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Everyone recognizes the importance of speaking English well. Then how to make good speech?
In school one of the chief things to learn and to practice may be the reading and writing of English, but in everyday life we convey our thoughts to other people by speaking far more often than by writing. What we say and how we say it determine to a very great extent the opinion that other people form about us.

A person who speaks clearly and pleasantly obviously has a very great advantage. A person who cannot or does not speak acceptably is under a great handicap --he may have a fine character, he may be clever, he may have many good qualities, but he may still be held back.

Perhaps the chief thing about speaking is not to be afraid of it. There is no real need to be nervous and you should try to avoid showing nervousness. But the best way of overcoming your perfectly natural feelings of shyness is to go ahead and speak and to accustom yourself to the situation of being on your feet with a group of people listening to you.
Here are two important points:
1. Take it easy—relax—just go out and talk about your chosen subject until you are cut off.
2. No fault-finding! The chairman or teacher is to find something to praise about every single speech.
If you tend to emphasize points in conversations and talks, you can consider:
1. Saying a key word or phrase more slowly and loudly.
2. Pausing before or after an important point.
3. Expressing a sentence very deliberately.
4. Altering the pitch of your voice.
5. Repeating a word or phrase if necessary.
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Can you refer to speakers on television, on radio, on records or heard directly who have employed one or more of these means of emphasis?
Besides, you should not associate the idea of reading aloud with your memories of learning to read. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to improve your speech. It gives you the opportunity to practice the following skills:
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1. Controlling the volume (loud or soft) of your voice.
2. Varying your speed.
3. Pausing at the right place.
4. Varying the pitch (high or low) of your voice.
5. Setting the right tone and developing a feeling for the spirit or mood of what you are reading.
All these things are important in communicating to your listeners the full meaning of a passage—making a good speech.

外教曾经做过一个关于技巧的presentation，
1.不能紧张， 周围最好有个什么可以依靠的东西。
2.可以将一些关键的词汇做好小的卡片，放在手中或者是前面的桌子上，但不要有太多的细节，否则会导致你总是不停的看手中的东西。
3.可以适当的应用一些道具，包括你要介绍或者解释的东西时，可以把这样东西相关的拿到讲演的地方，在讲解的过程中可以吸引听众的注意力。
4.条件允许的话，可以使用powerpoint等，方便自己的讲解，也不会把讲解弄的很尴尬，但是主要的戏份是在讲演，而不是放映幻灯片。
5.可以准备一杯水，其实水的作用是来缓解压力或者当你一下子陷入茫然的时候给自己一个考虑的机会。
6.说话的时候务求难词，关键是让大家能够听得懂，明白你究竟在说什么。
7.的语速控制在voaspecialenglish的说话速度上，可以使说话更加清晰表述清楚。
8.可以适当的穿插一些互动性的问题，这一点很重要，可以重申你的观点，并且让听众更加了解你要说的事情。
9.结束的时候千万不可以说that is all。类的句型，这一点是外国人特别强调的，可以说thank you for coming等等一类的礼貌的话
10.要尽量的放松，可以深呼吸或者是使两脚分开站立都是好的方法。
也就能记住这么多了，不知道对你有没有帮助。
下面是关于联系的一些材料你可以参考一下
Presentation Skill: Top 7 Tips for Making the Most of Your Presentation Practice
By Debbie Bailey
Believe it or not, preparation is a better determinant of presentation success than knowledge, experience, or even talent. The best presenter is almost always the presenter who is the most prepared. Even so, there are a lot of conflicting ideas about what constitutes thorough presentation preparation. So what exactly is thorough preparation? Here are seven straight forward tips to increase the effectiveness of the time you invest in your practice.
Practice Delivery Out Loud. Practice is NOT mentally rehearsing your presentation on the drive over to the presentation or even thinking about your presentation while tossing and turning at night. Both of these are something, but not practice. A lot can happen between thinking about what you want to say and actually getting the words to come out of your mouth coherently. If you don’t actually practice speaking out loud, when the time comes, you may struggle to articulate your mentally well rehearsed thoughts. To the audience, this struggle will appear to be lack of preparation.
Try to Conduct Your Practice in a Situation Similar to the Real Speaking Venue. Whenever possible, conduct your practice in a situation that closely mirrors the real presentation. For example, if you will be speaking in front of a large group in an auditorium or large conference room, try to practice in a large room filled with as many audience recruits as possible. Why? Research indicates that if your practice closely mirrors your real presentation, once you are in the actual presentation your brain will think you have done this before. Besides practice, the next most important ingredient in your success is experience.
Practice in Front of Real People. If you can’t find any audience recruits at work, ask your spouse, best friend, or if all else fails, your pet to listen to your presentation. Interacting with a live audience is an important part of your practice. It helps you not only rehearse your delivery, but gain experience reading and reacting to the silent messages your audience is sending you about their understanding, their likes, and their dislikes.
The Mirror is Your Friend. Even after you’ve practiced in front of an audience, continue to rehearse in front of the greatest critic of all, yourself in the mirror. The mirror is a WONDERFUL if underused presentation practice tool. It will allow you to see and hear your delivery live and make decisions about how to enhance your style. Remember, when it comes to practicing your presentation, the mirror really is your friend.
Practice From Beginning to End Without Stopping. Practice all the way through the presentation without stopping—even if you make a mistake. Most presenters have a tendency to stop their practice each time they make a mistake. Besides reinforcing this negative practice, when you continually stop and start over you get very good at the beginning of the presentation, but can’t deliver an effective conclusion because you’ve rarely made it to the end of the presentation. As the second most remembered part of your presentation, it is important to have a strong, well-rehearsed close.
Practice With Your Props. If you are using visual aids such as a PowerPoint slide show, make sure you practice with your slides. Visual aids of any kind add another layer of complexity to presentation and require practice to use effectively. Practicing with your slides will help prepare you for the things that inevitably go wrong and help you avoid unprofessional behaviors such as not knowing how to advance your slide show or how to put the slide show in the proper view for display.
Do it One More Time. After you feel you’ve done it well in practice and are happy with your performance, practice one more time to make sure your success wasn’t just a happy accident. All in all, depending upon you and your content, you may need to practice your presentation delivery out loud 5 to 10 times. Yes, that’s right, you might have to practice out loud up to 10 times, but don’t worry, your audience’s thundering applause will make the effort worthwhile!
Debbie Bailey is author of the book "15 Presentation Secrets - How to WOW Even the Toughest Audience." She is well known for her life changing presentation skills classes. Along with training some of the most successful companies in Corporate America, Debbie has also taught Presentation Skills for United States Marines, San Diego State University, and UCLA Extension.