如何让自己成一名演讲高手

　　本文节选自3月27日的《福布斯》杂志，作者在少年时期经历过一次失败的演讲后，经过自己的努力，成为了演讲高手。他认为，演讲对任何人都有帮助，并给出了三条成功演讲的准则。

　　She was just shy of her 17th birthday. I was a year younger. It was my first time, but she was like a pro. When she started, my back stiffened and even my knuckles started to sweat. You see, my classmate and I were giving a presentation to our entire school. I was so nervous I had to clamp my hands to the lectern to steady my shaking body. My only saving grace was so that no one heard the guttural sounds of fear groaning out of my mouth, because I was shaking so far from the microphone. Afterward, I was so embarrassed that I set myself a new goal. I would overcome my fear and become a proficient public speaker. I took a course in speaking, trained hard and even spoke in competitions at local Rotary clubs.

　　她还不到17岁。我比她小一岁。我是第一次，但她像个专家。她开始时，我的背变得僵硬，我的关节都开始流汗。你看，我和同学要面向全校师生演讲了。我紧张得要命，双手紧紧抓住演讲台，好让自己颤抖的身体站稳。唯一可取之处是没人听到我因恐惧而发出的喉音，因为我离话筒很远。这之后，我尴尬之极，于是就为自己定了一个新目标。我要克服恐惧，成为演讲能手。我上了讲话课程，刻苦训练，还参加了地方演讲俱乐部的比赛。