If you were Cher, you could show up to make an Academy Award presentation speech wearing a bizarre creation that had more headdress than dress.

如果你是切尔，你可以穿着一身头饰比衣服还要多的奇装怪服，上台做奥斯卡金像奖授奖致辞。

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While it is easy for nervous speakers to focus only on getting through the presentation, using the audience's good will helps much in making a speech better.

然而紧张的演讲者很容易只会把注意力集中在演示上，利用观众的善意有助于把演讲做得更好。

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The idea of recommending humor in a presentation gets a bad rap because of the common and tired practice of opening up a speech with a joke, almost always a lame one.

因为那些把笑话用于演讲开始的尝试低级而老套，它们所使用的笑话大部分都是蹩脚的，导致建议在展示中使用幽默的想法受到了无理的谴责。

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An effective speech or presentation can raise the hopes of your audience and give them something to believe in.

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The goal of your speech or presentation is to give the audience the opportunity to hear your thoughts, comprehend your message, and act upon them.

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It is true that if you try to memorize your speech or deliver your presentation the exact same way every time, you will set yourself up for failure (exceptions for any reader who is a trained Broadway actor).

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