全套课件-实用英语演讲教程(第二版)

1PublicSpeaking2Chapter1OverviewofPublicSpeaking3Whendowemakepublicspeaking?Teachersinstructinclass;Salesmanagersmakeannualreport;Lawyersdebateatcourt;Intervieweespresentatthejobinterview;Studentshavegroupdiscussioninclass;Parentspersuadetheirchildrentobehavewell.

4ImportanceofLearningPublicSpeaking

Itcanincreaseourpersonalconfidence.Itcanpromoteoursuccessintheworkplace.Itcanimprovethespeaker’sintegratedskillsinEnglish.5WhatisPublicSpeaking?Onepersonpreparesanddeliversapresentationtoagroupofpeoplethatlistens,generallywithoutinterruptingtheflowofideas.6DifferencesBetweenPublicSpeakingandConversationPublicspeakingismoreintentionalthanconversation.Inpublicspeakingtherolesofspeakerandlistenerareclearlydefinedandremainstable.Publicspeakingismoreformalthanconversation.7TheSpeechCommunicationProcessspeakerlistener8Speaker

Thepersonwhoispresentinganoralmessagetolisteners.9Speaker’sCredibilityHillaryClintonClassicalandPopMusicStevenSpielbergOverseasPlayersYaoMingMoviesinthe21stCenturyOlderSSkincareandDietingSarahBrightmanMagicShowsLangLangPianoEducationinKidsSisterFurongWomeninPoliticsGuoDegangOvernightSuccessLiuQianCrossTalk10Message

Whateveraspeakercommunicatestosomeoneelse.Itcanbeverbalornonverbal.11ChannelThemeansbywhichamessageiscommunicated.Microphone,radio,television,theInternet12Listener/AudienceThepersonwhoreceivesthespeaker’smessage.13FeedbackThemessages,usuallynonverbal,sentfromalistenertoaspeaker.14FeedbackSignalsLeaningforwardintheirseats/noddinghead.Attention/interestDisagreement/indifferenceShakinghead/foldingarmsacrossthechest.

Havingquizzicallooksontheirfaces.Surprise/doubt

Sleepiness/indifferenceDroopingeyelids/yawningShufflingtheirfeetandgazingattheclock.Impatience15SituationThetimeandplaceinwhichspeechcommunicationoccurs.16SpeakingEffectivelytoOneorOneThousandWhatareinvolvedinaudience’strustandbelievabilityinpublicspeaking?Whatisthepercentageofvisual,vocalandverbalpartsinspeaking?Whatarethesuggestionstoeffectivespeaking?17TrustandBelievabilityinCommunication:howmuchyouraudiencebelievesyou1.Visual:yourphysicalappearanceandbodylanguage.2.Vocal:thewayyouuseyourvoice.3.Verbal:thewordsyouuse.55%7%38%VocalVisualVerbal18SuggestionstoEffective

SpeakingWellprepared.Dressappropriately.Useeyecontacttobuildrapport.Keepposturesandgesturesnaturally.Conveyvocalinterest.Usestoriesandword-pictures.Matchyourwordstoaudience.Focusonyourpurposeandstayontrack.Practiceandparticipate.19Chapter2TipsforEffectiveSpeaking20NonverbalCommunicationCommunicationbasedonaperson’suseofvoiceandbodyratherthanontheuseofwords.

21TheSpeaker’sVoiceVolumePronunciation

andArticulationPitchRatePause22VolumeTheloudnessorsoftnessofthespeaker’svoice.23PronunciationTheacceptedstandardofsoundandrhythmforwordsinagivenlanguage.24InfluenceEffectAffectOriginContactWorkWalkPennsylvaniaDebtSwordAdvantageousTechnologyKnowledgeDiligentSayeachwordaloud25ArticulationThephysicalproductionofparticularspeechsounds.26PitchThehighnessorlownessofthespeaker’svoice.27RateThespeedatwhichapersonspeaks.28PauseAmomentarybreakinthevocaldeliveryofaspeech.29VocalizedPausesPausesthatoccurwhenaspeakerfillsthesilencebetweenwordswithvocalizationssuchas“ok,”“er,”and“um.”30VocalVarietyChangesinaspeaker’srate,pitch,andvolumethatgivethevoicevarietyandexpressiveness.31TheSpeaker’sBodyPersonalappearanceEyecontactPostureGestureFacialexpression32UsingGesturesandEyeContact33ImpromptuSpeechTopicsPleasecommentonthesequotations:Contentmakespoormenrich,discontentmentmakesrichmenpoor.-----BenjaminFranklinIfIcanstoponeheartfrombreaking,Ishallnotliveinvain.-----EmilyDickinsonChapter3QualificationsofaGoodSpeechFiveCannonsofRhetoric

InventionOrganizationStyleMemoryDeliverySpeechPurposesToinformTopersuadeApropertopicwithaclearpurpose.Wealthycontentsandconvincingmaterials.3.Reasonablestructureandlogicaldevelopment.4.Appropriaterhetoric.

