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Tomorrow I will have a presentation in a lab's group meeting. Everyone in the lab is supposed to do one every semester. I feel a little nervous because I am not a person who is super comfortable with public speaking, let alone in English.
I have been preparing it for several days. It takes time and energy, just like every presentation, which makes me exhausted. Someone may give me a pep talk, but if only it were that simple. Every time I have just stood next to the projector in front of a bunch of people, I will feel my heart racing crazily. And I can't look people directly in the eye, because it will make me tenser so my mind will be a blank, and then I don't know what to say, which means I screw it up. Thus, what I can do is just glancing around the room, pretending to care about the audience.
However, I have seen my progress. I have become less and less nervous when speaking in public. I appreciate that I can face the challenge head-on, whereby act courageously. I believe in myself that I am actually a capable person and one day I can be well equipped to give a speech.
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Tomorrow I will give a presentation in a lab's group meeting. Everyone in the lab is supposed to do one every semester. I feel a little nervous because I am not a person who is super comfortable with public speaking (, let alone)delete in English.I have been preparing it for several days. It takes time and energy, and just like every other presentation it also makes me exhausted. In most cases someone would give me a pep talk, but if only it were that simple. Every time when I stand next to the projector in front of a bunch of people, I can feel my heart racing crazily. (And)Never start a sentence with "and" I can't look people directly in the eye because it can make me nervous, and my mind can suddenly go blank. Therefore, I may forget everything that I have prepared to say, which means the presentation is screwed up. If that happens what I can do is just glancing around the room to pretend to care about my audience. (I suppose that you mean "giving my audience a bit time to follow up"?)
However, I have seen my progress. I have become less and less nervous when speaking in public. I appreciate that I have always been able to face the challenge head-on and act courageously. I believe in myself that I am actually a capable person, and one day I will be confident/ well prepared to give speeches.
几点建议：
1. 不要把句子写得太长，一般来说有两个clauses就可以。
2.如果可以用更简单的表达方式，尽量避免一些使用比较少的句式和词汇。一方面是因为容易用错，另一方面对英文来说表达简洁明了要比句式优美更重要。这一点在意识观念上和中文不太一样。
3.注意基础语法，比如介词搭配和时态。这样会让你的文章给别人的感觉有很大的变化。
4.平时多留意native speakers的表达习惯。有些地方没有语法错误，但看起来有点不大众。
看到楼主的文章想到我英语不太好的时候。那时我做presentation也很紧张，总是在做之前就把稿子写好然后背过，有时候还会忘词。后来觉得紧张只是自己“我不是native speaker”的观念造成的，因为如果让我用中文或者日语讲我绝对不会紧张。做presentation之前告诉自己虽然暂时英语水平有限，但是自己一定可以胜任。用讲母语的心态去讲就不会紧张了，即使有些瑕疵也在意料之中，以后慢慢提高。从你的文章看得出你写的时候查了很多语法和短语，做得很认真。你的英语这样一定会进步很快的。加油。
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Oooh you are great 👍 ,
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Tomorrow I will have a presentation in a lab's group meeting. Everyone in the lab is supposed to do one every semester. I feel a little nervous because I am not a person who is super comfortable with public speaking, let alone in English. I have been preparing it for several days. It takes time and excessive amount of energy, just like every presentation, which makes me exhausted. Someone might give me a pep talk, but if only it was that simple. Every time that I stant next to the projector in front of several people, I feel that my heart beats crazily. And I can't maintain eyes contact with other people, because it makes me tenser so my mind will be a blank, and then I don't know what to say, which means I screw it up. Therefore , what I can do is just glancing around the room, pretending to care about the audience. However, I have seen my progress. I have become less and less nervous when speaking in public. I appreciate that I can face the challenge head-on, whereby act courageously. I believe in myself that I am actually a capable person and one day I can be well equipped to give a speech.
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Thank you so much, Miles! I will keep these suggestions in mind!
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Hi Qi,
Preparation for giving a speech is important. The more prepared you are, the less nervous you will be when you present in front of an audience. Breathing slowly and calmly helps as well. Instead of thinking that everyone is looking at you and judging you, think that you have something important to share that will benefit the audience. It will take the focus off your anxiety. Looking at one person at a time, speaking slowly and clearly, even if you’re still learning English. The audience will be patient with you. You can do it. Pausing at times when speaking will help others have the time to retain what was said instead of speaking quickly and nervously. Think of accomplishing this and how rewarding it will be when you do it. These are suggestions that have helped me. Hopefully, they help you. Good luck!
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