The second key to being a good speaker is to follow the motto of the Boy Scouts: be well prepared.

成为一个优秀的演讲者，关键之二在于遵循童子军的座右铭：做好准备。

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Therefore, as a speaker, you need to be prepared, armed with clever lines that prove you are not only in control, but you can think on your feet.

因此作为一个演讲者，你得时刻准备着，怀揣着一些聪明话来证明你还能控制局势，而且反应敏捷。

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And, while a talented speaker makes presentations seem effortless, every great speaker knows that the key to giving a great presentation is to be very well prepared.

而且尽管天才演说家在做演讲的时候看似不费吹灰之力，但是每位了不起的演讲者都知道做好演说的关键是是做充分准备。

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Last night, Gingrich told his colleagues that a first-year associate attorney at the law firm formerly representing the speaker had prepared the faulty letters.

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