QualificationsofaGoodSpeechAretheyproper?EnvironmentalpollutioninChina.Whydoweneedtolearncomputerscienceandtechnology?Myloveformyparents.Mydreamofbeinganinternationalactuary.Workhardandrealizeyourdream.Realityshows:encouragedorcontrolled?WhatqualitiesareyoulookingforinyourMr.Right?39SpeechOutlineandOrganizationChapter440Topic

Thesubjectofaspeech.41Howtopicktherighttopic?

Generatealistofideasforpossibletopics.Selectatopic.Focusthetopic.Determineyourgeneralpurpose.Formulateyourspecificpurpose.Wordyourspecificpurposestatement.42BrainstormingAmethodofgeneratingideasforspeechtopicsbyfreeassociationofwordsandideas.43FocusingonYourTopicHealthPhysicalExerciseAerobicexercise

Yoga

44GeneralPurpose

Thebroadgoalofaspeech,eithertoinformortopersuade.45SpecificPurposeStatementAsingleinfinitivephrasethatstatespreciselywhataspeakerhopestoaccomplishinhisorherspeech.46Useafullinfinitivephrase,notafragment

Ineffective:

CalendarsMoreeffective:

Toinformmyaudienceaboutthefourmajorkindsofcalendarsusedintheworldtoday.

47Useastatement,notaquestionIneffective:

Do“luckynumbers”reallybringgoodluck?Moreeffective:

Toconvincemyaudiencethatluckynumbersdonotreallybringgoodluck. 48Avoidfigurativelanguage

Ineffective:

Toinformmyaudiencethatyogaisextremelycool.Moreeffective:

Toinformmyaudiencehowyogacanimprovetheirhealth.

49Limitthestatementtoonedistinctidea

Ineffective:

Topersuademyaudiencetobecomevolunteersanddonateblood.Moreeffective:

Topersuademyaudiencetobecomevolunteers.Or:

Moreeffective:Topersuademyaudiencetodonateblood.

50QuestionstoaskaboutyourspecificpurposeIsthepurposetootrivialformyaudience?1Isthepurposetootechnicalformyaudience?2Isthepurposetoogeneralformyaudience?351Toinformmyaudiencehowtokeephealthy.Toinformmyaudienceaboutthegrowthofcreditcardfraudandthemethodsofsoundfinancialplanning.ToinformmyaudienceaboutThailand.Donateblood.Topersuademyaudiencethatsomethinghastobedoneabouttheproblemofpets.Topersuademyaudiencethatrealitydatingshowsarebad.Shouldtheuniversitycampusbeopentotourists?Evaluatethefollowingspecificpurposestatements52ToinformmyaudiencehowtoplayYoga.Toinformmyaudienceaboutthegrowthofcreditcardfraud.Toinformmyaudienceaboutthemethodsofsoundfinancialplanning.ToinformmyaudienceaboutthemajorcustomsofeverydaylifeinThailand.Topersuademyaudiencetocontributetothenextcampusblooddrive.Topersuademyaudiencethatthegovernmentshoulddealwiththealarminggrowthofraisingpets.Topersuademyaudiencethatrealitydatingshowsisatriumphofcommercialism.Topersuademyaudiencethattheuniversitycampusshouldbeopentotourists.SpecificPurposeStatements53CentralIdea

