英語演講常用句語及技巧

1、英語演講常用句語及技巧Chapter I Beginning the Speech TextI. Opening Remarks Sample Opening Remarks. 3Expressing thanks to the Chairperson 向主持人致謝. 3Forms of Address and Greetings對(duì)聽眾的稱呼. 3Expressing Pleasure and Honor 向聽眾致意. 3Others 細(xì)節(jié)，如確認(rèn)話筒音量. 3Reference to the Audience 與聽眾呼應(yīng). 3II. Introducing the Subject and t

2、he outline of the Presentation Background Information. 4Topic. 4Outlining. 4Purpose/Objective. 4Comprehensive Samples. 4Expressions on Other Occasions. 5Checking the Microphone. 5Chapter II Developing the Speech TextI. Announcing the Beginning of the Speech TextII. Shifting to the Next Main PointIII

3、. Resuming the TopicIV. Introducing the Supporting MaterialsV. Repairing a Slip of ToneVI. Expressions Concerning Audio-Visual AidsVI. Explaining the Contents on the SlidesVII. Demanding to Show the Next SlideVIII. Returning to the Previous SlideIX. Correcting a MistakeX. Indicating the Speed of Run

4、ning SlidesChapter III Ending the Speech TextI. Signaling the Beginning of the End Part II. SummarizingIII. ConcludingIV. QuotingV. ClosingVI. SamplesChapter IV Asking and Answering QuestionsI. Inviting QuestionsII. Raising QuestionsSignaling Your Intention to Ask a Question. 12Expressing Your Attit

5、ude. 12Asking the Specific Question. 12III. Response to QuestionsAsking for Repetition. 12Welcoming the Question. 13Repeating or Paraphrasing the Question. 13Responding to Difficult or Challenging Question. 13Responding to Improper Question. 14Responding to the Questions You Do Not Know. 14Referring

6、 Back to the Questioner 14Chapter V Talking During the BreakI. Useful encouraging phrases to show your interest and to stimulate the flow of conversationII. Informal Talking between ParticipantsIII. Initiating a ConversationChapter I Beginning the Speech TextI. Opening Remarks開場(chǎng)：Sample Opening Remar

7、ks1) Thank you very much, Prof. Fawcett, for your very kind introduction. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentleman, Good morning! I consider it a great honor to be asked to speak about on this session of our symposium.2) Ladies and gentleman. Its an honor to have the opportunity to address such a distingu

8、ished audience. 3) Good morning. Let me start by saying just a few words about my own background. 4) Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for your kind introduction. President, Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and gentleman, Good morning! Is my voice loud enough?5) Good morning, everyone. I appreciate

9、the opportunity to be with you today. I am here to talk to you about6) Good morning, everyone. I am very happy to have this chance to give my presentation. Before I start my speech, let me ask you a question. By a show of hands, how many of you own a car? Expressing thanks to the Chairperson 向主持人致謝M

10、r. Chairman, thank you for your introduction.First, I would like to thank Mr. Chairman for his gracious introduction.Thank you very much, Prof. Fawcett, for your very kind introduction.I would like to thank Dr. Huang （主持人或推薦你來發(fā)言的上司）for permitting me the privilege to speak to this audience.Forms of A

11、ddress and Greetings對(duì)聽眾的稱呼Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and gentleman, Good morning!Members of the conference!Expressing Pleasure and Honor 向聽眾致意I am very happy/glad/pleased to be here in Hong Kong.I am honored/privileged to be here (with you this afternoon).I am proud to be here on this special

12、occasion. Its a very great pleasure for me to be able to attend this conference.I consider it a great honor to be asked to speak about on this session of our symposium/ at this conference. It is a great pleasure to be given the honor of first speaker on this important topic.Others 細(xì)節(jié)，如確認(rèn)話筒音量Can you

13、hear me all right?Is my voice too loud?Reference to the Audience 與聽眾呼應(yīng)I can see many of you are from department.I know many of you are familiar with this topic. You all look as though youve heard this before.I understand that youve all traveled a long way./ After hours of conference, you must feel a

14、 little tired. Now Id like you to see an interesting topicII. Introducing the Subject and the outline of the Presentation引入話題 Background Information I would like to start by briefly reviewing the history of open heart surgery. Let us start with the theoretical basis of this new technique.&

15、#160;To begin with, we have to consider the principle. I think it would be best to start out by looking at a few slides. I should like to preface my remarks with a description of the basic idea. May I begin with a general outline of this project? The first thing I would like to t

16、alk about is the definition of the terms I shall use in my lecture. The first point I'd like to make is the historical background of the invention. First, I shall explain to you why this new program is correct and feasible.Topic I would like to concentrate on theproblem Of antibio

17、tic abuse in hospitals.I shall devote my talk to the surgical treatment of coronary disease.I want to confine my talk to the latest developments in civil engineering.Today, I am going to give a talk on the application of computers in medicine.My topic today will deal with the observation of supernov

18、a.In today's talk, I' 11 restrict myself to the etiology of 15-epai;s.In my presentation this morning, I' 11 limit myself to three major points only.I take the liberty of restricting my discussion mainly to highway bridge construction.Now, I would like to address myself to the most impor

