Story Telling and Public Speaking

Story Telling and Public Speaking

Recently, while collecting the materials for the PowerPoint project ¡§How to Speak in Public¡¨, I happen to read the book How to Argue and Win Every Time, written by Gerry Spence who is a famous American lawyer. A paragraph says that, ¡§Winning is getting what we want, which often includes assisting others in getting what they want. Winning may forward a just cause. It may help strangers. It may deliver the truth. Winning may help a loved one to succeed, a child to bloom, an enemy to see us in a new light. But, whether winning is winning for ourselves or for others, winning is still getting what we want¡¨ (25). Then, what do we want in public speaking?¡Xthe audience¡¦s attention, their agreement, their support, and¡K But how, how to get what we want?
Enlightened by the Spence¡¦s book, the project suggests that beginners often tell story informally to conquer the common problems of public speaking, so that they can well perform in fo...