Aone-sentencestatementthatsumsupthemajorideasofaspeech.54GuidelinesfortheCentralIdea1Expressasafullsentence.2Donotexpressasaquestion.3Donotbevagueoroverlygeneral.55SelectiveTrialsofSuperGirlSingersGeneralPurpose:ToPersuadeSpecificPurpose:Topersuademyaudiencethattheselectivetrialsofsupergirlsingersshouldbeencouraged.CentralIdea:Theselectivetrialsofsupergirlsingershelpincreasetheculturaldiversity.(OrTheselectivetrialsofsupergirlsingersmeetthedemandoftheyoungeraudience.)56SelectiveTrialsofSuperGirlSingersGeneralPurpose:ToPersuadeSpecificPurpose:Topersuademyaudiencethattheselectivetrialsofsupergirlsingersshouldbecontrolled.CentralIdea:Theselectivetrialsofsupergirlsingersmisleadtheyoungergenerationabouttheirself-fulfillingvalues.57SpeechTopicsGoingonacrashdietPlasticbeautyPublicDisplayofAffection(PDA)Human-poweredsearchengineLeft-handednessColor’seffectsonappetiteJetlagSchooluniformreformSupernaturalpowersPowercutoncampusDeskcultureLuxuriescrazeCampusco-habitationCampusseat-saving58Mainpoints

Themajorpointsdevelopedinthebodyofaspeech.Mostspeechescontainfromtwotofivemainpoints.59SpecialOlympicsSpecificpurpose:Toinformmyaudienceabouttheorigins,events,andphilosophyoftheParalympics.Centralidea:TheParalympicsgivesthedisabledpeopleachancetoexperienceathleticcompetition.Mainpoints:I.TheParalympicswasfoundedin1968topromotefitnessforthedisabledpeople.II.TheParalympicsisheldlocallyeveryyearandinternationallyevery4years.III.Althoughmedalsareawarded,theParalympicsstresseseffortandparticipationratherthanwinning.

60TipsforPreparingMainPoints1Keepmainpointsseparate.3Balancetheamountoftimedevotedtomainpoints.2Trytousethesamepatternofwording.61Supplythegeneralpurpose,specificpurpose,andmainpointsforaspeechwiththefollowingcentralideaCentralIdea:Handwritinganalyststrytodeterminepersonalitytraitsbyexaminingconsistency,angularity,andsizeofaperson’swriting.62GeneralPurpose:ToinformSpecificPurpose:Toinformmyaudiencehowthehandwritinganalyststrytodeterminepersonalitytraitsbyexaminingaperson’shandwriting.63MainPointsHandwritinganalyststrytodeterminepersonalitytraitsbyexaminingtheconsistencyofaperson’shandwriting.Handwritinganalyststrytodeterminepersonalitytraitsbyexaminingtheangularityofaperson’shandwriting.Handwritinganalyststrytodeterminepersonalitytraitsbyexaminingthesizeofaperson’shandwriting.

64StrategicOrganizationPuttingaspeechtogetherinaparticularwaytoachieveaparticularresultwithaparticularaudience.65TopicalOrderAmethodofspeechorganizationinwhichthemainpointsdividethetopicintologicalandconsistentsubtopics.66Chronological/TimeOrderAmethodofspeechorganizationinwhichthemainpointsfollowatimepattern.67SpatialOrderAmethodofspeechorganizationinwhichthemainpointsfollowadirectionalpattern.68Problem-solutionPatternAmethodofspeechorganizationinwhichthefirstmainpointdealswiththeexistenceandseriousnessofaproblemandthesecondmainpointpresentsasolutiontotheproblem.69Cause-and-effectPattern

Amethodofspeechorganizationinwhichthemainpointsshowacause-effectrelationship.70Whatpattern?Mainpoints:I.ChildhoodobesityhasreachedcrisisproportionsintheUnitedStates.(problem)II.Solvingtheproblemwillrequirechangesinattitudes,eatinghabits,andexercise.(solution)Problem-solutionpattern71Whatpattern?SpecificPurpose:ToinformmyaudienceaboutthedesignoftheEiffelTower.Centralidea:TheEiffelTowerisdividedintothreesections.MainPoints: I.Thelowestsectionofthetower

containstheentrance,agift

shop,andarestaurant. II.Themiddlesectionofthetower

containsthestairsandelevators

thatleadtothetop.

