幽默大师林语堂对演讲特别重视。他认为演讲,尤其是对群众的演讲,必须像女孩子穿的迷你裙一样愈短愈好,千万不要像老太婆的裹脚布又臭又长。 其次,林语堂认为,一篇成功的演讲,事前必须充分准备,才能到时有优良的表现。他说美国总统林肯最有名的盖茨堡演说,短短不过几十句话,可是他在演说前精心思索、反复推敲。他还说,事前作充分的准备, Lin Yutang comic master of special emphasis on speech. He believes that speeches, especially for mass speeches, must be as short as possible, like the mini skirts worn by girls, and should not be as foul-smelling as the old woman’s binding cloth. Second, Lin Yutang believes that a successful speech must be fully prepared beforehand to achieve good performance. He said that President of the United States Lincoln’s most famous Gettysburg address, but only a few short sentences, but he thought carefully before the speech repeatedly scrutiny. He also said that in full preparation beforehand,