即席狀況題，建立你的發表邏輯

狀況一

會議中臨時被主管點到，需要回報某專案的工作進度
At a meeting, you are unexpectedly asked to report about your progress on a project.

用這個方法試試看，列出topic sentences
——＞Past, Present, Future

Point
The project has moved into the testing phase.（直接先說目前的狀態）

Past
Some customers complained that they encounter problems when trying to book our products online.（點出最初的問題／要點）

Present
Our out-sourced designers have fixed this problem and also presented two back-up plans for testing.（目前進行的方法）

Future
If the new model goes well, we’ll put it online and check customer’s feedback.（預期進行方向）

Point
The testing phase should be finished by this Thursday. We will keep everyone posted.（重複重點並總結）

TIP Stick to the truth
在這樣臨時的情況下，只說「確定正確」的事情非常重要，即便是重複兩三次重點也不要緊，但千萬不要引用自己不確定的數據、資料，傳遞錯誤資訊。

實用開場句型
We’ve worked on…
Initially, we’ve planned to...
We’re still in the process of...
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狀況二

主持演講時，講者遲到，臨時需要延長開場

The actual speaker is running late or you have to give a speech at the last moment.

用這個方法試試看，列出topic sentences
——＞The 5Ws

Who
We have a very special speaker today.（介紹講者）
Actually, the speaker today is my old friend.（如果與講者認識，可以以兩人之間的趣事開頭）

What
Today, we’ll cover...（談談今天的主題）
Let’s go through...

Where
When I was in your age, I was excited about the future.（講些跟場合中聽眾的共同經歷）
In workplace, we have to deal with...

When
At this point, we all need good advice about...（在個時機上，講者可能可以提供什麼）

Why
I hope my thoughts can give you some insight into what the future presentation will be about.（為什麼聽者要聽你說話）
I believe you will have a lot of new thoughts on...

TIP Share from personal experience
自己的小故事通常最能與聽者拉近距離，而且自身經歷是最容易信手捻來的素材，分享自己對最近時事的心得也是不錯的方式。

分享趣事的開頭方式
I'd just like to mention...
That reminds me...
Incidentally...

參考資料：VirtualSpeech, SNIA

編輯／馬婉娟

本文收錄於英語島English Island 2020年8月號
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