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名家开场白之精选!五篇英语演讲稿推荐Asweallknowopeningremarksareanessentialpartofanyspeechorpresentation.Theysetthetonefortherestofthepresentationandtheygivethespeakeranopportunitytoconnectwiththeiraudience.Therearemanywaystocraftaneffectiveopeningremarkbutoneofthemosteffectivemethodsistodrawinspirationfromthespeechesofgreatspeakerswhohavegonebeforeus.Inthisarticlewelltakealookatfivespeecheseachofwhichisnotableforitsopeningremarks.Byanalyzingtheseexampleswecanlearnsomevaluablelessonsaboutwhatmakesagreatopeningspeech.
1.IHaveaDreambyMartinLutherKingJr.OneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistoryMLKsIHaveaDreambeganwiththeiconiclinesIamhappytojoinwithyoutodayinwhatwillgodowninhistoryasthegreatestdemonstrationforfreedominthehistoryofournation.WhatmakesthisopeningsoeffectiveisthewaythatMLKimmediatelyconnectswithhisaudience.Heidentifieshimselfasoneofthemacknowledgingthesharedpurposethatbringsthemtogether.
2.ThePowerofVulnerabilitybyBren茅BrownInthisfamousTEDTalkBren茅Brownbeganwithapersonalanecdoteaboutherownstruggleswithvulnerability.ShesaidAbout10yearsagoIwasinthemiddleofabreakdownandmytherapistsuggestedthatIreadabookcalledTheGiftsofImperfectionbyBren茅Brown.IsaidIamnotreadingabookwithmynameinit.WhatmakesBrownsopeningsoeffectiveisthatitimmediatelyestablisheshercredibilityasanexpertonthetopicofvulnerability.Bysharingherownpersonalexperienceshecreatesasenseofempathywithheraudience.
3.TheDangerofaSingleStorybyChimamandaNgoziAdichieInthisthought-provokingTEDTalkChimamandaNgoziAdichieopenedwithastoryaboutherownexperiencesgrowingupinNigeria.ShesaidIwasraisedonauniversitycampusineasternNigeria.MymothersaysthatIstartedreadingattheageoftwoalthoughIthinkfourisprobablyclosetothetruth.WhatmakesAdichiesopeningsoeffectiveisthewaythatitdrawstheaudienceinwithapersonalstory.Sheestablishesherselfasarelatableandtrustworthyspeakerwhohassomethingimportanttosay.
4.ThePriceofShamebyMonicaLewinskyInthisTEDTalkMonicaLewinskyopenedwithapowerfulstatement:OvernightIwentfrombeingaprivatepersontoapubliclyhumiliatedone.WhatmakesLewinskysopeningsoeffectiveisthewaythatitimmediatelyestablishesthefocusofherpresentation.ByacknowledgingtheelephantintheroomherscandalwithBillClintonLewinskydisarmsheraudienceandmakesthemmorewillingtolistentohermessage.
5.DoSchoolsKillCreativitybySirKenRobinsonInperhapsthemostfamousTEDTalkofalltimeSirKenRobinsonopenedwithahumorousanecdoteaboutalittlegirlhemetwhowaslostinherownthoughts.HesaidAlittlegirlwasdrawingandtheteachersaidWhatareyoudrawingAndthegirlsaidImdrawingapictureofGod.AndtheteachersaidButnobodyknowswhatGodlookslike.AndthelittlegirlsaidTheywillinaminute.WhatmakesRobinsonsopeningsoeffectiveisthewaythatitimmediatelycapturestheaudiencesattentionwithahumorousstory.Byestablishinghimselfasawittyandengagingspeakerhecreatesasenseofanticipationfortherestofhispresentation.Inconclusiontheopeningsofthesefivespeechesareallnotablefordifferentreasonsbuttheyshareafewcommontraits.Eachspeakerestablishesthemselvesasrelatabletrustworthyandengagingwithapersonalstoryoranecdote.Theyalsousehumortodrawtheaudienceinandcreateasenseofanticipationforwhatstocome.Bystudyingtheseexampleswecanlearnsomevaluablelessonsaboutwhatmakesagreatopeningspeech.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。