What does it take to become a competent public speaker?
Learners from China
We are often asked to give some ways of improving spoken English, such as the following:
We are often asked to give some ways of improving spoken English, such as the following:
How can I improve my oral English without going abroad?
How can I speak English with confidence?
In Question and Answer of the Week Yang Li interviews Jin Lu, the first prize winner of the 21st Century Lenovo Cup National English Speaking Competition 2009.
(21世紀報舉辦的全國英語演講比賽的冠軍)
How did she overcome fear to become a competent English speaker in front of a large audience?
Sincerity, confidence and a sense of achievement all helped her on the way to success but what else do you need to reach excellence in public speaking?
Listen to the programme to find out more.
Don’t forget, if you have a question about English, email it to questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk. We may answer it in this programme.
spoken English 英語口語
going abroad 出國
first prize winner 一等獎獲得者
overcome fear 克服恐懼
competent 有能力的
large audience 很多觀眾
sincerity 真誠
confidence 信心
a sense of achievement 成就感
excellence 出色