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英语的即兴演讲(集锦15篇)

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英语的即兴演讲1

Good afternoon, honorable judges, dear teachers & friends.

英语的即兴演讲(集锦15篇)

I'm Lai Senhan from the University of International Business & Economics. Do you know what date is it today? Today is the Olympic Date. I'm so glad to stand here today to share my idea about Beijing Olympic Games together with you all. The title of my speech is: what can we do for Beijing Olympic Games?

First of all, let me tell you a story that happened 2 years ago. At the end of August, 20xx, when I decided to come to Beijing for study, my friends hel* * **rewell Party for me. They said: after your graduation, you should look for a job in Beijing, and then in 20xx, we shall go to visit you during the Olympic Games. I laughed and answered: OK, no problem!

Time flied and 2 years passed. Now I am a graduate. My teachers and classmates always ask me: what's your plan after your graduation? Go back home, stay in Beijing, or go to some other places? And I always answer: I will stay in Beijing. I make this decision not because of my promise to my friends 2 years ago, but because: I've fallen in love with Beijing! I'm eager to welcome the coming Olympic Games together with my fellow countrymen, and I wish I could do something for the Olympics & for the city.

As we know, Beijing will host the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 20xx. As a Chinese, I think many people are thinking: what we can do for Beijing Olympic Games. Most of us are not athletes, we cannot take part in competitions directly; we are not officials either, we don't need to do the preparatory work. We are only ordinary people, what we can do!

There are still so many things we can do! For example, for me, I am a graduate majoring Business English. As far as I am concerned, I will keep on learning English hard, and apply for being a volunteer. I will use English to serve the Games together with other volunteers. And also, as a businessman at that time, I will avail myself of the great commercial opportunities that the Olympics brings to us, make more efforts to offer my contribution to the growth of our national economy.

And for all of us, with the goal to host a "Green Olympics", we shall plant more trees, grass & flowers. Don't waste water. In order to alleviate the problems of air pollution & traffic congestions, we shall take buses & subways more. With the goal to host a "People's Olympics", and in order to make our Olympics more attractive and to make our Beijing more beautiful, we shall help everyone we meet who needs help, we shall abide by traffic rules, don't smoke in public and no spitting. The most important way for our Chinese to support our Beijing Olympic Games, in my opinion, is to work hard on our duties.

Thank you everyone!

英语的即兴演讲2

the east and the west, let’s enjoy the combination of the two cultures?

kipling said:“east is east, and west is west, and never the twain shall meet!” but now, a century later, they have met.

they have met in business. they have met in education. they have met in the arts. some people will argue that these meetings will leave us with a choice between east and west, but i believe that the best future lies in the creative combination of both worlds. we can make western ideas, customs and technology our own, and adapt them to our own use. we can enjoy the best of both worlds, because our tradition is, above all, one of selecting the best and making it our own.

i love beijing and hennan opera because it always reminds me of who i am. but i am also a fan of pop music, especially english songs. so i have combined eastern melody with western language. it is called western henna opera.

asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied?" we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. we cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. we can never be satisfied as long as a negro in mississippi cannot vote and a negro in new york believes he has nothing for which to vote. no, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousnelike a mighty stream.

when two cultures meet, there may be things in one culture, which do not fit into the tradition of the other. when this happens, we need to learn to understand and respect the customs of another culture. then there are certain things some people may not like. to this, i will say, if you do not like it, please try to tolerate it. to learn to tolerate what you personally don’t like is a great virtue at a time when different cultures mix and merge.

before us, there are two rivers, eastern and western cultures. at present, they may run in different courses. but eventually, they will converge into the vast sea of human culture.

right now, i can see peoples of eastern and western cultures, standing side by side, singing the olympic theme song: we are hand in hand, heart to heart, together we will shape a beautiful tomorrow! thank you!

