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Chapter 23 lecture with notes

This is the most important method of speaking, and it is also the method most suitable for beginners.Speaking from notes is suboptimal, but we learn to swim in shallow water before diving into deep water. We recommend that you take good notes, write down your various thoughts and examples on pieces of paper, and make them the "diamonds" you need-divide them into several parts according to their inner connections, which should basically contain your thoughts and ideas. The main points of the speech.Then, you should subdivide these parts again, remove the dross and extract the essence.A speaker, if he uses the right preparation method, will make a rigorous selection of the materials he has.A speaker should never stop working on his speech before the speech is given, and even after the speech is over, the speaker should think twice about areas for improvement.

When a good speaker finishes his speech, he usually has four different versions of his speech: one is written by himself while preparing the speech; one is actually given by him on the spot; ; the last was what his heart wished for. Have a clear plan for your speech (for a more complete argument), with key points marked, in the style of a lawyer's short speech or a priest's speech outline.Here's an example of a short note. 1. Opening The production of great works has an inseparable relationship with attention.Anecdote. 2. Define and give examples (1) Through daily observation

(2) Quotes from the lives of famous people 3. Relationship with other spiritual forces (1) reason (2) imagination (3) Memory (4) Willpower.Anecdote. 4. Attention can be cultivated (1) unconscious attention (2) Conscious attention.example. 5 Conclusion The respective outcomes of distraction and concentration. Few abstracts are as precise as this example, because experienced speakers have a habit of using little tricks to catch his attention—he might underline a famous quote heavily, and put a red next to a key word. Circles, wavy lines enclosing key words in an anecdote, etc. are indeterminate.These places are worth remembering, because the speaker's eyes can only quickly glance at the notes, and nothing can embarrass a speaker more than a cookie-cutter typescript or even a normal manuscript.A dot on an inadvertent point on a piece of paper might help you remember a very important "point" in your abstract -- perhaps by association.

A fledgling speaker may require slightly more comprehensive notes than the sample.But that is dangerous, because a complete speech is only one step away from a rich outline.Use as few notes as possible. Note-taking may be necessary at the present time, but do not overlook its disadvantages; even if it is placed before you, never look at it unless absolutely necessary.You can make your notes as long as you want during the prep phase, but be sure to condense them down to a podium size.
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