跟讀練習: How to Be Unforgettable - 通過影片學習英語口語
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I could feel my pulse finally slowing down.
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All day my heart had been thumping with anticipation.
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But the moment I'd been dreading was finally over.
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After weeks of intense preparation, I had just delivered my final presentation, in my freshman year business communications class.
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I was thrilled with my performance.
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"Leaving the class, I was on such a high.
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I knew that I had nailed it and that I probably left every one of my classmates filled with inspiration.
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The next day, I ran into one of my peers who was in the class the day before.
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We got to talking about our final presentations and In one quick sentence, she absolutely crushed me.
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She asked me.
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So are you excited to get yours over with next week?
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I was devastated.
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That presentation that I had been feeling so good about yesterday hadn't even left a dent in her memory.
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Thank you.
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After all that work, I was completely forgotten.
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That day I learned an important lesson.
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With all the things that our audiences hear and are exposed to on a daily basis, It's very easy for what you say to be forgotten.
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But fortunately, since then, I've also learned that It's just as easy to be memorable.
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Of course, Being memorable feels good on the old ego.
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but it's also critical to make sure that your content stays top of mind amongst all of today's distractions.
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Particularly in the business world, people are inundated with presentations and pitches.
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Each of us, after we graduate, will probably hear at least one presentation per day.
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And for those of us who are aspiring entrepreneurs, At the top VCs see at least 50 presentations per week.
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With all those presentations competing for your audience's attention, it's important to stand out.
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But standing out alone isn't enough.
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According to a Yale study, 20 minutes after a presentation, The audience only remembered about 60 % of the presenters' content.
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After half a day, that number dropped to 40%.
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And after just one week, audience members remembered only about 10 % of what was said to them just a week before.
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The tips we'll give you today will help make sure that your presentation isn't one of the ones that's forgotten.
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By using the few tips that we outlined today, you'll find that it's easy to be memorable.
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Aiden, that introduction itself showed me how to be memorable.
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Your storytelling caught my attention and honestly, I felt surprised when it took a turn.
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This is a great segue into our first tactic.
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Shock the audience.
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Let's start by watching the beginning of Pablo Zapata's "Locino," during which he tells a story of an incredible dive he experienced.
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This could be the dive I've always dreamed of.
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As I descended, I was surrounded by over 70 sharks from different species.
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We reached the sandy floor and from the semicircle.
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My mom.
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was to my left.
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I started shooting away.
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My favorite.
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A beautiful lemon shark arrived.
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Finally, 20 minutes into the dive.
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the thing I've been waiting for. to massive Tiger sharks.
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One of them, measuring over 15 feeding length.
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They started circling the group and getting close.
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Very close.
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As the larger of the two sharks, Swamp past me.
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Amen.
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heading towards my mom.
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I saw its eye turn white.
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Something they do.
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right before biting.
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The shark suddenly turned and smacked me with its tail.
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I lost my balance, but as soon as I regained it, I click the shutter.
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and saw the scariest image I've ever taken.
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The shark.
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took a bite at my mom.
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Pablo goes on to talk about his love of the ocean
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and to promote ocean conservatism and how the ocean should be a sustainable food source.
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But what a way to start and capture the audience's attention.
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Thank you.
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Pablo used twists and turns in a story and used stunning, frankly scary visuals, especially to someone who is deathly afraid of sharks like I am.
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These are both great tactics to shock the audience, especially from the get -go.
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We all know from experience how critical the first 30 seconds of a presentation can be.
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Other great tactics to shock the audience are the use of props, like Roberto during his presentation,
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sensory effects like a loud noise, or a surprising statistic.
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For example, in his presentation of the original iPod, Steve Jobs used the statistic "1000 songs in your pocket" to shock the audience.
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This statistic was so powerful that it went on to become the iPod's tagline.
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Why is it so important to shock the audience?
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Oftentimes, we don't come to a presentation with our listening caps on.
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we know what the situation is.
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We're distracted or tired from everything that life's thrown our way.
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And the last thing we're ready to do is engage with the presentation.
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But that's why it's critical to shock the audience.
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It's easy to be memorable if you shock the audience.
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And once your audience has recovered from the shock, How do you sustain attention?
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One trick we've learned on that front is to show, don't tell.
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Thank you to avoid making ourselves into complete hypocrites.
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Let us show you what we mean with two examples.
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Take a moment to feel the difference in imagery, experience, and emotion that comes from hearing two versions of the same reality.
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one.
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Michael is struggling with some serious Zoom fatigue.
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two.
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As the professor started speaking, All Michael could hear was the silent scream of his pounding headache.
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He had only spent three hours on Zoom that day, but his eyes and brain had decided to give up.
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The first example is factual and to the point.
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While you were listening, you probably understood that yes, Michael, like many of us, is indeed feeling some Zoom fatigue.
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The second example, however, pulled you into Michael's shoes.
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You felt his pounding headache, perhaps literally and figuratively, and his sense of resignation at his fate.
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And if you didn't feel a little more pulled in by that example, Wow.
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You might be a sociopath.
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For our second example, let's watch a former GSB -er giving a low key note about how to manage anxiety.
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One second, one second.
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So how about we handle this situation like a pro? And pause.
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Reframe.
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Maybe spilling juice all over myself makes this more entertaining for you and there'll be more views
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and own I'm not feeling what I'm feeling right now because I spilled juice over myself.
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It's because I had an expectation internally that this talk will fall asleep. for managing anxiety.
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Pause reframe and own, Polkett shocked the audience into attention and brought his advice to life in the most realistic way possible.
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by handling it like a pro.
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So the next time you're working through a presentation, Think about Michael and Paul K.
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When you're trying to communicate a data point or a fact, How might you use story to bring it to life?