19、tant aspect of this problem.Among the many languages, I shall mention only BASIC.What I am going to present today is the methodology and the data analysis.I'm not going to say much about that except to discuss the literature on that topic.OutliningMy talk today consists of two parts. One is. and

20、 the other is.I've divided my presentation into four parts.I shall first talk about . and then touch on. and finally discuss .The subject can be looked at under the following headings: . (Pointing to the PowerPoint display)I would like to divide my talk into two parts. The first part deals with,

21、 the second part concerns .My presentation will be given in four parts. The first part deals with . The second part relates to. The third part concerns . And the last part discussesPurpose/ObjectiveThe purpose of this presentation is to.This talk is designed toComprehensive SamplesSample 1 Thank you

22、, Mr. Chairperson, Mr. Director-General, distinguished members of the ILO's Governing Body and friends. I welcome this opportunity to be here today, with an Organization which in many ways belongs to all of us workers. I can think of, in fact, no other international body that one can claim as on

23、e's own so unambiguously.I have also had a longstanding formal association with the ILO. Many of my early pieces on women and technological change and on land rights were published by the ILO, as well as was the work of many other scholars. It is therefore a pleasure for me to be here on this im

24、portant Symposium.The canvas of the Symposium is very large. I will focus on two aspects of gender inequality that centrally effect millions of women as workers but perhaps have failed to receive the attention they deserve. First, the gender gap in command over property and Productive assets an

25、d, second, gender biased social perceptions and social norms.Sample 2 I learned last May that you have to be careful in speaking to a group of professional communicators. After I conducted a writer' s workshop at the Toronto Conference of the International Association of Business Communicators,

26、Janine Lichaczwrote asked me to speak here tonight and used the communication techniques I had recommended. She even included a footnote citing my lecture. I am susceptible to good communication and to flattery so I am pleased to be with you to discuss your topic for the evening, the use of language

27、 in the art of speech writing.I suppose we must begin by shaking our heads, woefully, over the sad state of language today, whether in formal speeches, casual conversation, or in writing. Most of us in this room no doubt agree with the generally negative tone of Time Magazine's year-end assessme

28、nt which claims “our language has been besieged by vulgarities”. But to preserve our sanity as professionals in communication of us would probably join Time in optimistically expecting English somehow to   survive and even to prosper.Expressions on Other OccasionsCorrecting the Title of th

29、e PresentationFirst of all, I would like to mention that the title of my presentation should be .Please allow me to correct a mistake in the title of my speech which appeared in the program. Instead of. it should read.Reading. Another Person's PaperSometimes you are selected to read another pers

30、on's paper, as he or she is absent.I shall read a paper by Dr. Li from Guangzhou, china, who regrets that he could not be here. The title of his paper is.I'm going to read the paper by Dr. Wang. It's a great pity that, because of a health problem, he could not be here.I was asked by the

31、author to read his paper. He apologizes for not being able to come here.The next speaker, Prof. Zhang, regrets that she could not be here and has submitted her paper to me. I am not sure if I can present it as well as she expected.I am not sure whether I' 11 be able to be very confident in answe

32、ring specific questions. However, I am somewhat familiar with his work, so I' 11 try my best.Checking the MicrophoneFirst I want to check if all of you can hear me clearly.Am I speaking clearly and loudly enough for those in the rear of the room?I wonder if those in the rear of the room can hear

33、 me.If those in the rear of the room can hear me, would someone please raise his hand?Can you hear me clearly?Can you hear me if I am away from the microphone?Is the microphone working?* Summary-How to Prepare a Good IntroductionRealize file great importance of the introduction of file presentation

34、mad then do your best in delivering it.Don' t make file introduction either too wordy, or too brief. Usually, it covers 10 to 15 percent of your entire speech.Select tile ways to capture the audience attention.Indicate tile topic.Outline your Speech.Announce your purpose.Prepare several versions

35、 of tile introduction, compare them, and then select the best version. Finally, learn it by heart so as to be able to deliver it easily mid fluently.Don't start your speech with apologies.Pay attention to your body language.Chapter II Developing the Speech TextI. Announcing the Beginning of the

36、Speech TextTo begin with, I would like to talk about a principle.I think it would be best to start out by looking at some pictures.The first thing I would like to talk about is the definition of the terms which I11 use in my presentation.II. Shifting to the Next Main PointWell, let's move on to

37、the next point.We will now come to the second problem.Turning to the next question, I' 11 talk about the stages of the procedure.As the second topic, I shall stop here. Now let' s turn our attention to the third topic.So much for the methodology of our experiment. I would now like to shift t

38、o the discussion of the results.Now, let's move away from the first part and switch over to the next part of my presentation.That's all for the introduction and now we can go on to the literature review.Next, I would like to turn to a more difficult problem.The next point I'd like t

39、o talk about is the feasibility of this project.That brings me to my second point.I am glad that we can now leave this rather boring subject of mathematic deduction and go into a more attractive one, that is the application of the formula.III. Resuming the TopicLet' s come back to what I said in

