2. Are You an Energy Vampire?
You may have fascinating stories and opinions to share, but if your energy cannot support the comments, people may find you hard to listen to. Lacking energy or emotion when you talk can ruin your conversation faster than almost any other bad habit. Good conversation is alive; good conversation flows with energy between the conversationalists. If you are not adding to the flow of energy, then you are probably subtracting from it.
Suggestions: Think of your voice as a roller coaster ride for your listeners. Are you creating a flat, boring ride? Try to make your roller coaster ride enjoyable for your particular audience; add some vocal drops, some inclines, and vary your speed. Vary your inflections and emphasize key words as well.
Also, record your voice in private. In fact, re-read this section in your normal voice and play it back. If you have never recorded yourself before, you'll be surprised by what you hear!
你是一只活力吸血鬼嗎?
你也許熱衷于分享故事和觀點,但是,如果你沒有支撐整個談話的活力,人們會覺得很難再聽你講下去。談話時缺少活力和感情會比其它壞習慣更快的毀了你們的談話。好的交流是生動的;談話者之間充滿了活力。如果你不能不斷加強這些活力,那么活力很可以會慢慢流失。
建議:把你的聲音想象成是在讓你的聽眾乘坐一趟過山車。你是否正在形成一次單調,無聊的旅程?試著為你這些特別的觀眾創造一次愉快的過山車旅程;增加一些語調的升降,變化語速。也可以改變聲調強調關鍵詞。
同時,私下里錄下自己的聲音。用你正常的聲音再讀一次這部分然后重播。如果你以前從沒有錄過自己的聲音,所聽到的將會讓你大吃一驚!