VOA慢速英语:Three Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.
来自美国之音慢速英语，这里是教育报道。
Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often give brief talks about objects they bring in to school - called "show and tell," this training is a basis for later public speaking.
作为常规课堂活动的一部分，美国学生从小就学习发表演讲。年方5岁的儿童经常就他们带到学校的物品发表简短讲话，即所谓的“展示和说明”，这种训练是日后公开演讲的基础。

Even so, many native English-speaking adults are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group.
即使如此，许多以英语为母语的成年人还是害怕在大众面前发言或演讲。

Speaking English in public meetings is necessary for many students and employees. The best way to improve is to practice public speaking in a friendly environment. Learners need to receive feedback about what they are doing well and about their mistakes. One group that gives members the chance to practice is Toastmasters.
在公开会议上说英语对许多学生和员工来说是必要的。最好的改善途径是在友好环境中练习公开演讲。学习者必须就他们的优点和错误接收反馈。国际演讲协会就是这样一家为成员们提供练习机会的组织。

Toastmasters is an international organization that holds weekly meetings. At the meetings, members each give a speech and give others advice about their speeches and speaking style.
国际演讲协会是一家每周举办会议的国际组织。在会议上，每个成员都要发表演讲，并对他人的演讲和演讲风格给出建议。

Charles LeBeau is a public speaking professor and consultant. He began his career in Japan in 1982. Currently, he teaches at two universities and at the Toshiba International Training Center. He has also written books on the subject.
Charles LeBeau是一位公开演讲教授和顾问。他于1982年在日本开始了他的职业生涯。目前他在两所大学以及东芝国际培训中心任教。他还就这个问题写了一些书籍。

English language learners around the world use his book Speaking of Speech.
世界各地的英语学习者都使用他写的《Speaking of Speech》一书。

Speaking of Speech tells about a method of teaching public speaking for non-native speakers. Mr. LeBeau says a simple approach helps English learners.
《Speaking of Speech》讲的是教非母语演讲者发表公开演讲的一种办法。LeBeau先生称，一种简单的办法能帮到英语学习者。

"The approach that I've taken is to simplify and break it down. First if we look at presentation, what's going on, there are basically three messages that the presenter is giving the audience, all simultaneously. There's what I call the physical message. Physical message is basically body language. It's the way that my body, as a speaker, is talking to the audience. And then there's also the visual message. The visual message(s) are the slides that we now make and show the audience. The third message is the story message. The story message is the content of our presentation. So another way we can think of the story message is that it's the verbal message, it's what we say to the audience. The story message also includes how we organize our ideas to present to the audience," LeBeau said.
LeBeau说，“我采用的办法就是简化和分解。首先我们看一下演讲会发生什么。基本上演讲者会给听众同时表达三个信息。其中就包括我所说的身体信息。身体信息基本上就是肢体语言。它是演讲者的身体向听众表达的方式。再有就是可视化信息，也就是我们制作并向观众展示的幻灯片。第三个信息就是主体信息，也就是我们演讲的内容。所以我们还可以认为主体信息就是语言信息，也就是我们说给听众的信息。主体信息还包括我们如何组织要呈现给观众的观点。”

In the next ‘Speaking Tips' we will explore Charles LeBeau's recommendations for improving the Physical Message. He thinks this is the public speaking skill that is easiest for English learners to improve quickly.
在下一期《演讲技巧》中我们将探索Charles LeBeau关于改善肢体语言的建议。他认为这是英语学习者最容易快速提高的演讲技巧。