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In other cases, you may want to suggest some actions that people can take.
其它情况下，你可以建议人们采取某些行动。
Now, what about the design of the slides for your laptop?
好了，那该如何用笔记本电脑设计幻灯片呢？
Well, the important thing here is to be consistent.
一致性非常重要。
You need to have the same type of font and use the same colour and size for the same elements.
对于相同的元素，你得用相同的字体，相同的颜色和相同的尺寸。
For example, all headers need to look the same, all bullet points need to he presented in the same way.
举个例子吧，所有的标题页都应该是一样的，所有的要点都应看上去一致。
And don't just stick to words. Bring the presentation to life by adding graphics.
别仅仅关注于文字，加些图像，让展示更生动起来。
These could be in several forms such as pictures, flow-charts, diagrams, histograms and so on.
其形式可以是多样的，比如图片、流程图、图表和柱状图等等。
And so, let's move on now to presenting. You have your presentation prepared and you're ready to start.
现在讲讲展示过程。你已经准备好了展示作品，可以开始了。
Well, it's important to give a good impression from the start.
在一开始就应给观众留个好印象，这很重要。
So take three deep breaths, look at the audience, no matter how frightening they may be, and be enthusiastic and energetic.
深吸三口气，看一看观众（无论你觉得他们有多可怕），表现出热情和活力。
As you go through the presentation, remember to provide some variety in the way you speak.
在展示过程中，记得变换一下说话方式。
So, for example, you can talk fairly rapidly for information that may be familiar, but then slow down for more unfamiliar sections.
比如，说到大家都比较熟悉的信息时，你可以稍微说得快一些，到了人们不熟悉的部分，就应放慢些。
And change your tone as you speak. Don't keep it at the same level all the way through.
在解说过程中也要变换语调。别用一种语调讲完全场。
As I mentioned, look at your audience. Er... A good tip is to pick people out and look at them for around five seconds.
正如我所提到的，直视你的观众。我有一个有用的技巧，挑选出一些人，直视他们约5秒钟的时间。
Not looking at the audience gives the impression that you're either not interested in them or terrified of them.
完全不看观众会留下不好的印象，认为你对观众不感兴趣，或被观众吓住了。
Looking too long at one particular person may make them feel rather uncomfortable.
直视某人的时间过长则有可能使观众感到不自在。
There may be points in your presentation that you want your audience to really absorb and in order to make important points stand out you may consider adding silence right after these.
在你的展示中，也许会有某些要点，你希望观众能够真正理解。为了突出这些重要的观点，你也许能考虑一下在讲完之后沉默一会儿。
It will give people time to reflect on what you've just said.
这给了观众时间，能反思你所讲的内容。
Also, you may be presenting complicated ideas or technical details but try to keep everything as simple as possible.
还有，你可能也会展示一些很复杂的思想，或一些技术细节。尽量一切从简。
Use simple words and as few as possible.
用简单的语言来展示，越精简越好。
And be clear. If you say something like "this appears to be", it implies uncertainty.
语言要清晰。如果你说了一些像是“看上去是”的话，这意味着你也不肯定。
So using weak verbs such as "appears", "seems", "could be" etc. needs to be avoided.
所以，应避免使用“看上去”“看起来”“可能是”一类的弱化动词。
I'll just finish off with a few thoughts on questions and interruptions from the audience.
最后我讲一下关于观众提问或打断展示的想法。
You may choose to invite questions from the audience as you go or ask them to wait until the end.
你可以选择在展示过程中鼓励观众提问，或让观众在展示结尾再提问。
Either way, questions should be encouraged as it provides you with some feedback on how interested the audience is and how well they're understanding you.
不管是哪一种，你都应积极鼓励观众提问，因为这能给你提供反馈，反映观众对此感兴趣的程度，以及他们能够理解多少内容。
When a question is asked, you need to provide an answer that is as accurate as possible.
当有人提问时，你的回答应尽量精准。
So initially, my tip is to repeat it. This will ensure you have heard it correctly and will give you a few seconds to gather your thoughts.
所以，我的第一条提示是重复问题。这能确保你没有听错，也能给你几秒钟整理一下思路。
Interruptions, on the other hand, can be unwelcome and you may get them for a variety of reasons.
另一方面，观众的打断是很不受欢迎的，你被打断的原因有很多种。
It's likely, however, that there's something in your presentation that's unclear or confusing.
很可能是你展示的内容中有不清晰或令人困惑之处。
So my advice is to reduce problems by reading through your presentation beforehand and predicting potential points which could cause interruptions.
我的建议是，提前审阅你的展示作品，预测一下哪些观点可能会导致观众打断展示，这能减少问题的出现。
You may then want to change that part of your presentation, or, at least, you will be prepared if someone does interrupt you. Now, do you have any questions?
接着你也许会想对展示作品的那一部分内容修改一下，或者至少你会在被打断时有所准备了。好了，你们有什么疑问吗？
