Speaking in public is most people’s least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. 36.________ .

　　But stop biting your finger-nails. Public speaking is easy. It’s just plain talking, and you talk all the time. Although I’m basically shy (honest!), I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years, and I can tell you that public speaking is not a “gift” like musical talent or being able to draw. 37.________ . Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

　　Keep it simple. Your audience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty. 38.________ . And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, there’s no way your audience will.

　　Get organized. 39.________ —how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you’re going to close.

　　When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. 40.________ . A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember.

　　Keep it short. The standard length of a vaudeville act(杂耍) is usually 12 minutes. If all those performers singing and dancing their hearts out couldn’t go on longer without boring the audience, what makes you think you can?

　　A. Some people are born to be good at making speech

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