III.Thetopsectionofthetowercontainsanobservationdeckwitha

spectacularviewofParis.Spatialorder72ChronologicalOrderSpecificPurpose:Toinformmyaudiencehowthe GreatWallofChinawasbuilt.MainPoints:I.BuildingoftheGreatWallbeganduringtheQinDynastyof221-206B.C. II.NewsectionsoftheGreatWallwereaddedduringtheHanDynastyof206B.C.-220A.D. III.TheGreatWallwascompletedduringtheMingDynastyof1368-1644.Whatpattern?73SampleSpeechOutlineSpeaker:Instructor:Course:PublicSpeakingDate:TitleMethodoforganization:Generalpurpose:Specificpurpose:Centralidea:Mainpoints:I.II.III.74ThankYou!Chapter5SpeechCompositionWhichisbetter?Thehistoryofhumanbeingshasbeenahistoryofinventions.EversincethefourgreatinventionsinancientChina,talentedexplorershaveagainandagainredefinedthebestofhumanpotential.Compass---400BC;printing---11thcentury;steamengine---1769;computers---1970s…thehistoryofhumanbeingshasbeenahistoryofinvention.Fromsteamenginetoautomobile,fromelectricitytocomputer,talentedexplorershaveagainandagainredefinedthebestofhumanpotential.However,noneofthemhaveoutweighedmyappreciationtowardsschool.Forme,schoolisthegreatestinvention.

TheIntroductionGetattentionandinterest.Revealthetopic.Establishcredibilityandgoodwill.Previewthebodyofthespeech.Howtoopenyourspeech?

Askingrhetoricalquestions.Creatingasuspense.Relatingastory/anexample.Citingaquotation.Referringtothesubject.Reviewinghistory.AskingrhetoricalquestionsSupposeyoucomedownwithaserious,buttreatable,illness.Youaretoosicktogotoclass,toosicktowork.Whatdoyoudo?Yougotothedoctor,right?Whatif,whenyougottothedoctor,youwereturnedawaybecauseyoucouldn'tpayandweresenthometosufferalone?Relatingastory

Imaginethis:You'reathomeenjoyingdinnerwithyourfamilywhenyouglancearoundthetableandnoticethatyourunclesuddenlyhasapainfulandterrifiedlookinhiseyes.Hegrabshischestandmomentslaterfallstothefloor,unconscious.Wouldyouknowhowtohandlethesituationwhileeveryonearoundyouwaspanicking?Wouldyouknowthatyourunclewasprobablysufferingfromaheartattackandneededcardiopulmonaryresuscitation,orCPR?Asalifeguard,IwasrequiredtobecomecertifiedinCPR,andIhavebeencertifiedforfouryears.Inanemergencysuchasthis,itisnotyourjobtotreattheillness,butyouaretokeepthevictimaliveuntiltrainedmedicalprofessionalscancomeandtakeoverforyou.TonightIwanttoexplaintoyouthelifesavingprocessofsurveyinganemergency,contactinganemergencymedicalservice,andstartingCPRifneeded.

ReferringtothesubjectAsabiologymajor,Ihavebeenenrolledinacourseentitled“InsectsasFood”inwhichIlearnedaboutedibleinsectspeoplecananddoconsume.TodayI’dliketosharesomeofthisinformationwithyoubyfirstexposingthepresenceofinsectsinoureverydayfoods.Thenwe’llconsiderahistoryofedibleinsects.Nexttheirnutritionalvalue.Finallywe’llseewhatthepossibilitiesareformakinginsectsamoreprevalentpartofourdiet.Asyoucansee,Iuseascootertogetaroundcampus,andIhavefoundthatthiscampusisinaccessibleduetotheunclearedsnow.I’dliketosharethatproblemwithyouandthensharemysolution.Let’sstartwiththeproblem.Whatisthetopic?

Haveyouevergotstuckinthecongestedroadwhileyouarealreadylateforschool?Howdoesitfeelwhenyou’repressedagainstthewindowofastuffybus,whichisgluedtothegroundlikeotherbuses,whileseeingbikespassingbylikewaterflows?

TrafficJamWhatisthetopic?Wouldallofyoucloseyoureyesforjustaminute?Closethemverytightlysothatallthelightisblockedout.Imaginewhatitwouldbeliketoalwaysliveinaworldoftotaldarknesssuchasyouareexperiencingrightnow,thoughonlyforamoment.Nevertoseetheflamingcolorsofthesunset,orthecrispgreenoftheworldaftertherain---nevertoseethefacesofthoseyoulove.Nowopenyoureyes,lookallaroundyou,andlookatallofthethingsthatyoucouldn’thaveseenifyoucouldn’thaveopenedyoureyes.CorneasDonationWhatisthetopic?

