成為超級演說家：9分鐘學會9大祕籍

Reading this article will take you only 9 minutes — 9 minutes to find out how to draft great presentations and to become a more effective and convincing presenter. Nine minutes which can change your professional – and most likely – also your personal life.
閱讀這篇文章只會花費你9分鐘的時間——用9分鐘的時間發現如何起草一場偉大的演說，同時變成一個更有說服力的演講者。這九分鐘可以改變你的職業生涯，甚至是你的個人生活。

1. Use multimedia wisely.
1. 智慧地使用多媒體。

Presentations must be both verbal and visual. Don´t overwhelm your audience with too much information, animations and pictures. Question: Can your visual be understood in 3 seconds? If not, don't use it!
演說應該是包含了聽覺和視覺兩方面的。不要給你的聽眾提供過多的資訊，動畫和圖片。想想：你的這些影象可以在3秒內被理解嗎？如果不能，那就不要用它！

2. Include short stories to explain your main points.
2. 用短小的故事表達你的主要觀點。

The best presenters illustrate their points with the use of stories, especially personal ones. Stories are easy to remember for your audience.
最優秀的演說家往往用故事來表達觀點，特別是個人親身經歷的事情。因為故事往往更容易被觀眾記住。

3. Respect your audience.
3. 尊重你的觀眾。

There are three components involved in a presentation: the audience, you, and the medium (e.g. PowerPoint). The goal is to create a kind of harmony among the three. But above all, the most important thing is that you get your audience involved and engaged.
一場演講包含三個組成部分：觀眾，你，還有媒介（比如，簡報）。我們的目標是讓這三者和諧共處。但最重要的一點是，你要調動起觀眾的積極性，讓他們參與進來。

4. Limit your ideas to one main idea per slide.
4. 每一頁幻燈片只表達一個主要觀點。

If you have a complicated slide with lots of different data, it may be better to break it up into 2-3 different slides.
如果你有一張幻燈片，上面包含了不同的資料，你最好把它分成2到3張幻燈片。

5. Move away from the podium.
5. 不要一直呆在講臺上。

Connect with your audience. If at all possible get closer to your audience by moving away from or in front of the podium.
與你的觀眾交流。如果可以的話，儘量離開講臺。6. Take it slowly.
6. 語速放慢。

When we are nervous we tend to talk too fast. Get a videotape of one of your presentations to see how you did — you may be surprised at the pace of your talk.
當我們感到緊張的時候，往往會加快語速。觀摩一下自己的一場演講錄影——你可能會被自己的語速嚇到。

7. Keep the lights on
7. 不要關燈。

If you are speaking in a meeting room, etc. the temptation is to turn the lights off so that the slides look better. Turning the lights off puts all the focus on the screen. The audience should be looking at you more than the screen.
如果你在一間會議室裡做演講，你會想關掉房間的燈，以便更清楚地看到幻燈片上的內容。關燈將會把所有的關注都集中在螢幕上。但實際上，觀眾應該關注的是你，而不是螢幕。

8. Keep it simple.
8. 保持簡單易懂。

Avoid cluttered slides. Be brave and use lots of "white space" or, how the pros call it, "negative space." The less "chunk“ you have on your slide, the more powerful your message will become. Already Leonardo da Vinci knew: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
避免雜亂無章的幻燈片。勇敢一點，並且大量使用“空白區域”，或者如專家所稱的“負空間”。你幻燈片上的垃圾越少，你傳達的資訊就會越強。達芬奇早就知道這個道理：“簡約是複雜的最高境界”

9. Talk "to" the audience.
9. “面對”觀眾說話。

Never turn your back towards the audience. You do not want to conduct a monologue with the screen. Look at your audience instead and make good eye contact. Try looking at individuals rather than scanning the group.
千萬不要背對觀眾。你並不像跟螢幕演一場獨角戲吧。看著你的觀眾並且常常跟他們眼神交流。試著專注看每一個觀眾，而不是掃視一群人。