第一篇：像奧巴馬那樣演講：公開(kāi)演講的殺手锏!

像奧巴馬那樣演講：公開(kāi)演講的殺手锏

演講是生活中的常事，也是令人常常頭痛的事，所以提高演講能力很重要。以下提供四條小貼士，幫助您提高口才！

1、自我評(píng)估。講哪個(gè)部分會(huì)緊張？以前在什么地方出過(guò)錯(cuò)？演講之所以讓人神經(jīng)緊張，是因?yàn)檠葜v過(guò)程中要掌控的東西很多——你的儀態(tài)、用詞、講話和反應(yīng)。從說(shuō)話結(jié)巴到手勢(shì)僵硬，找出自己最薄弱的地方，對(duì)癥下藥。

2、多多練習(xí)。如果不怎么講話，那么講話就會(huì)沒(méi)自信。所以平日里要找機(jī)會(huì)鍛煉講話的能力。在晚會(huì)上，主動(dòng)祝酒。工作上，每周員工會(huì)議演示新的工作項(xiàng)目。演講和其他事情一樣：熟能生巧，做得多再碰到就不怕了。

3、注重穿著。自信至關(guān)重要，如果你的外表能給人一種權(quán)威感，就會(huì)更加自信。在觀眾面前演講的時(shí)候，最好在衣著上講究——并且衣服要合身。拉拉裙子、扯扯領(lǐng)子，會(huì)分散你和觀眾的注意力。穿著要統(tǒng)一得體，這樣觀眾的焦點(diǎn)就會(huì)在你的講話上，而不是衣著。

4、準(zhǔn)備準(zhǔn)備再準(zhǔn)備。做好前期基本準(zhǔn)備工作，比如寫(xiě)提示卡、排練給朋友看看，但也要花點(diǎn)時(shí)間去弄清其他事。盡可能弄清你的觀眾是些什么人，了解演講內(nèi)容的上下文，演講的環(huán)境，確保道具和多媒體到時(shí)能用。最重要的是，確定你在做的是你需要做的準(zhǔn)備——如看是不是準(zhǔn)備了恰當(dāng)?shù)膯?wèn)題，有沒(méi)有滿足觀眾的期望值。

演講過(guò)程中最重要的是，放輕松。大家都知道演講時(shí)壓力和緊張?jiān)谒y免，所以觀眾會(huì)給予體諒。記住這些基本要素——站直、微笑、跟觀眾眼神交流，展示真實(shí)的自己，因?yàn)槿烁竦镊攘驼鎿吹臒崆槭墙⒅v者和觀眾良好關(guān)系的關(guān)鍵。

做一個(gè)好的演講，確實(shí)要有一定的心理承壓能力，以及完善的事前準(zhǔn)備。

第二篇：像奧巴馬那樣演講

像奧巴馬那樣演講

（學(xué)院：商學(xué)院專業(yè)：市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷姓名：周麗娟學(xué)號(hào)：09211241電話：***）一個(gè)幾年前還名不見(jiàn)經(jīng)傳、并無(wú)多少政治履歷的非洲裔美國(guó)人，何以能夠在短時(shí)間內(nèi)躍升為美國(guó)人氣最旺的政治明星成為總統(tǒng)？聽(tīng)過(guò)奧巴馬演講的人，也許能找到答案，他的演講，無(wú)論是文稿的整體布局，還是演講言辭的融情達(dá)意，或是激情澎湃的演講表達(dá)，都可謂精深獨(dú)到，不得不令人拍手稱快。他的演講就像牧師在布道，有股氣場(chǎng)能把數(shù)十萬(wàn)觀眾罩住，他就是那么有魔力，臺(tái)下的觀眾就像信奉宗教一樣虔誠(chéng)。全世界奧巴馬的支持者都渴望能沉浸在他絕佳的口才里。學(xué)習(xí)、效仿奧巴馬，就是要使自己的演講“奧巴馬”。演講是什么，演講就是面對(duì)廣大聽(tīng)眾，以口頭語(yǔ)言為主要形式、非口頭語(yǔ)言為輔助形式，就某一問(wèn)題發(fā)表自己的意見(jiàn)，或闡說(shuō)某一事理，并互相交流信息的真實(shí)的社會(huì)活動(dòng)過(guò)程，也叫演說(shuō)。也許有人對(duì)演講理解過(guò)于狹隘，以為只有登臺(tái)演說(shuō)才是演講。事實(shí)上，演講是一個(gè)寬泛的概念，就發(fā)生在日常生活中。對(duì)人說(shuō)理、闡說(shuō)觀念，是簡(jiǎn)易的演講；會(huì)議發(fā)言，也是演講；推銷商品也可以理解為演講，就是進(jìn)行商務(wù)談判也需要演講。演講發(fā)生在說(shuō)話的大部分過(guò)程中，演講口才不是完全天生的，無(wú)論現(xiàn)在基礎(chǔ)多差，只要勤學(xué)苦練，持之以恒，就能成功。像奧巴馬那樣演講，YES，WE CAN！

