如何寫英語演講稿
隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的發(fā)展,英語這一門語言也越來越來中藥,學(xué)校也越來越注重學(xué)生對(duì)英語的學(xué)習(xí)。而英語演講稿不僅是展現(xiàn)英語能力的一部分,也是現(xiàn)如今人們需要使用的一種文體。那么我們要怎么來寫英語演講稿呢?下面由學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家整理的關(guān)于寫英語演講稿的相關(guān)資料,希望對(duì)大家有所幫助!
一、結(jié)構(gòu)清楚,邏輯明晰
由于公共演講一般受眾為數(shù)十人甚至數(shù)百、數(shù)千人,再加上演講環(huán)境的不確定性(比如:觀眾的歡呼,或者抱怨),最好在進(jìn)入主題后馬上給出所講內(nèi)容的邏輯框架,以便聽眾更好的預(yù)判整個(gè)演講內(nèi)容,有利于他們更好地跟隨演講者的思路,達(dá)到良好的演講效果。比如,喬布斯在該次演講中,開篇稍微寒暄開篇之后,就進(jìn)入正題,“today i want to tell you three stories from my life. that's it. no big deal. just three stories.”學(xué)生們馬上能做出邏輯預(yù)判,我們今天會(huì)聽到喬布斯談三點(diǎn),然后具體關(guān)注是哪三點(diǎn),這種演講就具備了“audience-centeredness”(以觀眾為中心)的特質(zhì)。喬布斯在隨后的演講中明確提到,“the first story is about connecting the dots. my second story is about love and loss. my third story is about death.”由于這種明晰的思路,聽眾在聽完之后也會(huì)記憶猶新,不會(huì)覺得頭腦混亂,毫無所得。
當(dāng)然,演講稿的邏輯安排有多種方式,喬布斯的這篇演講是按照topical order(話題順序)和chronological order(時(shí)間順序)來安排的。除此之外, 還有 spatial order(空間順序), problem-solutution order(提問解決順序)等等。大家可以根據(jù)不同的演講內(nèi)容來安排自己演講稿的邏輯順序和結(jié)構(gòu)。
二、開篇出彩,結(jié)尾有道
演講稿的開篇和結(jié)尾往往需要花費(fèi)大量的功夫去設(shè)計(jì),這往往是精彩演講的亮點(diǎn)所在。因此,在寫作時(shí),需要結(jié)合受眾、場(chǎng)合和演講內(nèi)容等,爭(zhēng)取一開始就緊緊抓住聽眾的注意力和興趣所在,結(jié)尾時(shí),盡量做到意味深長(zhǎng)、啟發(fā)思考。下面,我將給大家具體分析基本的開篇和結(jié)尾模式,供大家以后寫作參考。
開篇的目的是要吸引聽眾,喬布斯在該篇演講稿中使用的是“relate the topic to the audience"(關(guān)聯(lián)話題與聽眾)的方式,這是一種比較有效的方法,人們一般對(duì)自己的事情都很關(guān)注,和自己相關(guān)的事情也會(huì)格外留意,喬布斯在開篇說到,“i am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. i never graduated from college. truth be told, i never graduated from college. this is the closest i've ever gotten to a college graduation.”高度贊美斯坦福大學(xué)是最好的大學(xué)之一,就是在與聽眾發(fā)生關(guān)聯(lián),讓大家產(chǎn)生好感,當(dāng)然老喬還用了適當(dāng)?shù)挠哪玫厝谇⒘伺c聽眾的關(guān)系,“簡(jiǎn)潔、有效”本就是喬布斯的演講風(fēng)格。除此之外,還有其他的一些開篇方式,我們也需要了解和掌握。 1. state the importance of your topic(指出演講話題的重要性)。直接告訴聽眾,你的演講重要在哪里。比如:今天要做的是一場(chǎng)“英語演講的藝術(shù)”的演講,那開始就直接指出,該演講對(duì)于大家今后的學(xué)習(xí)工作將會(huì)有重大的幫助,甚至給出一些數(shù)據(jù)和實(shí)例,讓聽眾明白不聽這個(gè)演講將會(huì)是我的損失。這樣,聽眾就會(huì)很樂意投入到該次演講中去。2. startle the audience (使聽眾震驚)。例如:要做一場(chǎng)關(guān)于“生活方式與疾病”的演講,開篇就可以給出一組極具沖擊力的數(shù)據(jù),讓聽眾看到生活方式的不健康將會(huì)是多么可怕的事情,這樣的震驚使聽眾能夠快速調(diào)整狀態(tài),投入到聽演講中去。3. arouse the curiosity of the audience(引起聽眾的好奇心)4. question the audience(向觀眾提問)。5. begin with a quotation(以引用開篇)。6. tell a story (以故事開篇)。這些基本開篇的方式被無數(shù)的演講證明是實(shí)用而且有效的。