Hewasdefinitelyabigentertainmentstarduringthewhole1980sand1990sofAmericaorevenoftheworld.Heusedtobeadark-coloredperson.Hewasalsoknownasonewhogotaddictedtoplasticsurgery.Whoishe?Guess!Yougottheanswer.Yes,heisMichaelJackson.MichaelJacksonhaddonemorethan20plasticsurgeries.PlasticSurgeryComposinganintroduction

GoingonaCrashDietPlasticBeautyPublicDisplayofAffection(PDA)Human-poweredSearchEngineColor’sEffectsonAppetiteSchoolUniformReformSupernaturalpowersPowercutoncampusDeskCultureLuxuriesCrazeCampusMarriageTipsforpreparingtheintroductionYourintroductionshouldbecreativeandinteresting.Introductionshouldbeconcise.Itusuallyconstitutesabout10percentofyourspeech.Addresstheaudienceatthebeginning.Donotsay“BeforeIstart,I’dliketosay…”;anddonotsay“I’mreallynervous,butheregoes.”or“IhopeIcanremembereverythingIwanttosay.”Donotstartyourspeechwithapologies.Donottestthemicrophonetoomuchorstartthespeechhastily.TheConclusionSummarizethespeechandreinforcethecentralidea.Signaltheendofthespeech.Motivatetheaudience.Howtoendyourspeech?

Summingupgist.

Citingaquotation.Referringtotheintroduction.Issuingachallenge.SummingupgistSoinconclusion,wehaveseenthattherearedefiniteproblemswiththeequalityandeconomicsofthehealthcaresystemintheUnitedStates,whichareaffectingourcitizensandournationasawhole.Ihaveshownyouaviablesolutionthatourentirecountrywouldbenefitfrom.UsingCanada'ssystem,oronesimilartoit,wouldensurethatamuchgreaterpercentageofthepopulationreceivesthehealthcaretheyneed.Nowitistimeforourcountry,consideredtobethemostadvancedintheworld,tostoplaggingbehindothercountriesincaringforitscitizensandbeginsettinganexampleofhowacountrycantrulyprosperunderauniversalhealthcareplan.CitingaquotationLadiesandgentlemen,asCharlesDickensoncecommenteduponthetimeoftheFrenchRevolution,“Itwasthebestoftimes;itwastheworstoftimes.”AndI’mafraidsoitiswithourtime.Ibelieve,onceweachieveourowneducationalsynthesis,wewillbeabletotransformourchallengesintoopportunities.Wewillbeabletoseethebesttimeofourlife.Andmoreimportantly,wewillbeabletoseethebesttimeofournation.Thankyou.ChallengesandopportunitiesforcollegestudentsTipsforPreparingtheConclusion

Youcancombinetwowaystoendyourspeech.Conclusionisshorterthanintroduction,usuallyconstitutingabout5percentofthespeech.Donotendapologetically.Neverbringinnewmainpoints.Afteryoufinishthespeech,pauseforamomentandkeepeyecontactwiththeaudience,thenwalkdowntheplatform.Chapter6LanguageStyle

DifferencesBetweenOralStyleandWrittenStyle

Wordchoiceisdifferent.Sentencestructureissimpler.Morepersonalpronouns.Signposts,internalpreview,internalsummary,andrestatement.

GuidelinesforUsingLanguageClarityVividnessAppropriatenessRewritethefollowingsentenceusingclear,familiarwords

Myemploymentobjectiveistoattainapositionofmaximumfinancialreward.Iwantajobthatpayswell.

Abstractvs.ConcreteLanguagePhysicalactivity AbstractSportsGolfProfessionalgolfConcrete

Abstractvs.ConcreteLanguage

---Arrangethefollowingwordsfromabstracttoconcrete

MonaLisa,art,painting,creativeactivity,portraitCreativeActivityAbstractArtPaintingPortraitMonaLisaConcreteClarityinSentenceStructureShortandsimplestructureActivesentencePositivesentenceVividness

“Don’texpectpeopletodothingsforyouallthetime.Dothingsforotherpeople.”“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou,askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.”VividnessSuccesscanbeviewedasahologram.Wecanlookatitintwoways.Turnitonewayyou’llseeroses,turnitagainyou’llseethorns.Self-satisfactionactslikeasweet-temperedfriendtocalmusdown,justifyourendeavor,andrestorepeacetoourminds.Vividness