奧巴馬獨(dú)特的演講方式展現(xiàn)了魔力的口才，他善于將政治詞匯和口語(yǔ)表述結(jié)合在一起使用，善于鼓動(dòng)民眾，同時(shí)并不特別借重口號(hào)和名言。他總是從小處著眼，以飽滿的熱情關(guān)心民眾，從而小中見(jiàn)大；然后在大處開(kāi)掘，將國(guó)家利益與人民的生計(jì)緊密相連，讓人民看到希望，期盼變革。由此，奧巴馬使廣大民眾的心與自己緊緊連接在一起。

奧巴馬的言辭特點(diǎn)鮮明，他每一次演講都有清楚而簡(jiǎn)潔的主題。最吸引人的主題都是驚人的簡(jiǎn)潔，而在他的就職演說(shuō)中則反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)這樣一個(gè)主題：“美國(guó)人，負(fù)起你的責(zé)任來(lái)！”“同胞們，不要問(wèn)你們的國(guó)家能為你們做些什么，而要問(wèn)你們能為國(guó)家做些什么！”如果說(shuō)話的內(nèi)容能以聽(tīng)眾的接受能力和思維習(xí)慣為基礎(chǔ)，然后采取一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單清晰的結(jié)構(gòu)來(lái)述說(shuō)的話，聽(tīng)者很自然就會(huì)記住。

那如何擁有一個(gè)鮮明的主題呢？首先，開(kāi)始時(shí)，主題必須集中。只有集中的內(nèi)容才能給人留下深刻的印象。我們?cè)谥v話時(shí)要追求的是效果，而不是一味追求

內(nèi)容的豐富多彩，只要能夠說(shuō)明主題或問(wèn)題就行。內(nèi)容集中緊湊是使講話主題突出的重要手段，內(nèi)容一多，容易雜亂，聽(tīng)眾反而會(huì)聽(tīng)不清你在講些什么。其次，講話的內(nèi)容不在多而在精，不在廣而在簡(jiǎn)，要在為主題服務(wù)的前提下來(lái)選擇所講的內(nèi)容。最后，要有明白的說(shuō)辭，要讓聽(tīng)眾聽(tīng)得懂，聽(tīng)得清楚，還需要用通俗明了的言辭來(lái)進(jìn)行演講，能夠用讓人“不假思索“的言辭就盡量不要用叫人費(fèi)解的詞語(yǔ)，不要以為簡(jiǎn)單的詞語(yǔ)顯示不出講話的水平，實(shí)際上，簡(jiǎn)潔明了的言辭更容易讓人確信無(wú)疑，因而更有力量。

奧巴馬演講都能巧用修辭，增添色彩他在演講中尤其善用排比句，以達(dá)到讓人聽(tīng)起來(lái)不能喘息的效果。2008年1月3日，奧巴馬在艾奧瓦黨團(tuán)會(huì)議選舉獲勝之夜發(fā)表演講，這篇演講就突出了奧巴馬修辭術(shù)的神奇。他說(shuō)道：“我會(huì)是這樣一位總統(tǒng)：讓每個(gè)人都能看上病和看得起病。我在伊利諾伊州就通過(guò)民主黨人和共和黨人的攜手合作實(shí)現(xiàn)了這一目標(biāo)?！拔視?huì)是這樣一位總統(tǒng)：終止所有把工作運(yùn)往海外的公司的稅收優(yōu)惠政策，并給美國(guó)最值得享受減稅的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)減稅。“我會(huì)是這樣一位總統(tǒng)：讓農(nóng)場(chǎng)主、科學(xué)家和企業(yè)家發(fā)揮他們的創(chuàng)造力，使我們國(guó)家一勞永逸地?cái)[脫石油的主宰?！白詈?，我會(huì)是這樣一位總統(tǒng)：我要結(jié)束伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)并讓我們的士兵回家；我要恢復(fù)我們的道德地位；我知道9.11不是騙取選票的借口，而是使美國(guó)和世界聯(lián)合起來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)21世紀(jì)這個(gè)世界面臨的共同威脅：恐怖主義和核擴(kuò)散，全球變暖和貧困，種族屠殺和疾病?！毖葜v的精妙之處就是能煽動(dòng)人心，給人以精神上的滿足，讓大家沉浸其中，從而贏得支持。所以再看奧巴馬這幾句演講辭，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)呐疟冉Y(jié)構(gòu)使得他的語(yǔ)言很有戰(zhàn)斗力，具有很強(qiáng)的煽動(dòng)性，以致贏得了最廣大人民的支持。