英语的即兴演讲3

An old man fishing in the river, a child came to see him fishing, skilled people, so not long to catch a full basket of fish, the old man is a lovely child, take the whole basket of fish to him, the child shook his head, the man asked in surprise: "why don't you?" the little boy answer: "I want your fishing rod." the old man asked: "what are you doing fishing?" he said: "this fish did not take long to finish, if I have a fishing rod, I can catch on, life could not finish eating."

I think you will say: what a clever kid. If he was wrong, as long as the fishing rod, that he can not eat a fish. Because he did not understand the skills of fishing, fishing rod is light there is no use, because the fishing was not important "fishing rod" and "fishing technology."

There are too many people think they have a life of the rod, and no fear in the rain, this will inevitably fall on the muddy ground. As the kids see the elderly, think that as long as the poles will not eat fish, the staff look like the boss, as long as they sit in the Office, there are rolled into the financing.

英语的即兴演讲4

Life is a box of chocolateyou never know what you will get.

Forrest Gump made no decision by and for himself but he accomplished great success with his strong will in the process. The process is not the road itself but the attitudes and feelings the caution courage and persistance we have as we encounter new experience and unexpected obstacles.

Take myself as an example I changed my major when I became a postgraduate. After the choicedays have been harsh for me.I cannot understand the new lessons at all. For they are closely related to mathmatics which I learned nothing about before.

However wuth the belief that this is the great chance for me to experience new ideas and challenge myselfI persisted. I asked for helpfromevery channel and reorgonized my life. Gradually I could understand some parts and even found maths over I learned to act instead of complaining.

In retrospectthe choice left no trace in my mind but the happiness and bitterness of the past four months becomes an unforgetable experience in my life.

英语的即兴演讲5

my definition of success

today i am very glad to be here to share with you my ideas of success. what is success? it is what everyone is longing times success would be rather simple. winning a game is success; getting a high grade in the exam is success; making a new friend is success; even now i am

standing here giving my speech is somehow also success.

however, as a person’s whole life is concerned, success becomes very

complicated. is fortune success? is fame success? is high social status success? no, i don’t think so. i believe success is the realization of people’

s hopes and days, in the modern society there are many people

who are regarded as the successful. and the most obvious characteristics of hem are money, high position and luxurious life. so most people believe that s success and all that they do is for this purpose. but the problem is wether it is real success. we all know there are always more money, higher position and better condition in front of us. if we keep chasing them, where is the end? what will satisfy us at last? therefore, we can see, to get the real success we must need something inside, which is the realization of

英语的即兴演讲6

题目:the next twenty years from now on, students will not use printed books any more.

I don't think so. printed books won't be abandoned in such a short time. I admit that new technology is developing fast. Many advanced electronic products are gradually take the place of traditional tools. Just like in university, teachers like to use multimedia in class for it is quite convenient and efficient. However, for our student, it is not realistic to study completely by electronic products. There are many things need to recorded on books. Books are something meaningful and practical. I should say, in our country, printed books wouldn't be abandoned within 20 years at least for two reasons. Firstly, books are classical container of knowledge. They accompany human to advance. A student without books could be someway ridiculous. Secondly, our country haven't developed so strong to make every student study by computer or other forms of electronic tools. And even after 20 years, the possibility is also very small. I also think it is unnecessary because books are cheap but useful and still meaningful.

英语的即兴演讲7

the duality of money has been puzzling people since its first appearante. on the one hand, clean money can sweeten your life, help you succeed and be your lifelong faithful companion. on the other hand, dirty money may posion your mind, ruin your happiness and discard you suddenly as a false friend.

the market economy tells us that everyone should earn a living by selling something. professors sell their knowledge, workers sell their labor, farmers sell their produce. money now appears more powerful than anything else and drives people crazy. the temptation of money often challenges one's honor. we are not ashamed to make more money to have a better life by our sweat. however,there is a widespread concern that millionaires become the heroes no matter whether they make any contribution to our society.

some people try desperately to make big money, which, more often than not, end up with degradation, corruption and crime.

though money is indispensable to our life, dirty money may drag us into hell. there are many things no money can buy. we will keep our honor intact at any cost because it is our soul. love of money is the root of all evil. for myself, i would rather die than dishonor myself for money.

