Real life, unlike Reel life (镜头人生), has no script. You can't 1) ________ when you will be called upon to speak. But this doesn't mean you can't prepare in advance for your 2) ________When you are meeting someone for the first time or are 3) ________ a meeting, you should prepare ideas for topics. Conversational readiness helps put you, and others, at ease by eliminating 4) ________ silences. It doesn't take long — you can think on the drive to the airport what you want to say when you pick up your district manager. Also, the more you do it, the more 5) ______ it comes. When you later face a 6) ________ situation, you may even be able to 7) _______ a few lines from an old script.How do you find things to talk about? Read at least one newspaper a day and several magazines a month to keep up with 8) ________ events. It's an 9) ________ good idea to read the local newspapers of any Cities you visit. Observe the world around you. A traffic jam, new buildings under 10) ________ and the opening of an art exhibition are all possible topics.