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How to Become A Good Speaker Kai-Fu Lee Corporate Vice President Microsoft Corporation Why Be a Good Speaker? “The man who can think and does not know how to express what he thinks is at the level of him who cannot think.” Pericles Not just “presentation”, but also “persuasion” Get people’s “mindshare” Influence a friend, colleague, or boss Tell people what you did, and why it matters What You’ll Learn Today: First Topic: Learn Speaking Skills Speaking Skills Are Important What Are Speaking Skills? Most Important: Enthusiasm Verbal Skills – Be Simple Clear Be simple and clear! Don’t ramble Stop to think if you need to Example one: Dan Quayle celebrates democracy Example two: Dan Quayle trying to say “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” Verbal Skills – Use simple words Speaking is not like writing!!! Use simple words Don’t use complex sentences Can you understand this: Text: The development of this frightful means of destruction was ardently demanded by the perils of the time and situation. Simultaneously, however, a new paradoxical situation has been…. is upon us continually. One cannot defend oneself effectively any more. -- Albert Einstein Vocal Skills : Play your voice Project resonate your voice No “UM”s and “ER”s. (Pause instead) Tools: silence, loudness, intonation, speed “You are right. I am wrong.”  – Stalin to Trotsky “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” -- John F. Kennedy “I welcome this kind of examination, because people have to know whether their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” -- Richard M. Nixon Don’t overdo it!!! Vocal+Verbal : Words+Intonation John Kennedy: “You need to contribute to your country” “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”. Quayle vs. Benson Debate: Quayle: I have as much experience in the Congress as Jack Kennedy did when he sought the presidency. Answer 1: “Jack Kennedy is better than you.”