英语的即兴演讲8

i come from the central university's 0501 class ring measured ___.

march of the spring breeze brushed the winter cold, proud of the hard work in order to shame indolent; to take pride in hard work in order to e_travagance and dissipation ashamed" this sentence makes i think many, many. thought of the sweet casino 10000 bees spend their hard work results; thought vigorous, upright in pinus taiwanensis, "yao ding aoyama do not rela_, he served as east and west north and south korea fighting spirit of the wind; thought edison's" genius is 99% sweat and 1% inspiration; thought of the "self-sharpening blade of sword out, plum blossom incense from the bitter cold over there." thought more of us.

early morning, flying willow lake, there is the sound of reading aloud in order to improve the standard of english students to study; night, self-study room, there are efforts to learn from the students of knowledge nectar; holidays, there is the social practice in order to enhance their ability or to reduce the burden on parents busy doing the hard work part-time students. in these process, the dream will be merciless to disturb alarm clock, will their brains to think independently to endure loneliness, even in difficult working environment, the boss suffered criticism and blame. but more the joy, because the same too hard work, hard work is the sweet taste of fruits. however, there are around us, such as students, some classroom pour over and sleep all day nothing to harvest; some in the restaurant to buy a lot of meals, but eat a small portion of the remaining one upside down, ignoring the labor of the peasants; some self-righteous naive, rather than to tough place to sharpen. perhaps because young people are alwaysleading the consumer the latest market trends, and some students will not be a reasonable, moderate, planned consumption, the formation of blind comparisons, pathological consumption, blind rush tide, resulting in two to three months of living e_penses for one semester will be nothing left flowers, or to the surrounding classmates for help, or to the parents of thousands of miles in hue.

as the new century, younger audiences, the heart has its own lofty ideals, are eager to start flying on the wings of the ideal dream of the sky. the ideal realization of the need for wholehearted enthusiasm, the real wisdom, solid action, but the need for hard labor, hard work. because of the success of the flower is by striver with hard work and sweat to the works. diligence is a valuable asset, is an immortal spirit, is a golden key to open the door to the ideal, is against pleasure-seeking mentality, stop jiaoshe living weapon.

英语的即兴演讲9

My campus lifeWhen the breeze gently hold when LiuXu savoury, When the sun put it golden glorious quietly around the cherry blossom trees on appered handsome; When the beautiful petals in the air to reach several commonly roll long, then gently landed, we are enjoying a brilliant happiness of campus life.

Early morning, happy bird singing, accompany us go strollw floral path and watched the we walked into the campus, eye is full of happiness. Sunshine shop in writing has "e, nanjing normal university affiliated yangzi dickers" e, The bronze medal and put downy light reflection to our body, we cheerfully accepted this light, vigorous entered in campus. On the way to the classroom, and every day that we can all see beautiful fountain and pool, and forceful huaihe books and rather ?

英语的即兴演讲10

英语即兴演讲是一种快速思考的过程,其中即兴和英语演讲是根据周围环境进行的,没有任何准备。以下是3分钟大学生英语即兴演讲三篇汇编,希望对你有所帮助。

大学生英语即兴演讲3分钟1中日问题一直是一个敏感话题,一个导火索,可以引发一系列爆炸。一些所谓的爱国者认为购买国内产品是爱国主义,并宣称特别是所有中国人都应该拒绝标有“日本制造。

比较偏激的可能会砸或者抢一家卖日本产品的店,或者在大街上烧任何一辆日本车,不管是谁的。

那么,发动一场对日战争,这样我们就可以消灭那个侵略我们祖国的恶毒的令人作呕的民族,然后肆无忌惮地否认白纸黑字写下的历史,怎么样?

如果一个人,一方面是彻头彻尾的爱国者,如果日本敢对中国发动战争(如果可能的话),愿意为国牺牲生命,而另一方面又是日本文化秃鹰呢?

暴民砸的店是一个勤劳的中国商人开的怎么办?他们犯了罪吗?群众只是在发泄因现实中骇人听闻的不公平而日益积累的不满吗?

