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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 263
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
As to the kind of audience that I like best to talk to, I would put at the top of the list an organization of strong, wide-awake, business men, such, for example, as is found in Boston, New York, Chicago, and Buffalo. I have found no other audience so quick to see a point, and so responsive. Within the last few years I have had the privilege of speaking before most of the leading organizations of this kind in the large cities of the United States. The best time to get hold of an organization of business men is after a good dinner, although I think that one of the worst instruments of torture that was ever invented is the custom which makes it necessary for a speaker to sit through a fourteen-course dinner, every minute of the time feeling sure that his speech is going to prove a dismal failure and disappointment.
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定位：Excerpt 263 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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华盛顿最喜欢对反应敏捷、见识广博的商界人士团体演讲，比如波士顿、纽约、芝加哥等地的商业组织。他发现这类听众最能迅速抓住要点并积极回应。他常在丰盛晚餐后演讲，但也吐槽说，让演讲者坐在十四道菜的晚宴上，每分钟都担心演讲会失败，简直是酷刑。这说明他重视听众的互动质量，也幽默地指出形式主义应酬对演讲者的折磨。
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华盛顿经常受邀到美国各大城市的商业团体演讲，分享他对种族进步和职业教育的看法。
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你更愿意对什么样的听众表达观点？是否为了迎合场合而牺牲了表达质量？
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