Glossophobia — better known as a fear of public speaking — affects 74% of people, according to a National Institute of Mental Health survey. So it's no surprise the very thought of addressing large crowds causes so much stress, angst, and discomfort.

根据美国心理健康研究所调查显示，公开发言恐惧症（也就是对公开发言的恐惧）影响了74%的人。所以在大量人群前演讲会导致诸多紧张、焦虑、不安等情绪就不足为奇了。

In the past three decades, I've given more than 1,200 presentations to upward of a million people. Many say the ability to speak before large crowds is innate, but I'm not sure that's true.

在过去的30年，我给10万人做过1200多次演讲。许多人说在大量人群前演讲的能力是天生的，但我不能同意。

I didn't do much public speaking in the first 20 years of my life. Our school didn't encourage students to speak in front of crowds, so I graduated from high school and started university thinking I didn't possess the tools to connect with large audiences.

在20岁之前，我没做过多少公开演讲。我们学校没有鼓励学生在人群前发言，所以我在高中毕业开始上大学时并没有掌握与大量听众沟通的方法。

Like so many other things in life — including business acumen — speaking skills can betaught, enhanced, and perfected.

就像生活中的许多事（包括商业头脑），演讲技能可以通过后天学习、提高、巩固。

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