是不是我们只是把日本或者国际贸易作为一个出口?

爱国不是民族主义热,不是激烈的民族情绪。我们需要冷静下来,区分民族狂热和适度清醒的爱国主义。

此外,忽视真正的问题总是有危险的,如政治腐败、学术剽窃、教育不公平和社会阶层分化,这些问题迫切需要我们的关注,应该是我们的优先事项。

用最响亮的声音呼唤的,通常是最缺乏的。电影中的漫谈怒吼“第一滴血”-我为我的国家做了一切,我的国家为我做了什么?!如今,我们迫切需要一个肯尼迪的重写版本。中国有句名言“不仅要问你能为你的国家做些什么,还要问你的国家能为你做些什么。”

大学生即兴英语演讲3分钟2我们与生活节奏的合拍程度如何?在我们忙碌的日常生活中,我们不。不要经常停下来问自己这个问题。至少我没有。但事实并非如此。直到我参加了一项竞技体育赛事,我才学到了最重要的一课& ndash为了成功,我们必须让我们的思想与事物的自然规律相协调。

让我告诉你发生了什么。去年我决定在我的家乡参加一场国际马拉松赛。作为一个雄心勃勃的人,我希望在和我一起训练过的朋友的陪同下,在5小时内完成它。大日子终于到了。“ready …set …bang ”我们离开了。

起初,我们保持着快速的步伐,不停地奔跑。以这样的速度,我们在两小时内跑完了前20公里,我认为跑马拉松是小菜一碟。然后我的竞选伙伴开始放慢速度。我敦促他继续以同样的速度跑步,但他说不,他想保存体力。我觉得我和一个错误的人搭档了,因此,我向前冲刺,把他抛在了后面。

几公里后,我开始理解他的策略,因为我的速度慢下来,先是慢跑,然后是散步。从那以后,我再也走不动了。随着越来越多的人从我身边跑过,我感到很丢脸。我不止一次想过“也许我应该退出。”我开始怀疑自己完成这场比赛的能力。

这时,我的`竞选伙伴追上了我,在我背上拍了一下。“跟我来。他喊道。他已经平衡了马拉松的配速,并鼓励我也这样做。在接下来的激烈比赛中,我们步行、慢跑、跑了几英里,然后又走了一遍。慢慢地,痛苦地,但希望这一次,我们在我们身体能力的自然流动中建立了最合适的速度。

最终,我们在4个半小时内完成了第一次42公里的马拉松。我问自己,这场马拉松对我来说意味着什么?我的马拉松经历成了我生活中一个有影响力的隐喻,关于我们必须学会如何在每件事情上调整自己的节奏,通过与生活的节奏保持一致。

就像潮起潮落一样,我们必须听取建议,但要做出自己的决定。就像黎明和黄昏的表演一样,我们必须学会平衡骄傲和谦虚。从风既能呼喊又能低语的方式中,我们必须学会何时变得强大,何时变得温柔,因为万物都有自己的节奏和阴阳元素。正是这些互补的极端的相互作用产生了和谐,正如老子所说,极端相遇。自从马拉松比赛以来,这种两种对立力量协同工作的想法可以说是我的跑步伙伴。阴阳无处不在,不断地相互作用,永远不会以绝对的状态存在。

女士们,先生们,生活就像跑马拉松,让我们发现、定义和发展一种自然的生活节奏,以实现和谐与成功。

谢谢大家的倾听。

大学生即兴英语演讲3分钟3大家早上好,请注意。我很高兴能够在这个教室里讲课。这一次,我想谈谈英语。我的谈话主题是我爱英语。

众所周知,今天英语非常重要。世界各地都在使用它。它已经成为互联网和国际贸易中最常用的语言。如果我们能说英语,我们将有更多的机会成功。因为越来越多的人注意到了这一点,所以去学英语的人数以高速增长。