那我們?nèi)绾卧谘葜v中更好地運(yùn)用修辭呢？

1、巧用比喻，生動(dòng)形象。比喻能化平淡為生動(dòng)，化深?yuàn)W為淺顯，化抽象為具體，化冗長(zhǎng)為簡(jiǎn)潔。因此，人們把比喻譽(yù)為“藝術(shù)中的藝術(shù)”。在演講中，善用比喻能讓演講生動(dòng)、形象、滿文生輝。

2、善用排比，強(qiáng)化氣勢(shì)。排比形式多種多樣，排比將有魅力的句子集中，節(jié)奏分明，便于敘事，長(zhǎng)于抒情，無(wú)疑會(huì)使你的演講大為增色。難怪有人稱排比是句子的“集束炸彈”，是創(chuàng)造文章亮點(diǎn)的“多面手”。因而，在演講中精彩的排比無(wú)疑會(huì)給聽(tīng)眾以驚喜。

3、活用擬人，添輝增彩。擬人就是要把把要表達(dá)的事物人格化。如果你在演講中表達(dá)春天的美好和對(duì)春天的喜愛(ài)。那么你可以說(shuō)：“春天

就像一位美麗的姑娘，踏著輕輕的腳步，來(lái)到了我們身邊?！卑汛禾毂茸鞴媚铮媚_步表明她的到來(lái)，這樣就一下子將春天的感覺(jué)融化到聽(tīng)眾的心里去了，聽(tīng)眾想必會(huì)在腦中想象春天那幅美麗的圖景，從而引起大家的共鳴。在演講稿寫(xiě)作中，還可以運(yùn)用反問(wèn)、象征、對(duì)偶等修辭手法。只要平時(shí)注意觀察生活，把所學(xué)的修辭方法運(yùn)用到演講稿寫(xiě)作中來(lái)，那么你的演講也一定會(huì)精彩紛呈！

奧巴馬在演講中總是能引用一些實(shí)例來(lái)增強(qiáng)言辭的可感性。在他發(fā)表當(dāng)選感言時(shí)，他以個(gè)案分析的方式，提到了一個(gè)特殊的美國(guó)婦女，她就是106歲高齡的安妮.尼克松.庫(kù)波爾，她剛剛在亞特蘭大投出了自己的選票。與眾不同的是，她是屬于剛剛廢除奴隸制之后出生的一代人。在她的父輩、祖父輩誕生的年代，美國(guó)依然是一個(gè)保留著奴隸制的國(guó)家，奴隸沒(méi)有選舉權(quán)，女性也沒(méi)有選舉權(quán)。在那樣的時(shí)代里，她不可能在政治生活中表達(dá)自己的聲音，一是因?yàn)樗哪w色，二是因?yàn)樗男詣e。奧巴馬在大選中的勝利，就是一個(gè)標(biāo)志性的事件，它表明，“膚色較深”的人，也可以成為全體美國(guó)人民的總統(tǒng)。難怪奧巴馬會(huì)在演講的一開(kāi)始，就直指這個(gè)主題：今晚的結(jié)果證明，在美國(guó)，任何事情都可能發(fā)生！而奧巴馬的勝出，則有助于戲劇性地表明：美國(guó)打破了種族歧視，美國(guó)確實(shí)是一個(gè)永遠(yuǎn)充滿機(jī)會(huì)的、任何事情都可能發(fā)生的國(guó)家。當(dāng)然，奧巴馬不可能強(qiáng)調(diào)這一點(diǎn)。在這篇詞句華麗的演說(shuō)中，奧巴馬把自己的成功歸屬于“民主的力量”，這實(shí)際上是對(duì)所有公眾的稱贊。他以未曾言明的有色人群代表的身份，稱贊所有的人：他的競(jìng)選對(duì)手麥凱恩、他的家人與競(jìng)選團(tuán)隊(duì)、為他投票的人與沒(méi)有為他投票的人、在伊拉克與阿富汗的美國(guó)士兵，甚至包括18世紀(jì)的開(kāi)國(guó)元?jiǎng)住?9世紀(jì)的林肯總統(tǒng)，等等。這就為“美國(guó)的力量”披上了一件精致而華麗的晚禮服。就這樣，奧巴馬在眾多的民主客戶面前，成功地推銷了自己。

