研習筆記--英語演講比賽技巧 Do and Don't

今天研習的筆記。

國小英語演講比賽：prepared speech: 2.5-3.5 min，不足或超過，每30 sec扣一分。

進場：面帶微笑，邊看著評審邊走進場（像世界小姐選舉那樣，用白痴般的露齒微笑，邊走邊面朝左邊--評審及觀眾方向--自信從容地走到舞台中間）

開場白：小學階段用：Dear judges and my fellow schoolmates 或 Dear judges, boys and girls. 中學階段才用：Dear judges, ladies and gentlemen.

結尾：This is the story I want to share with you. I do hope you enjoy it. Thank you. 不要用Thank you for your attention.說完講稿不要如釋重負般的吐氣。

退場：忌彎腰駝背，仍需自信從容。

內容：含思想、結構、詞彙，佔分40%
Don't

1. poor content
2. word selection->用錯字。e.g. I had child.(x)-> I had children.(0) 或 cake shop(x)->bakery(0)
   這點最讓我覺得機車的部份就是不能使用英式用法或英式詞彙，否則會被扣分。英式詞彙像那些咧？book shop(x，shop是英式用法)-> bookstore(0，store是美式用法)
   
3. grammatical errors
4. 不敬或流裡流氣的的語詞，e.g. Oh man, shit, oh my God, yeah....
   

Do

1. Personalize，講稿以第一人稱表達最佳。
2. Give your comments, feelings, etc.
3. Be creative, be interesting. 反正就是編一個跟自身有關的誇張或新奇有趣故事啦。
4. Talk with an antecedent and a marvelous/ surprising ending. 有前言，結局要有趣。台下都笑了的話，你就贏了（哭了不知會怎樣？）
5. Think logically. A good story flow, e.g. time sequence, space sequence.
6. 利用5 W and 1 H.
7. Give deep description, focusing on just a few points.
   

語言表達能力：含聲、韻、語調，佔分40%
Don't

1. 題目不要說兩次（扣分喔！），可將題目融入開場白中。I'm going to tell you how my female cat became a male cat. 而不是 My topic today is how my female cat became a male cat. How my female cat became a male cat.
   
2. Pause too long, pause too much.
   
3. Flat tone, boring tone.演講時，音調會較高。強調重點字。語氣不能太平淡。

Do

1. As talking to a friend, and being sincere.用輕鬆的語氣。
   
2. Higher tones than usually do.音調提高。
3. Power of silence. 善用語氣的停頓，製造重點。
4. A dramatic tone and content needed. 語調真的要這麼誇張嗎？
   for Yes-No Qs語調上揚
   
5. American Pronunciation
   linking: I ate an apple this morning. -> I atanaplle this morning.
   flapping: vowel + t, d + vowel -> vowel + l + vowel－＞water-> waler, ladder->laler, letter->leler, pick it up-> pililup (美國人真煩耶)
   vowel +r/n + t, d + vowel -> vowel + l +vowel －＞ important
   schwa: 非重音節母音輕讀->　chocolate，I went to see them. strawberry
   名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞有拍子。
6. stress timing
   

儀態：含儀容、態度、表情，佔分20%
這部份懶得寫了。基本上就那些，有動作但不要太多。