how to be a good audience
Good morning everyone
My name is Doug and I am the Principal of theCanadian Program.
Not only am I a teacher but I am also an actor.I have been on the stage presenting many many times. And for those of you whohave been on a stage and presented in front of people before, you will knowthat it is not an easy task. No matter how many times you have presented. Andeven though people may look like it is easy for them to speak in front of alarge or small group of people, it is still a challenging task.
So I want to take this time to remind everyoneabout how each and everyone of us is going to support all of the speakers heretoday, (and all of the speakers you will hear in the future too) by remindingourselves about how to be a good audience.
We want to respect the hard work of the peopleup here presenting. When you are watching a movie or a television showand you talk, it does not affect the people presenting because they havedone their job, probably been paid and they are off doing their next movie orenjoying a vacation somewhere-but when you are watching a live performance andyou talk, it will interrupt the performers because they can see and hearyou. During a live performance, we want to show respect to all of the people onthe stage by listening carefully to every speaker. That means no talking. Evenif you are excited and you want to say something like “This is great” you cannot, because it is still talking and not respectful to the speaker. Even if youwant to whisper something. You cannot because it is still talking and notrespectful to the speaker.
So what can you do to show respect? Applause isan excellent way to say THANK YOU to someone who is presenting. Nodding yourhead is another way to show respect to someone. Looking at, and keeping youreyes focused on the performer or speaker also shows the person you are listeningand that you appreciate their work. And last but not least, standing up talland proud, shows that you care and you are paying attention.
So now that we have talked about “how to be agood audience” we need everyone to demonstrate these skills today. Be a goodaudience. Be very respectful to everyone who comes up to speak today, whichmeans listen carefully, stand tall and proud, face the front and mostimportantly no talking, at all.
This way we can all enjoy and learn from today’scelebration.
Thank you and enjoy today’s special event.
如何做一名优秀的观众
老师们同学们，大家早上好：
这位是道格拉斯先生，国际部中加项目组的校长。在讲台上，他是一位老师；在舞台上，他也是一位有着丰富演讲经验优秀的演讲者。对于那些上台做过演讲的同学们来说，你们要记住一件事，那就是无论你演讲过多少次，当众演讲都不是一件简单的事情。对于那些看起来可以轻易完成演讲的人来说，同样是一项具有挑战的任务。
今天，我想借此机会谈一谈作为观众的我们，如何用我们的方式来支持在台上的演讲者们，以此来告诉大家如何作一个好的观众。
我们想要对那些辛勤准备的演讲者们表达我们的尊重。当你在观看电影或者电视剧的时候你大可进行评论，因为这不会影响人们的表演。也许他们早已结束了他们的工作并且开始了他们的假期。但是，当你在参加一场现场演讲的时候，就像今天，你讲话便会打断演讲者的思路因为他们可以看到你的动作或者是听到你的声音。在一场现场演讲中，我们应当通过仔细且安静的聆听演讲者的演说来展现我们的敬意，这也就意味着，不要在此过程中聊天。即使你非常兴奋急于表达你的观点，你也不可以在此过程中表达，因为这是不尊重演说人的行为，同样的，在过程中与同学窃窃私语也是不可以的。
那么我们如何展现我们的尊重呢？鼓掌是一种对演讲者表达赞美的很合适得体的表达方式，同样，点头也可以向他们表达你的赞成与同意。注视着演讲人，与他们做适当的眼神交流也可以向他们表达你有在仔细听他们的演讲。最后一点，良好的站姿也可以向演讲者们传递一个信息，就是你很关注他们的内容。
我们今天说了如何做一个好观众的几点要素，我们希望各位同学可以现在就开始尝试这些技巧，做一个好观众，对每一位演讲者表达你的尊重，就是仔细聆听，调整站姿，面朝前方，以及最重要的--不要讲话。
以上便是今天我的演讲的全部内容，谢谢大家。
演讲者：国际部中加项目加方校长，道格先生
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翻译：国际部高二中加1班 魏宇洲
