|
top 5 鼓掌 当众发言的时候，如果别人给自己鼓掌，为了表达谢意，中国人通常都会暂停发言，而后随着听众一起鼓掌。 in this way he expresses his thanks to the audience. 可是老外就不理解为何要自己给自己鼓掌。自己给自己鼓掌，多不谦虚啊。 of course, when a chinese speaker claps his hands as the audience is applauding, he is not applauding himself, but expressing his thanks to his audience. as noted earlier, westerners feel puzzled when watching such a scene, since they think the speaker or the performer is applauding himself. 所以，以后老外在场，发言的人不妨用鞠躬或者挥手代替鼓掌。当然，微笑站立也是一种选择。 top 4 眼神 许多中国人在和别人说话，或者当众发言的时候，羞于和听众进行眼神的交流。some of them, perhaps because of nervousness, like to bury their nose in their manuscript to read their speech all the time. 这种做法其实是不礼貌的。 与人交流的时候，老外expects eye contact, though this does not have to be constant. 当众发言的时候，老外look at his audience now and then. 他们是不会把脑袋埋在稿子里面说话的。 speaking in public is also a kind of two-way communication, which needs eye contact from both sides. the speaker will certainly feel embarrassed when he sees that his audience do not look at him. but if he doesn't look at his audience now and then, his audience also has the right not to listen to what he is saying. 如果你发言的时候没有勇气看听众，那么你也无权要求你的听众会和你形成良好的互动。 | 
