预测第二套答案解析

SECTION A

KEY TO MODEL TEST TWO PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION

MINI-LECTURE

How to Communicate Effectively

Good morning, everybody. Today, I’d like to talk about how to communicate effectively.

No matter your age, background, or experience, effective communication is a skill you can learn. The greatest leaders of all time are also fantastic communicators and orators. In fact，communications is one of the most popular college degrees today; people recognize the value of a truly efficient communicator. (1) With a little self-confidence and knowledge of the basics, you’ll be able to get your point across in no time.

To be an effective communicator, the first stage is the preparatory period. (2) For this period the first step is to create the right environment. To achieve this, first of all, you need to choose the right time. As the saying states, there is a time and a place for everything and communicating is no different. (3) Avoid starting discussions about heavy topics in the late evening. Few people will be thrilled to be faced with sorting major issues like finance or long range scheduling when they are the most tired. Instead，deliver messages and conduct discussions about heavy topics in the mornings or afternoons when people are alert, available, and more likely to be able to respond with clarity.

(4) Secondly, facilitate an open, intimate conversation. (5) Choose the right place, one that provides freedom for the communication to open, flower, and c ome to maturity. If you need to tell someone something that isn’t going to sit well (such as news of a death or a breakup), don’t do it in public, around colleagues，or near other people. Be respectful and mindful of the person by communicating to him in a private place. This will also provide space to open the dialog into a wider and a more involved mutual understanding and ensure that the two-way process is functioning properly. If you are presenting to a group of people, be sure to check the acoustics beforehand and practice projecting your voice clearly. Use a microphone if needed to ensure that your audience can hear you.

Thirdly, remove distractions. (6) Turn off all electronics that could interrupt the conversation- If the phone rings, laugh it off the first time, then turn it off immediately and continue talking. (7) Do not allow external distractions to act as crutches that sidetrack your concentration. They will distract both you and yog

listener, and will effectively kill the communication.

Once you have achieved all the above steps, you are half-successful in preparing for communication. But the next step is also very important because this is the phase you enter the real process of communication. The first key point is to organize your communication effectively.

(8) To have an effective organization of communication, first of all, organize and clarify ideasjnjgg mind. This should be done before you attempt to communicate any ideas. If you are feeling passionate about a topic, your ideas may become g arbled if you haven’t already targeted some key points to stick to when communicating. (9) Key points will act as anchors, bringing focus and clarity to your communication^ A good rule of thumb is to choose three main points and keep your communication focused on those. That way, if the topic wanders off course, you will be able to return to one or more of these three key points with out feeling flustered. Writing the points down, if appropriate, can also help.

(10)Secondly > be crystal clean Make it clear what you’re hoping to convey from the outset.

example, your purpose could be to inform others, obtain information, or initiate action. If people kD ovV advance what you expect from the communication, things will go more smoothly. •

(11)Thirdly, s tay on topic.. Once you start to convey your three main points, make sure everyth^ you’re saying adds to the message you intend to communicate and strengthen it. If you have already 也0邱也 through the issues and distilled them to the essentials, it is likely that helpful pertinent phrases will stick^ your mind. Do not be afraid to use these to underline your points. (12) Even confident, speakers reuse their key lines again and again for emphasis and reinforcement Remember

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