那如何化“例”為“力”呢？

1、要真實(shí)，真實(shí)才有公信力。演講中以事例作為論據(jù)，有利于據(jù)事說(shuō)理，但如果演講者所引用的事例不真實(shí)，或純屬捏造，或添枝加葉，那么結(jié)果必將是以謬證謬，貽笑大方。演講者要仔細(xì)篩選，認(rèn)真核實(shí)，確保事例真實(shí)無(wú)誤，以此維護(hù)演講的嚴(yán)肅性，增強(qiáng)演講的公信力。為了使聽(tīng)眾感到事例的真實(shí)，演講者在敘述時(shí)不要太簡(jiǎn)單，應(yīng)做到適度具體，必要時(shí)可以說(shuō)明時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、人物的詳細(xì)情況，從而增加可信度。

2、要生動(dòng)，生動(dòng)才有感染力。演講中，挺進(jìn)插進(jìn)生動(dòng)的事例，可以使聽(tīng)眾形象地理解道理的真正含義，也會(huì)增強(qiáng)演講的感染力。事例的生動(dòng)，主要指事例的新穎感與趣味性，即把抽象的概念具體化，深?yuàn)W的道理形象化。要增強(qiáng)演講的感染力，演講者必須源源不斷地搜集、補(bǔ)充新鮮事例，同時(shí)要根據(jù)聽(tīng)眾心理特點(diǎn)，講求敘述技巧，求得理想效果。

3、要典型，典型才有號(hào)召力。一次成功的演講，除了傳播真理、啟迪人心外，最終目的是喚起聽(tīng)眾的行動(dòng)和實(shí)踐?？梢哉f(shuō)，你的演講有無(wú)號(hào)召力是決定能否誘發(fā)聽(tīng)眾正確行動(dòng)的關(guān)鍵。演講者應(yīng)當(dāng)刻意追求這種誘發(fā)作用，使演講產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈的現(xiàn)實(shí)意義和歷史價(jià)值。因此，演講者選用事例必須十分注重質(zhì)量，既不可信手拈來(lái)，更不能生拉硬扯。應(yīng)抽取典型的事例，并沿著這個(gè)典型的事例進(jìn)行分析、論證、推理，得出一個(gè)具有指導(dǎo)意義的結(jié)論。典型的事例可以產(chǎn)生一種動(dòng)情又動(dòng)心的力量，這就是我們所說(shuō)的“號(hào)召力”。

4、要恰當(dāng)，恰當(dāng)才有說(shuō)服力。引證事例一定要恰到好處，切記不要為引用而引用，引用的事例一定要與文章觀點(diǎn)一致，要有主有次，引用位置要恰當(dāng)。總之引用例子是為了主題服務(wù)，讓演講更為豐滿，充滿藝術(shù)魅力。

演講中的“過(guò)渡”作用不可小視，巧妙的過(guò)渡可使演講銜接，天衣無(wú)縫。適當(dāng)?shù)剡\(yùn)用照應(yīng)的技巧，則可使演講前后呼應(yīng)，增強(qiáng)演講的藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)力。奧巴馬總是能夠使用各種不同的過(guò)渡方式，將一篇演講稿完整地表達(dá)完畢。奧巴馬在就職演說(shuō)中用幾個(gè)實(shí)例過(guò)渡到“希望”，既增加了演講激情，也為“希望”找到了落腳點(diǎn)。他沒(méi)有空談“希望”，他結(jié)合幾個(gè)例子巧妙地將“希望”過(guò)渡到最廣大美國(guó)人民的希望，這也為他的演講增強(qiáng)了現(xiàn)實(shí)效果，更能引起民眾的支持和呼應(yīng)。那么在演講中如何做到更好的過(guò)渡呢？過(guò)渡得巧妙、自然、不留痕跡，會(huì)給聽(tīng)眾留下深刻的印象。這里介紹10種使用方便的過(guò)渡方式：

1、最簡(jiǎn)單的過(guò)渡方式就是使用關(guān)聯(lián)詞語(yǔ)；

2、激發(fā)式過(guò)渡，即使用重復(fù)的方法，將銜接兩個(gè)話題的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)反復(fù)說(shuō)兩遍。

3、提問(wèn)可以被當(dāng)作一種很好的過(guò)渡方式，問(wèn)題既可以寬泛，也可以具體。

4、倒敘式過(guò)渡是一種很有創(chuàng)意的過(guò)渡方式，在講話中突然將話題轉(zhuǎn)到過(guò)去的事情，往往會(huì)令聽(tīng)眾大吃一驚。它可以作為一種小結(jié)在通篇講話中時(shí)而出現(xiàn)，能幫助聽(tīng)眾回憶你的觀點(diǎn)，使聽(tīng)眾覺(jué)得你的講話是多么井井有條。