結(jié)尾往往可以起到“畫龍點(diǎn)睛”的作用,開篇正文再好,如果結(jié)尾過于平淡,整個(gè)演講的精彩程度都會(huì)大打折扣。那么如何做到“結(jié)尾有道”呢?首先,我們來看看喬布斯的這篇演講稿,他的結(jié)尾比開篇更加出彩,采用的是“end with a quotation”,達(dá)到的效果是特別引人深思。他在結(jié)尾說道,“stewart and his team put out several issues of the whole earth catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. it was the mid-1970s, and i was your age. on the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. beneath it were the words: "stay hungry. stay foolish." it was their farewell message as they signed off. stay hungry. stay foolish. and i have always wished that for myself. and now, as you graduate to begin anew, i wish that for you. stay hungry. stay foolish.”他不僅在結(jié)尾引用這句“stay hungry. stay foolish”(求知若渴,虛懷若谷),而且重復(fù)三遍,強(qiáng)化聽眾的印象,這句話也被廣泛傳播,被譽(yù)為該篇演講的“精髓”。在結(jié)尾時(shí),可以用結(jié)束信號(hào)詞讓聽眾明白你要準(zhǔn)備結(jié)尾了,不要讓演講結(jié)束得太突兀,比如,“in conclusion", "let me end my speech by saying...", "i'd like to close my speech this way."等。具體的結(jié)尾方式很多,常見的有:1. summarize your speech(總結(jié)演講)。2. make a dramatic statement(強(qiáng)有力的陳述),這個(gè)不同于引用他人之言,往往是演講者自己的沉淀和吶喊,非常經(jīng)典的演講是patrick henry's legendary "liberty or death" oration. 他在結(jié)尾時(shí)說道,"is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? forbid it, almighty god! i know not what course others may take; but as for mw, give me liberty, or give me death." 3. refer to the introduction(首尾呼應(yīng))。這是體現(xiàn)演講內(nèi)在統(tǒng)一的很經(jīng)典的形式,值得借鑒。
三、觀點(diǎn)闡釋,有效支撐
毫無疑問,主體段的信息量最大,寫作量也是最大,如何更清晰地闡釋演講者的觀點(diǎn),有效支撐分論點(diǎn),是寫作時(shí)應(yīng)該把握的關(guān)鍵。在明晰了寫作邏輯之后,就要圍繞這些邏輯要點(diǎn)來展開論證。喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)的畢業(yè)演講中,邏輯要點(diǎn)有三:1. the first story is about connecting the dots. 2. my second story is about love and loss. 3. my third story is about death. 他在闡釋中主要運(yùn)用了以下手段。首先,舉例子。文中用了大量的例子來說明他怎么對(duì)待學(xué)習(xí)、工作和死亡,比如他說起自己決定輟學(xué)然后旁聽有意思的課程,這些課當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)他沒什么實(shí)質(zhì)的幫助,但是十年后在當(dāng)他設(shè)計(jì)第一款macintosh 電腦的時(shí)候,這些東西全派上了用場(chǎng),這個(gè)例子充分說明了他要講的第一個(gè)要點(diǎn)-- 串起生命中的點(diǎn)滴。在隨后的文中,喬布斯大量地講述了他事業(yè)生活中的例子,讓聽眾感受到真實(shí)的力量和鼓舞。其次,引用。他除了在文章最后用到了引用,文中也不乏引用的痕跡,比如在講到死亡時(shí),他引用了一句格言,“if you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.”這句話能表明他對(duì)于死亡的態(tài)度。恰到好處的引用往往能使聽眾印象深刻。第三, 數(shù)據(jù)。在講第二個(gè)故事--關(guān)于愛和失去時(shí),喬布斯用到了一系列數(shù)據(jù)來支撐觀點(diǎn)。他說自己是幸運(yùn)的,因?yàn)椋?ldquo;woz and i started apple in my parents garage when i was 20. we worked hard, and in 10 years apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a
隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的發(fā)展,英語這一門語言也越來越來中藥,學(xué)校也越來越注重學(xué)生對(duì)英語的學(xué)習(xí)。而英語演講稿不僅是展現(xiàn)英語能力的一部分,也是現(xiàn)如今人們需要使用的一種文體。那么我們要怎么來寫英語演講稿呢?下面由學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家整理的關(guān)于寫英語演講稿的相關(guān)資料,希望對(duì)大家有所幫助!