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When you're giving a recommendation or a piece of advice, Could you find a way to demonstrate it to your audience?
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As Pilkitt showed us, it could be as easy as finding a red drink to spill on your white shirt.
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It's easy to be memorable if you show, don't tell.
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it's easy to be memorable.
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Show me with your fingers how many times did you hear this phrase today?
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Twice, three times.
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Someone's saying seven.
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And you still hear this a couple more times, because that's the mantra of our presentation.
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Soundbites that we're emphasizing over and over for you to associate it with the delivery.
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Mantras and soundbites are some of the easiest ways to remember any type of historical moment.
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In fact, Let's go back in time for a bit.
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What's the first thing that comes to mind if I ask you about the moon landing?
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That's one small step for men.
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one giant leap for mankind.
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What if I asked you about Obama?
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even the most passionate Republican will think, Yes, we can.
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Does it work with presentations?
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Steve Jobs iPhone launch.
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reinvent the phone.
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For my international friends, Is it a US only thing?
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No, in Brazil, every single person knows that on the event of brazil's independence from portugal The emperor said,
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independence, or death.
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But these sidewives and mantras didn't just come to their minds in the middle of these historical moments.
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They're carefully crafted and prepared beforehand.
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Armed with your message, there are three ways to stick it into your audience's memories.
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Number one, Repeat the phrase.
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over and over.
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Number two.
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punctuated.
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with a boss.
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that gives them time to process and write it down.
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Number three, Project the words in the slide.
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Thank you.
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This creates visual stimulus for their memories.
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Remember, It's easy.
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to be memorable.
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Thank you.
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Finally, Here are some rhetorical devices that will help you assemble an unforgettable mantra.
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Number one, imitate a famous phrase.
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So for example, the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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could become never give a presentation, you wouldn't want to sit through yourself.
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Number two, repeat words at the beginning of a series.
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It was the best of times.
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It was the worst of times.
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It was the age of wisdom.
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It was the age of foolishness.
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Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
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Number three.
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Repeat the words in the middle of a series.
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Thank you on every side.
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yet not distressed.
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We're perplexed.
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but not in despair.
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persecuted, but not forsaken.
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cash down.
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but not destroyed.
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of a soap ball to the Corinthians.
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And finally, number four, You got it repeat words at the end of a series.
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And that government, of the people by the people.
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for the people shall not perish from the earth.
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Lincoln on his famous Gettysburg Address.
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It's easy to be memorable if you have a mantra.
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Thinking back to my final presentation all those years ago, I can now see that it was totally forgettable.
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I didn't shock the audience.
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I definitely told rather than showing.
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And I didn't have a mantra.
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No wonder my talk didn't stand out among a huge roster of final presentations.
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Maybe you've also given a presentation that no one remembered.
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Or maybe you've been in a popcorn -style team check -in where you were called on twice
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because no one remembered you already gave your update.
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No matter what the scenario, these tips can help you to be more memorable.
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In your next speaking engagement, we'd like to encourage you to try one of the tactics we suggested.
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shock the audience show don't tell or maybe you have a mantra.
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With these tips, You guessed it.
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It's easy to be memorable.
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Music.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 C1 級別的口語課以影片“How to Be Unforgettable”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：presentation, audience, memorable, shock, mantra。 這段影片共有 180 個句子、1790 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 13:05。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 137 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 80% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| memorable 形容詞 | /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ | 難忘 /難忘, 值得紀唸的 /值得紀念的 |
| mantra 名詞 | /ˈmɑn.tɹə/ | 曼特羅 /曼特羅, 曼怛羅 /曼怛羅 |
| spill 動詞 | /spɪl/ | 潑掉 /潑掉, 潑 /潑 |
| fatigue 名詞 | /fəˈtiːɡ/ | 疲勞 /疲勞, 倦怠 |
| headache 名詞 | /ˈhɛdeɪk/ | 頭疼 /頭疼, 頭痛 /頭痛 |
| pause 名詞 | /pɔːz/ | 停頓 /停頓, 暫停 /暫停 |
| aspire 動詞 | /əˈspaɪɚ/ | 熱望 /熱望, 渴望 |
| classmate 名詞 | /ˈklæs.meɪt/ | 同學 /同學, 同班同學 /同班同學 |
| conservatism 名詞 | /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/ | 保守主義 /保守主義 |
| figuratively 副詞 | 比喻地 | |
| forgettable 形容詞 | 讓人印象不深的 /讓人印象不深的, 不起眼兒 /不起眼兒 | |
| forsake 動詞 | /fɔɹˈseɪk/ | 放棄 /放棄, 拋棄 /拋棄 |
| hypocrite 名詞 | /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ | 偽善者 /偽善者, 偽君子 /偽君子 |
| imitate 動詞 | /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ | 模擬 /模擬 |
| inundate 動詞 | /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/ | 淹沒 /淹沒 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| give up 動詞 | 投案, 自首 |
| slow down 動詞 | 減速 /減速, 放慢 |
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | I've also learned · I've always dreamed · I've ever taken |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | are exposed · are inundated · was said |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 35 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 didn't, don't, I've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: deathly /ˈdɛθli/, sociopath /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/, thrill /θɹɪl/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: foolishness /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/, perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/, shutter /ˈʃʌtəː/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: conservatism /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/, rhetorical /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/, sociopath /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: conservatism /kənˈsɜːvətɪzəm/, reinvent /ɹiːɪnˈvɛnt/, devastated /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/, headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/, pause /pɔːz/, classmate /ˈklæs.meɪt/, foolishness /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: memorable /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/, rhetorical /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/, thrill /θɹɪl/, fortunately /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 memorable, mantra, spill 這類單詞。
什麼是跟讀法？
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。