5、總結(jié)式過(guò)渡，如果總結(jié)的要點(diǎn)不是很多的話，這種方法行之有效。但是不要過(guò)多使用這種總結(jié)式過(guò)渡，因?yàn)樗鼈兪庆o態(tài)的述說(shuō)，很容易令聽(tīng)眾感到厭煩，除非你有大量生動(dòng)的例子再輔以情感支持。

6、視覺(jué)教具實(shí)質(zhì)上也是一種過(guò)渡方式，當(dāng)你減弱燈光或開(kāi)始使用你選擇好的工具時(shí)，就完成了將一篇沒(méi)有任何輔助材料的講話變?yōu)閹в幸曈X(jué)教具工具的講話的過(guò)渡。

7、停頓是一種非語(yǔ)言性過(guò)渡，恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂猛ｎD，會(huì)使聽(tīng)眾專心關(guān)注你將要講述的內(nèi)容。

8、身體語(yǔ)言，比如從講臺(tái)的一邊走到另一邊，這種非語(yǔ)言式過(guò)渡，實(shí)際上也能起到再次吸引聽(tīng)眾注意力的作用。

9、開(kāi)玩笑或講事例也是一種過(guò)渡方式。

10、“說(shuō)理—舉例—說(shuō)理”模式，這是一種很實(shí)用的過(guò)渡方式，因?yàn)樗梢允孤?tīng)眾很容易就看出兩段內(nèi)容之間的聯(lián)系。

奧巴馬的言辭具有鮮明的特點(diǎn)，我們要向奧巴馬那樣演講，創(chuàng)造非凡的魔力！

第三篇：奧巴馬演講

奧巴馬演講

Hello, everybody.In the State of the Union, I laid out three areas we need to focus on if we're going to build an economy that lasts: new American manufacturing, new skills and education for American workers, and new sources of American-made energy.These days, we're getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future.Just like they did last year, gas prices are starting to climb.Only this time, it's happening earlier.And that hurts everyone – everyone who owns a car;everyone who owns a business.It means you have to stretch your paycheck even further.Some folks have no choice but to drive a long way to work, and high gas prices are like a tax straight out of their paychecks.Now, some politicians always see this as a political opportunity.And since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plans for $2 gas.I'll save you the suspense: Step one is drill, step two is drill, and step three is keep drilling.We hear the same thing every year.Well the American people aren't stupid.You know that's not a plan – especially since we're already drilling.It's a bumper sticker.It's not a strategy to solve our energy challenge.It's a strategy to get politicians through an election.You know there are no quick fixes to this problem, and you know we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices.If we're going to take control of our energy future and avoid these gas price spikes down the line, then we need a sustained, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy – oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels, and more.We need to keep developing the technology that allows us to use less oil in our cars and trucks;in our buildings and plants.That's the strategy we're pursuing, and that's the only real solution to this challenge.Now, we absolutely need safe, responsible oil production here in America.That's why under my Administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.In 2010, our dependence on foreign oil was under 50% for the first time in more than a decade.And while there are no short-term silver bullets when it comes to gas prices, I've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead, from permitting to delivery bottlenecks to what's going on in the oil markets.But over the long term, an all-of-the-above energy strategy means we have to do more.It means we have to make some choices.Here's one example.Right now, four billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year.Four billion dollars.Imagine that.Maybe some of you are listening to this in your car right now, pulling into a gas station to fill up.As you watch those numbers rise, know that oil company profits have never been higher.Yet somehow, Congress is still giving those same companies another four billion dollars of your money.That's outrageous.It's inexcusable.And it has to stop.A century of subsidies to the oil companies is long enough.It's time to end taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's never been more profitable, and use that money to reduce our deficit and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising.Because of the investments we've already made, the use of wind and solar energy in this country has nearly doubled – and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.And because we put in place the toughest fuel economy standards in history, our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade – something that, over time, will save the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump.Now Congress needs to keep that momentum going by renewing the clean energy tax credits that will lead to more jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.Look, we know there's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight.But what we can do is get our priorities straight, and make a sustained, serious effort to tackle this problem.That's the commitment we need right now.And with your help, it's a commitment we can make.Thank you.

第四篇：奧巴馬演講

Thank you.(Applause.)Thank you very much.Everybody, please have a seat.Well, Madam President, that was an outstanding introduction.(Laughter.)We are so proud of Donae for representing this school so well.And in addition, I also want to acknowledge your outstanding principal, who has been here for 20 years--first as a teacher, now as an outstanding principal--Anita Berger.Please give her a big round of applause.(Applause.)I want to acknowledge, as well, Mayor Gray is here--the mayor of Washington, D.C.is here.Please give him a big round of applause.(Applause.)And I also want to thank somebody who is going to go down in history as one of the finest Secretaries of Education that we’ve ever had--Arne Duncan is here.(Applause.)