一、結(jié)構(gòu)清楚,邏輯明晰
由于公共演講一般受眾為數(shù)十人甚至數(shù)百、數(shù)千人,再加上演講環(huán)境的不確定性(比如:觀眾的歡呼,或者抱怨),最好在進(jìn)入主題后馬上給出所講內(nèi)容的邏輯框架,以便聽眾更好的預(yù)判整個(gè)演講內(nèi)容,有利于他們更好地跟隨演講者的思路,達(dá)到良好的演講效果。比如,喬布斯在該次演講中,開篇稍微寒暄開篇之后,就進(jìn)入正題,“today i want to tell you three stories from my life. that's it. no big deal. just three stories.”學(xué)生們馬上能做出邏輯預(yù)判,我們今天會(huì)聽到喬布斯談三點(diǎn),然后具體關(guān)注是哪三點(diǎn),這種演講就具備了“audience-centeredness”(以觀眾為中心)的特質(zhì)。喬布斯在隨后的演講中明確提到,“the first story is about connecting the dots. my second story is about love and loss. my third story is about death.”由于這種明晰的思路,聽眾在聽完之后也會(huì)記憶猶新,不會(huì)覺得頭腦混亂,毫無所得。
當(dāng)然,演講稿的邏輯安排有多種方式,喬布斯的這篇演講是按照topical order(話題順序)和chronological order(時(shí)間順序)來安排的。除此之外, 還有 spatial order(空間順序), problem-solutution order(提問解決順序)等等。大家可以根據(jù)不同的演講內(nèi)容來安排自己演講稿的邏輯順序和結(jié)構(gòu)。
二、開篇出彩,結(jié)尾有道
演講稿的開篇和結(jié)尾往往需要花費(fèi)大量的功夫去設(shè)計(jì),這往往是精彩演講的亮點(diǎn)所在。因此,在寫作時(shí),需要結(jié)合受眾、場(chǎng)合和演講內(nèi)容等,爭(zhēng)取一開始就緊緊抓住聽眾的注意力和興趣所在,結(jié)尾時(shí),盡量做到意味深長(zhǎng)、啟發(fā)思考。下面,我將給大家具體分析基本的開篇和結(jié)尾模式,供大家以后寫作參考。
開篇的目的是要吸引聽眾,喬布斯在該篇演講稿中使用的是“relate the topic to the audience"(關(guān)聯(lián)話題與聽眾)的方式,這是一種比較有效的方法,人們一般對(duì)自己的事情都很關(guān)注,和自己相關(guān)的事情也會(huì)格外留意,喬布斯在開篇說到,“i am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. i never graduated from college. truth be told, i never graduated from college. this is the closest i've ever gotten to a college graduation.”高度贊美斯坦福大學(xué)是最好的大學(xué)之一,就是在與聽眾發(fā)生關(guān)聯(lián),讓大家產(chǎn)生好感,當(dāng)然老喬還用了適當(dāng)?shù)挠哪?,更好地融洽了與聽眾的關(guān)系,“簡(jiǎn)潔、有效”本就是喬布斯的演講風(fēng)格。除此之外,還有其他的一些開篇方式,我們也需要了解和掌握。 1. state the importance of your topic(指出演講話題的重要性)。直接告訴聽眾,你的演講重要在哪里。比如:今天要做的是一場(chǎng)“英語演講的藝術(shù)”的演講,那開始就直接指出,該演講對(duì)于大家今后的學(xué)習(xí)工作將會(huì)有重大的幫助,甚至給出一些數(shù)據(jù)和實(shí)例,讓聽眾明白不聽這個(gè)演講將會(huì)是我的損失。這樣,聽眾就會(huì)很樂意投入到該次演講中去。2. startle the audience (使聽眾震驚)。例如:要做一場(chǎng)關(guān)于“生活方式與疾病”的演講,開篇就可以給出一組極具沖擊力的數(shù)據(jù),讓聽眾看到生活方式的不健康將會(huì)是多么可怕的事情,這樣的震驚使聽眾能夠快速調(diào)整狀態(tài),投入到聽演講中去。3. arouse the curiosity of the audience(引起聽眾的好奇心)4. question the audience(向觀眾提問)。5. begin with a quotation(以引用開篇)。6. tell a story (以故事開篇)。這些基本開篇的方式被無數(shù)的演講證明是實(shí)用而且有效的。
結(jié)尾往往可以起到“畫龍點(diǎn)睛”的作用,開篇正文再好,如果結(jié)尾過于平淡,整個(gè)演講的精彩程度都會(huì)大打折扣。那么如何做到“結(jié)尾有道”呢?首先,我們來看看喬布斯的這篇演講稿,他的結(jié)尾比開篇更加出彩,采用的是“end with a quotation”,達(dá)到的效果是特別引人深思。他在結(jié)尾說道,“stewart and his team put out several issues of the whole earth catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. it was the mid-1970s, and i was your age. on the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. beneath it were the words: "stay hungry. stay foolish." it was their farewell message as they signed off. stay hungry. stay foolish. and i have always wished that for myself. and now, as you graduate to begin anew, i wish that for you. stay hungry. stay foolish.”