6. Do Not Read Your Entire Speech From Your Notes, Verbatim

不要照着你的笔记一字不落地念完整篇演讲

Public speaking is an art. You need to practice. Take video of yourself practicing, watch it, make note of your mistakes, and then practice some more. Imbed your message into your head and your speaking style into your body so that when you are on stage, you will be freed up to speak more from your heart than your head. Anyone can read a speech out loud—don’t be “anyone;” be someone worthy of the public speaking opportunity you have.

公众演讲是一门艺术，你需要练习。录下你练习的视频并且观看，把你的错误记录下来，然后再多加练习。把你要讲的信息记在脑里，让你讲话的方式融入你的肢体，这样一来，当你走上台，你的演讲更多的会发自你的内心，而不是你的大脑。任何人都可以大声读出一篇演讲，不要做这样的人。不要辜负你拥有这次公众演讲的机会。