40、 the first part of my speech.Getting back to the subject of the problem of theoretical considerations we can find that.I want to return to the first part of my presentation.Now, to get back to the effect of temperature, you may be aware that the problems have been solved.This brings me back to the q

41、uestion of security.At this point I would like to refer again to the question of methods in the first part of my lecture.Referring again to the first question, I think.Referring to the Coming PointI'll deal with it later.I' 11 touch upon that point in a moment.I shall tell you in detail shor

42、tly.IV. Introducing the Supporting MaterialsI think this part is the most difficult, so I'll explain it in greater detail.I think this part of my paper is most important, so I plan to spend more time on it.Please allow me to deal with this matter more extensively.Being the most important part of

43、 my presentation, I will elaborate on it with more slides.I' 11 expand this topic with drawings and figures.Indicating the Points BrieflyLimited by the time available, I can only give you a very brief account of this matter.I don't think that I should describe the methods in detail, because

44、they are included in the handout.I will not go into detail on it.This point has been talked about repeatedly in this symposium, so I am not going to spend too much time on it.Let's go through the following points very rapidly.I just want to outline for you what I experienced in using this new dr

45、ug.I shall not go over all these explanations. My time is running short. So I'11 be brief.It is sufficient to say that these experiments were poorly designed and without controls.V. Repairing a Slip of ToneThe first of such experiments began in 2000, rather than 1999.May I have the lights, I mea

46、n the slides.The temperature increased, I shall say decreased.The population is 13 million, sorry, 31 million.The exchange rate dropped from 2.5 to 1.8, I beg your pardon, 1.9.As you can see from the first row, excuse me, the second row, that the output increased two fold.VI. Expressions Concerning

47、Audio-Visual AidsCould we have the lights off? And the first slide, please.Lights off, first slide, please.Dim the lights, and first slide, please.The slide is not so clear. Please darken the room a little more.Could you please turn on the lights, please?Now, we can have the lights on.Please switch

48、on the lights.Lights on, please.I apologize that this slide is not so clear, but I hope you can still make out the general idea.Sorry for the small print.I'm sorry we left a figure out here.VI. Explaining the Contents on the SlidesThis slide demonstrates .On this slide, you can see.This curve in

49、 this slide shows.This figure in this slide exhibits.This table on this slide presents.This diagram on this slide depicts.This chart on this slide displaces .The picture on this slide shows .The photomicrograph on this slide shows .The flow-chart on this slide points out.The circuit diagram on this

50、slide represents.Indicating the Sources of the Content in aThis figure is taken from., by Dr. Li.This diagram is after that of Prof. Wang with some modificationVII. Demanding to Show the Next SlideMay I proceed to the next slide, please?I think we can move on to the next slide.Let me show you the ne

51、xt slide.Now, we can go on to the next slide.               'Next slide, please.Next, please.Next !VIII. Returning to the Previous SlideTo make a comparison, can we return to the first slide, please?Let's go back. No, not

52、this one. One back. Back one more. Yes, thats it. Thank you.May I go back two slides, please?Could you return to the second slide?May we have the previous slide again?IX. Correcting a MistakeSorry, this one is in the wrong order. May I have the next one?Oh, this slide is misplaced. Please skip over

53、it. Yes, this is the correct one.I'm afraid I didn't ask for this slide. Can we go back to the previous one? Please.No, not this one. Next, please. Yes, this is the one I need. Thank you.I'm afraid you may have lost one slide which is a flow chart of the procedure.Sorry, there seems to b

54、e one slide missing.X. Indicating the Speed of Running SlidesLet's go through the following slides rapidly.The following three slides we will go through quickly without explanation.Wait a minute, please. I want to say more about this slide.Because of the shortage of time, I' Il have to omit

55、the following slides.Time is up, let's come to the last slide directly.Would you please skip the next slid-e and go on to the table?Next, next. Go ahead. That's it.Chapter III Ending the Speech TextI. Signaling the Beginning of the End PartLets look at what I have talked about. Well, that br

56、ings me to the end of my presentation. This last slide is a brief summary of what I have talked about.   Before I stop/finish, let me just say.To close my speech, I' 11 show you the last slide.Now I'd like to summarize my talk.To summarize, I have talked about three aspects of the

57、cancer problem: .Finally, as a summary statement, I would like to sum up the major points I have made.II. SummarizingLet me just run over the key points again.I'll briefly summarize the main issues.In conclusion, In closing,In a word,To sum up .In brief,Briefly. All in all,Finally,III. Concludin

58、gAs you can see, there are some very good reasons .To sum up, my conclusion is that the present program is the best one.In conclusion .Let me conclude my talk with the following comments.Allow me to conclude by listing out all the factors influencing the efficacy.In conclusion, I would like to point

59、 out the following aspects.I'd like to leave you with the following conclusion.IV. QuotingLet me close by quoting Dr. Einstein, the famous physicist, who said that     I would like to come to a close by quoting what Sir Newton once said.Therefore, I would suggest that we.I'd like to suggest.As far as I'm concerned, the only solution to the problem is.V. ClosingThat's all, thank You.That's the end of my presentation.So much for my