他不僅在結(jié)尾引用這句“stay hungry. stay foolish”(求知若渴,虛懷若谷),而且重復(fù)三遍,強(qiáng)化聽眾的印象,這句話也被廣泛傳播,被譽(yù)為該篇演講的“精髓”。在結(jié)尾時(shí),可以用結(jié)束信號(hào)詞讓聽眾明白你要準(zhǔn)備結(jié)尾了,不要讓演講結(jié)束得太突兀,比如,“in conclusion", "let me end my speech by saying...", "i'd like to close my speech this way."等。具體的結(jié)尾方式很多,常見的有:1. summarize your speech(總結(jié)演講)。2. make a dramatic statement(強(qiáng)有力的陳述),這個(gè)不同于引用他人之言,往往是演講者自己的沉淀和吶喊,非常經(jīng)典的演講是patrick henry's legendary "liberty or death" oration. 他在結(jié)尾時(shí)說道,"is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? forbid it, almighty god! i know not what course others may take; but as for mw, give me liberty, or give me death." 3. refer to the introduction(首尾呼應(yīng))。這是體現(xiàn)演講內(nèi)在統(tǒng)一的很經(jīng)典的形式,值得借鑒。
三、觀點(diǎn)闡釋,有效支撐
毫無疑問,主體段的信息量最大,寫作量也是最大,如何更清晰地闡釋演講者的觀點(diǎn),有效支撐分論點(diǎn),是寫作時(shí)應(yīng)該把握的關(guān)鍵。在明晰了寫作邏輯之后,就要圍繞這些邏輯要點(diǎn)來展開論證。喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)的畢業(yè)演講中,邏輯要點(diǎn)有三:1. the first story is about connecting the dots. 2. my second story is about love and loss. 3. my third story is about death. 他在闡釋中主要運(yùn)用了以下手段。首先,舉例子。文中用了大量的例子來說明他怎么對(duì)待學(xué)習(xí)、工作和死亡,比如他說起自己決定輟學(xué)然后旁聽有意思的課程,這些課當(dāng)時(shí)對(duì)他沒什么實(shí)質(zhì)的幫助,但是十年后在當(dāng)他設(shè)計(jì)第一款macintosh 電腦的時(shí)候,這些東西全派上了用場(chǎng),這個(gè)例子充分說明了他要講的第一個(gè)要點(diǎn)-- 串起生命中的點(diǎn)滴。在隨后的文中,喬布斯大量地講述了他事業(yè)生活中的例子,讓聽眾感受到真實(shí)的力量和鼓舞。其次,引用。他除了在文章最后用到了引用,文中也不乏引用的痕跡,比如在講到死亡時(shí),他引用了一句格言,“if you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.”這句話能表明他對(duì)于死亡的態(tài)度。恰到好處的引用往往能使聽眾印象深刻。第三, 數(shù)據(jù)。在講第二個(gè)故事--關(guān)于愛和失去時(shí),喬布斯用到了一系列數(shù)據(jù)來支撐觀點(diǎn)。他說自己是幸運(yùn)的,因?yàn)椋?ldquo;woz and i started apple in my parents garage when i was 20. we worked hard, and in 10 years apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. we had just released our finest creation — the macintosh — a year earlier, and i had just turned 30.”數(shù)據(jù)很直觀,能讓聽眾有直接的認(rèn)識(shí)和理解。
除了以上提到的主體段展開方式,還有一些常用的手段,比如:testimony(引證),可以用專家的觀點(diǎn)增強(qiáng)演講的信度,也可以用普通人的一手經(jīng)驗(yàn)證明自己的觀點(diǎn)。另外,大家還需要了解的是,舉例分為簡(jiǎn)短的例子,具體深入的例子和假想的例子;數(shù)據(jù)包括單一數(shù)據(jù),組合數(shù)據(jù)等等。
billion company with over 4000 employees. we had just released our finest creation — the macintosh — a year earlier, and i had just turned 30.”數(shù)據(jù)很直觀,能讓聽眾有直接的認(rèn)識(shí)和理解。除了以上提到的主體段展開方式,還有一些常用的手段,比如:testimony(引證),可以用專家的觀點(diǎn)增強(qiáng)演講的信度,也可以用普通人的一手經(jīng)驗(yàn)證明自己的觀點(diǎn)。另外,大家還需要了解的是,舉例分為簡(jiǎn)短的例子,具體深入的例子和假想的例子;數(shù)據(jù)包括單一數(shù)據(jù),組合數(shù)據(jù)等等。