Now, it is great to be here at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of the best high schools not only in Washington, D.C., but one of the best high schools in the country.(Applause.)But we’ve also got students tuning in from all across America.And so I want to welcome you all to the new school year, although I know that many of you already have been in school for a while.I know that here at Banneker, you’ve been back at school for a few weeks now.So everything is starting to settle in, just like for all your peers all across the country.The fall sports season is underway.Musicals and marching band routines are starting to shape up, I believe.And your first big tests and projects are probably just around the corner.I know that you’ve also got a great deal going on outside of school.Your circle of friends might be changing a little bit.Issues that used to stay confined to hallways or locker rooms are now finding their way onto Facebook and Twitter.(Laughter.)Some of your families might also be feeling the strain of the economy.As many of you know, we’re going through one of the toughest economic times that we’ve gone through in our lifetime--in my lifetime.Your lifetime hasn’t been that long.And so, as a consequence, you might have to pick up an after-school job to help out your family, or maybe you’re babysitting for a younger sibling because mom or dad is working an extra shift.So all of you have a lot on your plates.You guys are growing up faster and interacting with a wider world in a way that old folks like me, frankly, just didn’t have to.So today, I don’t want to be just another adult who stands up and lectures you like you’re just kids--because you’re not just kids.You’re this country’s future.You’re young leaders.And whether we fall behind or race ahead as a nation is going to depend in large part on you.So I want to talk to you a little bit about meeting that responsibility.It starts, obviously, with being the best student that you can be.Now, that doesn’t always mean that you have to have a perfect score on every assignment.It doesn’t mean that you’ve got to get straight As all the time--although that’s not a bad goal to have.It means that you have to stay at it.You have to be determined and you have to persevere.It means you’ve got to work as hard as you know how to work.And it means that you’ve got to take some risks once in a while.You can’t avoid the class that you think might be hard because you’re worried about getting the best grade if that’s a subject that you think you need to prepare you for your future.You’ve got to wonder.You’ve got to question.You’ve got to explore.And every once in a while, you need to color outside of the lines.That’s what school is for: discovering new passions, acquiring new skills, making use of this incredible time that you have to prepare yourself and give yourself the skills that you’re going to need to pursue the kind of careers that you want.And that’s why when you’re still a student you can explore a wide range of possibilities.One hour you can be an artist;the next, an author;the next, a scientist, or a historian, or a carpenter.This is the time where you can try out new interests and test new ideas.And the more you do, the sooner you’ll figure out what makes you come alive, what stirs you, what makes you excited--the career that you want to pursue.Now, if you promise not to tell anybody, I will let you in on a little secret: I was not always the very best student that I could be when I was in high school, and certainly not when I was in middle school.I did not love every class I took.I wasn’t always paying attention the way I should have.I remember when I was in 8th grade I had to take a class called ethics.Now, ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d ask me what my favorite subject was back in 8th grade, it was basketball.I don’t think ethics would have made it on the list.But here’s the interesting thing.I still remember that ethics class, all these years later.I remember the way it made me think.I remember being asked questions like: What matters in life? Or, what does it mean to treat other people with dignity and respect? What does it mean to live in a diverse nation, where not everybody looks like you do, or thinks like you do, or comes from the same neighborhood as you do? How do we figure out how to get along?

Each of these questions led to new questions.And I didn’t always know the right answers, but those discussions and that process of discovery--those things have lasted.Those things are still with me today.Every day, I’m thinking about those same issues as I try to lead this nation.I’m asking the same kinds of questions about, how do we as a diverse nation come together to achieve what we need to achieve? How do we make sure that every single person is treated with dignity and respect? What responsibilities do we have to people who are less fortunate than we are? How do we make sure that everybody is included in this family of Americans?

