Chapter 51 impromptu speech requires regular practice

The so-called impromptu talk or impromptu talk means "to speak without thinking".There are several ways to strengthen your ability to express yourself fluently when asked to speak a few words at the last minute.One of them, which I found very useful, was published in American Magazine by a movie star named Douglas Fairbank.It was originally a game used by movie stars to train wit and response, and the introduction is as follows: Each of us wrote a topic on a slip of paper, then folded the slip of paper and put it in a box and shook it vigorously.We invite a person to draw a topic, and then immediately go to the stage to give a 1-minute speech on the topic that was drawn.We never use the same title.One night, the topic I drew was "Talking about Lampshades".Do you think there is nothing to talk about?Just try it out.

In our training sessions, there are several opportunities for students to get up and give impromptu speeches.Long-term experience has made me understand that this type of training has two effects: One is to prove that the students in the class can stand and think. The second is the impromptu speech experience, which makes them more confident and secure in the prepared conversation.What they found was that if an unfortunate "empty-headed" accident occurred during a prepared speech, they could use extemporaneous speaking techniques to make up for it until they were back on track. Yes, every once in a while everyone in the class hears the announcement: "Each of you will be given a different topic tonight, but you won't know what you're going to talk about until a moment before you go onstage. Good luck transport!"

What was the result?An accountant finds himself drawn "Talk about advertising" and an advertising salesman finds himself drawn "Talk about kindergarten"; "Teaching"; a clerk is assigned a topic of "Talking about Production," and a production expert may be given a topic of "Talking about Traffic." They will show embarrassment and give up?No, never.They don't pretend to be authorities either, they just talk about the parts they are more familiar with according to their own knowledge.Of course, at the beginning, everyone didn't speak very well, but after all they all stood up and spoke.For some people, this may not be difficult, but for others, it is indeed a difficult task, but they all did not give up, and they all found that they could speak much better than they imagined.They can't even believe that they can develop this ability.

I believe that if these people can do it, so can others—with willpower and faith—and that the more you practice, the easier it becomes. Another method used to train impromptu conversation is called "Solitaire".One student starts telling the story, and the others continue.For example, a first student might start like this: "One day, I was flying a helicopter when I suddenly noticed a group of flying saucers gradually coming towards me. I started to descend, but the nearest flying saucer had a small man Start firing at me, and I..." At this time, the bell rang, indicating that the speaker stopped here, and the second student continued to tell the story.When each trainee has connected their own part, the ending of the story often becomes the waterway on Mars, or the hall of the House of Representatives, etc.

It's also a way to train your impromptu conversation skills.The more you practice things like this, the easier it will be for you when it comes time to actually speak.