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Hi, my name is Rebecca, and in today's lesson I'm going to show you how to give a presentation in English more effectively. Okay?
大家好，我是Rebecca，今天我们将学习如何做一场有效的英文演示。
Now, of course giving a presentation is never easy, especially when it is in another language which is not your native language -- you're going to face some special challenges.
当然要做演示就已经很不容易了，特别是要使用母语之外的语言做演示时就更难了，这时，你将面临一些特别的挑战。
And as a corporate trainer who has worked with people from all over the world, I can tell you that giving a presentation is difficult,
作为一名和世界各国人共事过的企业培训师，我可以告诉你们，要做一场演示非常困难，
but it is also one of the most effective ways to improve your English and also to increase your level of confidence as a professional speaking in English. Okay?
但是这也是提高英语水平的最有效办法之一，而且这样还能提升你说英语的自信。
So let's look at some of the strategies that you can follow in order to give a presentation that is more successful. Okay?
下面我们将学习一些策略帮助你做一场成功的演示。
All right, so I've divided the board into two sections:
那么，我在黑板上划分了两个部分：
the first part is things that you should do, and in the second part we'll talk about things you should not do.
第一部分是你应该做的，第二个部分是你不应该做的。
So the first thing that you must remember when you're speaking in English and giving a presentation is to use simple language.
第一点，当你用英语做演示时，一定要记住使用简单词汇。
Many people feel that their English is not good enough and so they try to use very complicated words.
很多人认为自己的英语没那么好，所以通常会尝试使用非常复杂的词汇。
However, if you're not comfortable with those words or you're not sure of the meaning of those words, it's not going to go over very well.
但是，如果你自己都觉得这些词很别扭或者你自己都弄不明白这些词，那么演示也就不会顺利。
Simple, clear communication is powerful, so try to remember that point. Okay?
简单、简洁的交流最有效，所以要记住这一点，好么？
Next: speak slowly. Because you have an accent and everyone has an accent, but perhaps if you have an accent and English is not your native language,
下一个：语速放慢。每个人都会有口音，也许你有口音并且英语也不是你的母语，
it's going to be a little bit harder for people to understand you, so you need to speak much more slowly than you think.
那么，对于其他人来说要理解你说的话可能会有些困难，所以你要减慢你的语速，要比你想的还要慢。
So however slowly you think you're speaking, speak a little more slowly. It will only make it easier for other people to understand exactly what you're saying. Okay?
不论你认为你已经将语速放的有多慢了，还是请再慢一点。这样只会让其他人能够明白你所讲的内容。
All right. The next point is to make sure to have your visuals professionally edited.
下一点是请确保你所演示的视图资料经过专业编辑。
Make sure that a native English speaker or an editor has checked all your visuals.
确保英语母语人士或是编辑检查过你所有的视图资料。
There is nothing that compromises the professionalism of a presentation more than seeing grammatical errors or spelling errors in the visuals.
如果在演示时发现你视图资料中的语法或拼写错误，会使你的演示专业性大打折扣。
So make sure to have your visuals professionally edited.
因此，确保你的视图资料经过专业编辑。
The next thing you want to do is to make sure to use more verbs rather than nouns.
下一点是确保多使用动词，少用名词。
When you use a lot of nouns it makes... it makes anything that you hear much heavier and difficult to understand.
食用过多的名词会使你的演示听起来更加难以理解。
Let me give you a little example of that. Okay? One second.
下面我举几个例子。稍等。
Okay, so for example, if I say: The delivery of the package took place on Sunday afternoon.
例如，如果我说：包裹的送达发生在周天下午。
That's okay. It's not impossible to understand, but let's compare it to this: The post office delivered the package on Sunday afternoon.
还是可以理解这句话的意思的，只是相比这一句：邮递员在周天下午送来了包裹。
It's much easier in the second example because I used verbs rather than nouns. Okay?
第二个例子会更易于理解，因为我使用了动词而非名词。明白了么？
Next point: use active verbs rather than passive verbs. Let me give you another example:
下一点：使用主动动词而非被动动词。下面举个例子：
5000 apartments were rented by ABC Housing last month. That's an example of using passive verbs. 5000 apartments were rented, right?
上个月，5000间公寓被ABC置业租下了。这是被动式句子。5000间公寓被租下。
Let's contrast that with the active verb: ABC Housing rented 5000 apartments last month. Okay? So you can see it's much easier when you use the active verbs.
和主动动词句相比：上个月ABC置业租下了5000间公寓。你可以看到当你使用主动动词时，这句话会变得更简单一些。
The next point is if possible at all, try to work with a trainer.
下一点，如果可以的话，试着找一名培训师帮忙。
Try to work with a professional English trainer or a presentations coach who can help you to improve your presentation skills,
试着找一名专业英语培训师或是演示指导帮忙，他们可以帮助你提高你的演示技巧；
who can give you feedback on how to improve, what mistakes you're making, what are your strengths and weaknesses.
告诉你该如何提高；提示你所犯的错误以及告知你的优势和弱势。
It will be very, very helpful to you so try to do that if you have the opportunity. Okay?
这将对你极有帮助，所以如果有机会的话，一定要试试，好么？
The next point is to use a lot of transition words in your presentation.
下一点，在演示中，多使用承接词。
This helps your listener to know where you're going. So you can say, for example: furthermore, nevertheless, on the contrary.
这能够帮助你的听众找到你演示到哪个部分了。例如，你可以说：此外、然而、反之。
These words explain to your listener what you're trying to say with even more clarity than if you did not use the words. So try to get accustomed to using transition words.
这些词的使用能够更清楚地向你的听众解释，接下来你将说什么。因此，要习惯使用这些词。
Another important point, especially in different parts of the world is to make sure to write down any important numbers.
另外一个非常重要的点，特别是在这个多样性的世界中，要确保你将任何重要的数字都写下来。
You need to write them down so that people can see them clearly and also because in some parts of the world, numbers are described or said in different ways.
你需要写下这些数字，这样听众才能更清楚地看到它们。同样，在世界的一些地方，数字的表达完全不相同。
So for example: this number is what? One hundred thousand but in India, for example they call this one lakh.
例如，这个数字 100,000，但是在印度，他们将这称为“one lakh”
So one lakh is different from saying one hundred thousand. And if your audience is not familiar with the term one lakh or with the term one hundred thousand,
印度的这种数字表达完全不一样。如果你的听众对这个术语“one lakh”或“one hundred thousand”并不熟悉，
then you want to make sure you have written the number down so it is 100% clear. All right? So these are examples of things you should do.
你就应该将这个数字写下来，确保100%的清晰。以上这些是你应该做的。