Those are all questions that date back to this class that I took back in 8th grade.And here’s the thing: I still don’t always know the answers to all these questions.But if I’d have just tuned out because the class sounded boring, I might have missed out on something that not only did I turn out enjoying, but has ended up serving me in good stead for the rest of my life.So that’s a big part of your responsibility, is to test things out.Take risks.Try new things.Work hard.Don’t be embarrassed if you’re not good at something right away.You’re not supposed to be good at everything right away.That’s why you’re in school.The idea, though, is, is that you keep on expanding your horizons and your sense of possibility.Now is the time for you to do that.And those are also, by the way, the things that will make school more fun.Down the road, those will be the traits that will help you succeed, as well--the traits that will lead you to invent a device that makes an iPad look like a stone tablet.Or what will help you figure out a way to use the sun and the wind to power a city and give us new energy sources that are less polluting.Or maybe you’ll write the next great American novel.Now, to do almost any of those things, you have to not only graduate from high school,--and I know I’m just--I’m in the “amen” corner with Principal Berger here--not only do you have to graduate from high school, but you’re going to have to continue education after you leave.You have to not only graduate, but you’ve got to keep going after you graduate.That might mean, for many of you, a four-year university.I was just talking to Donae, and she wants to be an architect, and she’s interning with a architectural firm, and she’s already got her sights set on what school she wants to go to.But it might, for some other folks, be a community college, or professional credentialing or training.But the fact of the matter is, is that more than 60 percent of the jobs in the next decade will require more than a high school diploma--more than 60 percent.That’s the world you’re walking into.So I want all of you to set a goal to continue your education after you graduate.And if that means college for you, just getting into college is not enough.You also have to graduate.One of the biggest challenges we have right now is that too many of our young people enroll in college but don’t actually end up getting their degree, and as a consequence--our country used to have the world’s highest proportion of young people with a college degree;we now rank 16th.I don't like being 16th.I like being number one.That’s not good enough.So we’ve got to use--we’ve got to make sure your generation gets us back to the top of having the most college graduates relative to the population of any country on Earth.If we do that, you guys will have a brighter future.And so will America.We’ll be able to make sure the newest inventions and the latest breakthroughs happen right here in the United States of America.It will mean better jobs, and more fulfilling lives, and greater opportunities not only for you, but also for your kids.So I don’t want anybody who’s listening here today to think that you’re done once you finish high school.You are not done learning.In fact, what’s happening in today’s economy is--it’s all about lifelong learning.You have to constantly upgrade your skills and find new ways of doing things.Even if college isn't for you, even if a four-year college isn't for you, you’re still going to have to get more education after you get out of high school.You’ve got to start expecting big things from yourself right now.I know that may sound a little intimidating.And some of you may be wondering how you can pay for college, or you might not know what you want to do with your life yet.And that’s okay.Nobody expects you to have your entire future mapped out at this point.And we don't expect you to have to make it on your own.First of all, you’ve got wonderful parents who love you to death and want you to have a lot more opportunity than they ever had--which, by the way, means don’t give them a hard time when they ask you to turn off the video games, turn off the TV and do some homework.You need to be listening to them.I speak from experience because that’s what I’ve been telling Malia and Sasha.Don’t be mad about it, because we’re thinking about your future.You’ve also got people all across this country--including myself and Arne and people at every level of government--who are working on your behalf.We’re taking every step we can to ensure that you’re getting an educational system that is worthy of your potential.We’re working to make sure that you have the most up-to-date schools with the latest tools of learning.We’re making sure that this country’s colleges and universities are affordable and accessible to you.We’re working to get the best class--teachers into the classroom as well, so they can help you prepare for college and a future career.Let me say something about teachers, by the way.Teachers are the men and women who might be working harder than just about anybody these days.(Applause.)Whether you go to a big school or a small one, whether you attend a public or a private or charter school –-your teachers are giving up their weekends;they’re waking up at dawn;they’re cramming their days full of classes and extra-curricular activities.And then they’re going home, eating some dinner, and then they’ve got to stay up sometimes past midnight, grading your papers and correcting your grammar, and making sure you got that algebra formula properly.And they don’t do it for a fancy office.They don’t--they sure don’t do it for the big salary.They do it for you.They do it because nothing gives them more satisfaction than seeing you learn.They live for those moments when something clicks;when you amaze them with your intellect or your vocabulary, or they see what kind of person you’re becoming.And they’re proud of you.And they say, I had something to do with that, that wonderful young person who is going to succeed.They have confidence in you that you will be citizens and leaders who take us into tomorrow.They know you’re our future.So your teachers are pouring everything they got into you, and they’re not alone.But I also want to emphasize this: With all the challenges that our country is facing right now, we don’t just need you for the future;we actually need you now.America needs young people’s passion and their ideas.We need your energy right now.I know you’re up to it because I’ve seen it.Nothing inspires me more than knowing that young people all across the country are already making their marks.They’re not waiting.They’re making a difference now.There are students like Will Kim from Fremont, California, who launched a nonprofit that gives loans to students from low-income schools who want to start their own business.Think about that.So he’s giving loans to other students.He set up a non-for-profit.He’s raising the money doing what he loves--through dodgeball tournaments and capture-the-flag games.But he’s creative.He took initiative.And now he’s helping other young people be able to afford the schooling that they need.There is a young man, Jake Bernstein, 17 years old, from a military family in St.Louis, worked with his sister to launch a website devoted to community service for young people.And they’ve held volunteer fairs and put up an online database, and helped thousands of families to find volunteer opportunities ranging from maintaining nature trails to serving at local hospitals.And then last year, I met a young woman named Amy Chyao from Richardson, Texas.She’s 16 years old, so she’s the age of some of you here.During the summer, I think because somebody in her family had an illness, she decided that she was interested in cancer research.She hadn’t taken chemistry yet, so she taught herself chemistry during the summer.And then she applied what she had learned and discovered a breakthrough process that uses light to kill cancer cells.Sixteen years old.It’s incredible.And she's been approached by some doctors and researchers who want to work with her to help her with her discovery.The point is you don’t have to wait to make a difference.You’re first obligation is to do well in school.You’re first obligation is to make sure that you’re preparing yourself for college and career.But you can also start making your mark right now.A lot of times young people may have better ideas than us old people do anyway.We just need those ideas out in the open, in and out of the classroom.When I meet young people like yourselves, when I sat and talk to Donae, I have no doubt that America’s best days are still ahead of us, because I know the potential that lies in each of you.Soon enough, you will be the ones leading our businesses and leading our government.You will be the one who are making sure that the next generation gets what they need to succeed.You will be the ones that are charting the course of our unwritten history.And all that starts right now--starts this year.So I want all of you who are listening, as well as everybody here at Banneker, I want you to make the most of the year that’s ahead of you.I want you to think of this time as one in which you are just loading up with information and skills, and you’re trying new things and you’re practicing, and you’re honing--all those things that you’re going to need to do great things when you get out of school.Your country is depending on you.So set your sights high.Have a great school year.Let’s get to work.Thank you very much, everybody.God bless you.God bless the United States of America.(Applause.)

