公共演说的重要性（二） Why Public Speaking Is So Important?

Opportunities at school

在学校的机会

  As a student, you listen to class lectures every day. You also hearstudent speakers at assemblies or other school activities. While thosesituations are the most obvious that you regard them as public speaking, but theyare not the only ones. You have been in school long enough to know that schoolprovides many opportunities to speak in public. Students who give reports inEnglish, take part in group discussions in history, and participate inextracurricular organizations express their ideas through public speaking.You’ll be able to improve your grades by giving speeches or oral reports aboutclass projects. You can have an impact in school affairs as you learn to voiceyour opinion. You will also discover that you can learn from other students’reports or speeches. As you become a better listener, your understanding of avariety of topics will grow. Many students who take advantages of speakingopportunities are outstanding among students, because of their ability tocommunicate their ideas to others. Your future success may be influenced bythese opportunities.

作为学生，每天都要去听课。在集会或者一些学校活动中你也会听到有学生演讲。那些情况是最明显的公共演讲，但他们却不是唯一的。你在学校待的时间够长之后你就会发现学校提供了很多在公共场所演讲的机会。学生们写英语报告，参加关于历史的小组讨论，参加课外组织的活动来通过演讲表达思想。通过做有关于课程的演讲或者口语报告可以让你提高自己的等级。如果学会去表达自己的想法，你可以对学校的事务产生影响。你也会发现你可以从其他学生的报告和演讲中学到一些东西。在成为一个更好的聆听者时，你对于各种话题的理解能力也会有所提高。很多学生都利用演讲这个机会变得出类拔萃，因为他们与他人交流思想的能力。这些机会也许会对你未来的成功产生影响。