但是对我自己来说,我学习英语不仅仅是因为它的重要性和实用性,还因为我对它的热爱。当我学习英语时,我能感受到一种不同的思维方式,这给了我更多接触世界的空间。当我读英语小说时,我可以从书中感受到不同于阅读翻译的乐趣。当我说英语时,我可以从我的话语中感受到自信。当我写英语时,我可以看到与我们中国不同的美。

我喜欢英语,它给了我一个多彩的梦。我希望有一天我能环游世界。凭借我良好的英语,我可以和许多来自不同国家的人交朋友。我可以看到许多名胜古迹。我梦想我能去伦敦,因为它是英语的发源地。

我也想用我良好的英语向说英语的人介绍我们伟大的地方,我希望他们能像我们一样热爱我们的国家。

我知道,罗马不是一天建成的。我相信经过不断的努力学习,总有一天我会把英语说得很好。

想要被爱,就要学会去爱,去讨喜。所以我相信当我每天热爱英语时,它也会爱我。

我相信有一天我会实现我的梦想!

谢谢!

英语的即兴演讲11

today, as people live a better life, they chase for more enjoyment. we can see from the news that when the holiday comes, there are so many people gather in the scenery site. people like to travel today, they can take a plane, take the bus or even take a bike.

on my opinion, the best way to travel is by train. first, it is very cheap. compare with other ways, such as plane and bus, train is less expensive, people can save a lot of money.

besides, taking the train is much safer. people don’t have to worry about crush, which is more happen in the plane or bus. second, we can enjoy the scenery in the train. though the train is very slow, we can have a good sight of the beautiful scenery, when we go to tibet, we can see different colors and different mountains during the trip. taking the train is the best way to travel.

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Hello, ladies and gentlemen! It is my honor to share my topic with you here. And my topic is Time Is Valuable. Time flies. The article cong cong of Zhu Ziqing also tells us time is rare. We all know that :Time is life, at home we have parents advisement, at school we have teachers advisement. But who treasures time as life?

Now let’s enjoy a story: One day a young man visited great educator Banjieming. When Banjieming opened the door, to the young man’s great surprise.: his house was very dirty. “I’m sorry, It’s too dirty. Wait a minute please. Banjieming said and closed the door.

One minute later, Banjieming opened the door again and said: come in please . This time what the young man saw was a clean and clear sitting room.

“OK, You may go now. Banjieming said , “But I , I havn’t remit to you”. The young man asked. “Isn’t it enough? Looking at the room, “ Banjieming said. “You have been here for one minute.” “One minute? One minute, Oh I know. You tell me a truth: We can do many things in a minute.” The young man left with satisfaction.

The story is short but meaningful. Just like the story says:

one minute isn’t long. But our life is made of such minutes. In fact only treasure time , will you succeed, only treasure time, will you realize your ideal. Only treasure time will you achieve what you want.

We should make good use of time to study hard or to do something meaningful for yourself. So, we should plan the time to study and relax,especially at use we have more free time at home,so that we can use that time to do a lot of things.

However,how can we plan the time? There are different ways for different example, somebody like to study in the morning, and relax in the the contrary, somebody like to relax in the morning, and study in the body even think the best time to study is in the erent ways for different all the ways have one thing in common.

That is the need for practical action. If you want to change a difficult situation, if you want to change yourself, if you want to make good use of time to study, you must put into not, your plan will be not meaningful.

So dear fiends, please treasure every minutes of your life. Only like this will you have an excellent future. Thank you very much.

英语的即兴演讲13

What College Education Means to Me

the title of my speech is “what college education means to me” reflecting on the past two and half years of my college experience, i come to realize how much it has shaped me.

for me, college education is a marvelous ship-builder who designed me from kneel plates up.

with great vision, college education has equipped me, first with a powerful propeller----the sophisticated knowledge in certain field and wide exposure to other disciplines. by dedicating myself to the engineering courses in the day and immersing myself in the rich banquet of the world literature at night, i’ve amassed the driving force for the future and enriched my soul.

