实用英语口语(中高级) 28.Public speaking

STUART:I get nervous sometimes when I have to make a presentation. I guess it's just getting up in front of a bunch of people does that to me. It's a confidence thing more than anything else. You know they say failure to prepare is preparing to fail. Know your material, which I did.

STUART:I had all the facts I wanted to communicate, were right there. I felt that I articulated them well. My problem was the audience. My audience wanted me to fail. I must have lost them probably about half way through, Elizabeth and her Muppet.

STUART:I tried to make them comfortable, but to no avail. There you go.