinely cared about others: people responded by wanting to be around her.
going along with this big secret of making friends are a few additional suggestions:
smiling suggests confidence there is something fascinating about someone who smiles a lot. we are automatically drawn to someone who is happy. wearing a smile usually implies the person behind it is approachable. an approachable person makes others feel at ease and comfortable.