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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: Giving a Speech
Giving a Speech
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Giving a speech.
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I had to give a speech Last week.
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I gave a speech to 300 people.
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I had to speak in front of a group of students.
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I had to tell them about a campaign that we were having to raise money for Cancer Research.
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Giving a speech can be a difficult thing.
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When you stand in front of a big crowd, you can get very nervous.
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Some people feel like they have weak knees.
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Their legs feel as if they are made of rubber.
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Their heart beats very hard inside of their chest.
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Their palms get sweaty.
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Some people even become short of breath.
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For some people, giving a speech is their worst fear.
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When you give a speech, everyone is looking at you.
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They're waiting to hear what you have to say.
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When you have 300 people looking at you, you have 600 eyes that are on you.
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It is a little frightening when you think of it that way.
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Before I give a speech, I take 3 big breaths.
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I call myself and I remind myself that what I have to say is important.
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I like to be sure of what I am going to say, so I practice my speech in front of a mirror at home.
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I like to look like I am relaxed and friendly.
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They say that practice makes perfect, so the more speeches that you give, the better you will become at it.
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Whenever I have to give a speech, I imagine that the audience is just one big person.
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I look out into the audience until I find a friendly, smiling face.
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I focus on that person and I pretend that I'm just talking to them.
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I've become used to giving speeches.
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I'm more relaxed now than I used to be.
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People tell me that I do not look nervous at all.
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I like to hear that sometimes I do feel a little flutter of nervousness, but I just ignore it and do the best that I can.
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Giving a speech is not as scary as it appears to be.
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Anyone can do it with a little practice?