Globalizationshouldnotbeahugemeltingpotintowhichpeopleofuniquenessgoonlytocomeoutallthesame.Itshouldnotbeaprocessinwhichcountriesgraduallylosetheiridentities.Tomyunderstanding,itshouldbeagrandorchestra--anorchestrainwhicheveryplayerhashisparticularpositionandfunction;anorchestrawheretheuniquenessofeverymemberissocherishedthatanyone'sroleisirreplaceablebyanyoneelse;anorchestrabasedonthejointcontributionofeveryparticipant,whichcanandwillproducethemostbeautifulsymphonyoftomorrow'speaceandprosperity.UsingLanguageAppropriatelyAppropriatetotheoccasion.Appropriatetotheaudience.Appropriatetothetopic.Appropriatetothespeaker.AvoidtheSexistLanguageIneffective:

Eachtimeasurgeonwalksinto theoperatingroom,he

risksbeingsuedformalpractice.MoreEffective:

Eachtimeasurgeonwalksintotheoperatingroom,heorshe

risksbeingsuedformalpractice.Identifytherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingstatement.

Americaisnotlikeablanket---onepieceofunbrokencloth,thesamecolor,thesametexture,thesamesize.Americaismorelikeaquilt---manypatches,manysizes,andwovenandheldtogetherbyacommonthread.

Simile,repetition,parallelism,metaphorAmerica’scitiesarethewindowsthroughwhichtheworldlooksatAmericansociety.Thedenialofhumanrightsanywhereisathreattohumanrightseverywhere.Injusticeanywhereisathreattojusticeeverywhere.Walkingintomygrandparents’homewaslikebeingwrappedinagiantsecurityblanket.Weshouldnotdemeanourdemocracywiththepoliticsofdistraction,denial,anddespair.Wewillnottire,wewillnotfalter,andwewillnotfail.Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou;askwhatyoucandoforyourcountrymetaphorparallelismsimilealliterationrepetitionantithesisIdentifytherhetoricaldevicesusedinthefollowingstatements.WallsandBridgesWhatwallsdoesthespeakerrefertoinhisspeech?Whataretherolesofwallsandbridgesinhisspeech?InformativeSpeechesChapter7InformativeSpeech

Aspeechdesignedtoconveyknowledgeandunderstanding.TypesofInformativeSpeechesSpeechesaboutobjects---topicalorder.Speechesaboutprocesses---timeorder.Speechesaboutconcepts---topicalorder.InformativeSpeechAboutanObject

SpecificPurpose:Toinformmyaudienceofthemajoralternative-fuelcarsnowbeingdeveloped.I.Onekindofalternative-fuelcarispoweredbyelectricity.II.Asecondkindofalternative-fuelcarispoweredbynaturalgas.III.Athirdkindofalternative-fuelcarispoweredbyhydrogen.TopicsAboutObjects

SubwaysThehumaneyeTheGreatWallStockmarketMartinLutherKingDigitalcameraU.S.ArmyInformativeSpeechAboutaProcess

SpecificPurpose:ToinformmyaudienceaboutthemajorstepsofhowtoproduceaBroadwayplay.I.ThefirststepinproducingaBroadwayplayischoosingtheplay.II.ThesecondstepinproducingaBroadwayplayisselectingthecast.III.ThethirdstepinproducingaBroadwayplayisconductingtherehearsalsInformativeSpeechAboutaConcept

ConfucianismFilmtheoryCulturalshockHomelessnessPost-modernismPopartsGuidelinesforInformativeSpeakingDon’toverestimatewhattheaudienceknows.Relatethesubjectdirectlytotheaudience.Avoidabstractions.Personalizeyourideas.Stress

Doyougetbutterfliesinyourstomachwhenyouhavetogiveaspeech?Canyoufeelyourbloodpressurerisingwhenyouhaveanargumentwithyourroommate,friend,orpartner?Areyouworriedsickaboutfinishingthepaperyou’vebeenputtingoffallweek?Ifso,youhaveexperiencedthesymptomsofstress.

FengShuiTherearemanycomponentsoffengshui,themostimportantofwhichischi.AccordingtoSarahRossbach,authorofthebookFengShui:TheChineseArtofPlacement,chiisdefinedastheenergyflowthatconnectsallthings,andithasaprofoundimpactonourlives.SimonBrowndescribeschiascarryingthoughts,ideas,emotions,dreams,andenergyfromtheenvironment.Practitionersoffengsuimaintainthatchicanmovethroughair,people,buildings,windows,anddoors.Theflowofchiisthebasisoffengshui.Theaimoffengshuiistoimproveyourchi,whichisaccomplishedbyalteringyoursurroundings.Thereisgoodandbadchithatflowsthroughoutbuildingssuchasthisone.Forexample,thesharpco