Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public.

他不善言辞又比较腼腆，总害怕在公众场合讲话。

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We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public.

当众发言之前，我们都曾双手发抖，嘴巴发干。

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It's not only in world forums where public speaking plays an important role.

公众演讲不仅仅在世界论坛上发挥着重要作用。

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Martin discovered he had special skill in public speaking.

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She won a four-year college scholarship, the top prize nationally in a public speaking contest on the Constitution.

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At a public speaking event, when he was already in his 90s, Wooden explained his father had taught him a few things about success.

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Success in public speaking is made up of a myriad little moments of connection like that.

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The irony is that the best way to protect yourself in public speaking is to give up any thought of self-protection at all.

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Speakers today need to forget the rules they learned in public speaking classes of the last century, or in debate classes, and focus instead on having a conversation with their audiences.

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