我们在之前的几篇博文中也讨论过演讲引言的重要作用(importance of having an effective opening),不仅需要引导听众了解演讲的内容(lead audience to understand what our presentation is all about),更要启发他们的思路(to inspire them to derive their own logic about the subject),调动他们的情绪跟我们互动(to provoke them to interact with us emotionally),接而产生共鸣(to establish rapport)。那么有一种实用方法可以让我们迅速抓住以上几点,那就是我们可以将听众加入到我们的演讲开场白中(involve the audience in our opening),多提一下“你们”与“我”的联系(make frequent mention and connection between 'you' and 'I'),通过语言运用(use language skills)来跟听众彼此贴近距离(to draw audience closer to us and our presentation)。
1。比如我们在演讲开头希望描述一段个人经历来开始引入演讲主题。
-一个更好贴近听众的说法:
Imagine you are with me on that September morning in 1999 as the gigantic boulder loomed ahead, blocking the road...
试着联想一下你那天跟我在一起,1999年9月份的某一天早晨,就有这么一块巨大石头出现在不远处,挡住了我们的去路。。。
如果你不把听众加入到引言中的话,可能就会这么说,效果就很不一样:
I was driving to my meeting in Atlantic City one September morning in 1999 when I encountered this gigantic boulder blocking my road...
我在1999年9月份的某一天早晨正开车去参加在大西洋城(美国新泽西州)的一场会议,我就碰到有一块巨大石头挡住了去路。。。
2。或是我们希望在演讲开头引用名言、警句来概括演讲内容。
-最佳贴近听众的说法:
How many of you have heard of the Golden Rule? And I'm not talking making money, but from that ethical standpoint...
你们当中有几位听说过所谓的黄金法则?我不是在说赚钱的定律,我讲的是由社会道德考虑出发。。。
-如果不注意加入听众的话,可能就会这么说:
There is a well-known Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...
有个众所周知的“黄金法则”:我们希望人家怎样待我们,我们也要怎样待人。。。
3。演讲开头我们希望“开门见山”、“一针见血”,直接引入演讲主题。
-最佳贴近听众的说法:
What would you say defines a good customer service? A very wise salesperson once told me this, and I want to pass this on to you: If you aren’t taking care of your customers, your competition will...
你们觉得最好的客户服务应该是怎么样的?一个很有智慧的营业员就曾跟我说过,我也希望跟你们分享一下:如果你不照顾好你的客户,那么你的竞争对手就将取你而代之。。。
-较为普通的说法:
I am here to talk about three basic ways to improve on customer service and why they can help you gain an edge over competition.
我今天将谈到用以提高、增强客户服务的三种基本措施,并说明它们为什么能够帮你赢过行业竞争对手。
下一次不妨多试一下把听众加入到你的演讲开头当中来,试试看效果如何吧。