besides, college education has also provided me with a precise compass----the sense of social responsibility. how can i best serve the interest of the public while achieving my self-fulfillment? my one year’s experience as a part-time english teacher has testified: to be valuable to society as well as to find my place, i have to possess some actual strength and the ability to function well in the most challenging situation. amid the hectic schedule that balances club activities, sports, and academic courses, i feel the rhythm and beauty in the intensity of my high-pitched life, knowing that i ’m on the right way.

and more importantly, college education has set up not only single ships, but also fleets with common destinations. by interacting with friends of common beliefs, i’ve acquired skills of relating to other people.

now ,as a ship about to make my maiden voyage ,i’m still not in the position to tell what’s waiting ahead of me ,but with a powerful propeller, a precise compass and ardent companions of sailing in the sea of society, i’m ready to be a great sea-explorer.

thank you.

英语的即兴演讲14

Dears,

Good morning all!

Time, was a strange thing, it makes all sickness and death. When there is something born of time, from that moment the beginning of time has passed. How to we do? We can only seize the opportunity to seize life, to do the masters of their own destiny.

I have thought about a problem, what is time? I think that time is of the mind in life when the runway, and it is responsible for the pletion of a mission of a subdivision.

Can not recover the past, the past is a good time regardless, or painful and have to stay in our memory, our experience has enriched and matured our thinking. Occasionally, the memories, can regulate our emotions, purify our hearts. Has been really obsessed with old things is not desirable because it is more important now.

I read a Soviet writer Nicholas? Alec? Ostrovsky&39;s book "How to Make Steel", I was moved to this section of the article so that impressed me: "Life belongs to the people only once. one&39;s life should be spent this way: when he look back, he does not regret the years wasted, not because of the shame . Thus, in death, he will be able to say : &39;I own a whole life and energies are dedicated to the world&39;s most magnificent cause - the cause of humanity andthe struggle of liberation. " Yes ah life time were more valuable it, especially the juvenile time. From now on, I have to cherish.

I have heard such a story: The pressure in the rubble and stones following a grass, it is a longing for the sun to reach it the will of Health, no matter how heavy stones above, between the rocks and stones How to narrow the gap, it always twists and turns, the tough and up through to the ground. Its root to the soil under the long shoots to the ground it stands, this is an irresistible force of life, to prevent its stones were thrown to the. Xiaocaohu a vitality so great that people can not help but sigh.

Yes ah, life will be like this, like the grass, no matter what circumstances, are making progress will never bow, the only way of life is the best, the most meaningful. Time is of the essence, time is gone forever, and we must treasure this good time, study hard, grow up, the effectiveness of the motherland. It is also the so-called "one inch by one inch gold time, gold-inch inch time. Let us cherish the time with it!

英语的即兴演讲15

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind ; it is not rosy cheeks , red lips and supple knees, it is a matter of the emotions : it is the freshness ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life .

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite , for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20 . Nobody grows old merely by a number of years . We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul . Worry , fear , self –distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust .

Whether 60 of 16 , there is in every human being ‘s heart the lure of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living . In the center of your heart and my heart there’s a wireless station : so longas it receives messages of beauty , hope ,cheer, courag

When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write and illustrate my own books. Half the students sneered, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said smugly, “And you are getting a D this semester.” I was so humiliated I burst into tears.

That night I wrote a short sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capri’s Weekly newspaper. To my astonishment, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted success. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.

During the next two years I sold dozens of poems, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I graduated from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I never mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.

I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. While the children napped, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months, just like a baby. I chose a publisher at random and put the manuscript in an empty Pampers diapers package, the only box I could find. I’d never heard of manuscript boxes. The letter I enclosed read, “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it. I also do the illustrations. Chapter six and twelve are my favourites. Thank you.” I tied a string around the diaper box and mailed it without a self addressed stamped envelope and without making a copy of the manuscript.

A month later I received a contract, an advance on royalties, and a request to start working on another book. Crying Wind, the title of my book, became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and Braille and sold worldwide. I appeared on TV talk shows during the day and changed diapers at night. I traveled from New York to California and Canada on promotional tours. My first book also became required reading in native American schools in Canada.