第五篇：奧巴馬演講

Remarks of President Barack Obama

Weekly Address Saturday, May 14, 2011

Washington D.C.Recently, there have been signs that the economy is picking up steam.Last month, we saw the strongest job growth in five years, and have added more than three-quarters of a million private sector jobs in just three months.But there are still too many Americans who are either looking for work, or struggling to pay the bills and make the mortgage.Paychecks aren’t getting any bigger, but the cost of everything from groceries to college tuition keeps on rising.Without a doubt, one of the biggest burdens over the last few months has been the price of gasoline.In many places, gas is now more than $4 a gallon, meaning that you could be paying more than $60 to fill up your tank.These spikes in gas prices are often temporary, and while there are no quick fixes to the problem, there are a few steps we should take that make good sense.First, we should make sure that no one is taking advantage of consumers at the pump.That’s why we’ve launched a task force led by the Attorney General that has one job: rooting out cases of fraud or manipulation in the markets that might affect gas prices, including any illegal activity by traders and speculators.Second, we should increase safe and responsible oil production here at home.Last year, America’s oil production reached its highest level since 2003.But I believe that we should expand oil production in America – even as we increase safety and environmental standards.To do this, I am directing the Department of Interior to conduct annual lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, while respecting sensitive areas, and to speed up the evaluation of oil and gas resources in the mid and south Atlantic.We plan to lease new areas in the Gulf of Mexico as well, and work to create new incentives for industry to develop their unused leases both on and offshore.We’re also taking steps to give companies time to meet higher safety standards when it comes to exploration and drilling.That’s why my Administration is extending drilling leases in areas of the Gulf that were impacted by the temporary moratorium, as well as certain areas off the coast of Alaska.And to streamline that permitting process, I am establishing a new team to coordinate work on Alaska drilling permits.Finally, the third step we should take is to eliminate the taxpayer subsidies we give to oil and gas companies.In the last few months, the biggest oil companies made about $4 billion in profits each week.And yet, they get $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies each year.Four billion dollars at a time when Americans can barely fill up their tanks.Four billion dollars at a time when we’re trying to reduce our deficit.This isn’t fair, it makes no sense.Before I was President, the CEOs of these companies even admitted that the tax subsidies made no sense.Well, next week, there is a vote in Congress to end these oil company giveaways once and for all.And I hope Democrats and Republicans come together and get this done.The American people shouldn’t be subsidizing oil companies at a time when they’re making near-record profits.As a nation, we should be investing in the clean, renewable sources of energy that are the ultimate solution to high-gas prices.That’s why we’re investing in clean energy technology, helping businesses that manufacture solar panels and wind turbines, and making sure that our cars and trucks can go further on a tank of gas – a step that could save families as much as $3,000 at the pump.These are investments worth making – investments that will save us money, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and protect the health and safety of our planet.That’s an energy policy for the future, and it’s what I’ll be fighting for in the weeks and months to come.Thanks.